How Do You Use Facebook? Why?

Oh, that is the other reason I am on FB, mainly to follow evil corporations and get coupons. Following Autozone saved me a lot.

I wasn't aware of Facebook when it was starting out, didn't see the point when it was growing, am refusing to hop on an over-loaded bandwagon now that it's everywhere, and will likely watch in statistic glee when it finally dies and is remembered alongside LiveJournal and Myspace.

Funny, a couple folks here say that they like FB cause they can roll their eyes and scroll past without commenting while in real life they'd say something (possibly mean). I'm the opposite. In real life I'd just let something slide cause I hate personal confrontation and am not good at arguing face to face. FB, though, I often have to stop myself from writing some snarky reply. And now with election season in full swing I've got a couple "friends" posting sh*t from Fox and Breirbart like it's real news. I'm struggling not to comment on their posts cause I know it'll do no good.

You should absolutely comment back. Pierce the bubble. That bubble is deeply dangerous to the US -- splitting us into two separate realities is the scariest possible thing.

[quote=mwdowns FB, though, I often have to stop myself from writing some snarky reply. And now with election season in full swing I've got a couple "friends" posting sh*t from Fox and Breirbart like it's real news. I'm struggling not to comment on their posts cause I know it'll do no good.[/quote]

Off topic but keep in mind that both the conservative and liberal sides lie and cheat, you can't fool yourself into thinking otherwise. People are entitled to post and say what they think, it doesn't make them universally wrong. I've got people on my Facebook on both sides of the argument, and coming from someone who is neither a Republican or Democrat, it can be eye roll worthy on either side hearing some of lies and hostility both provide.

Meh, nevermind, this is the Facebook thread, not the election thread. I will say this much: you're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

I'm gonna put a quote tag in here, with the hope that it may fix his busted tagging -- it seemed to when I had an actual reply.

This might, possibly, straighten the thread tags out.

Started some Facebook drama just now, for the first time! But I couched it in empathy and conciliation. Further updates as events warrant.

I agree with Parallex' attitude towards FB. But have noticed that FB, if I want to or not, is another way of communicating as in phoning, emailing etc etc.
It's the more indirect way, that makes it so easy. To inform others and to stay informed. I can choose to react or not on a post and I can also choose not to directly address someone.
I have some great friends I sometimes hardly talk to. When I visit, things are still great.

Having two accounts, one is less personal. And as it is more for work and friends here on the island I live on, it's an easy and convenient way for my social live. Following scuba dive schools that I like, and joining in on their events. Bbq's and parties being thrown.

In the end though, I do not support FB's approach and dismissal of our privacy and will delete both my accounts once I am off the island.

Use Wolfram|Alpha to analyze exactly how you use Facebook: http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2012/08...

Gravey wrote:

Started some Facebook drama just now, for the first time! But I couched it in empathy and conciliation. Further updates as events warrant.

So 48 hours later, and my comment got one Like and a comment in agreement.

It was a post about Young Earth Creationism too. That stuff is always volatile in the US, but has very little mainstream traction in Canada. So I was surprised to see anything like that show up on my FB feed—and so far it's fizzled. Thankfully, but I'll credit that to a milder religio-cultural climate up here, or maybe everyone's just too polite.

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I don't have FB. I deleted it after my wife died and I haven't missed it. I don't think it will bring me any closer to anyone.

I'm not a big fan of Facebook, but all our friends seem to have made it the main conduit of communication so I use it or feel like an outcast.