If You're Not On Facebook, It's Time To Get Over Yourself - General

I was like that, didn't want a Facebook because it was stupid. But my life has dramatically improved since I got Facebook. My friends hang out all the time because it's easy to organize shit via facebook, I just got back from camping which had an event page on Face book we discussed shit we'd need and where it'd be. I can see what my friends are up too and vice versa and a bunch of girls are like stalking my shit. It's literally the best thing to happen to my social life. Before I sat in the house and played computer games all day.

what a retarded article, I have a facebook but never use it so whats the point of it, all I ever see when I go onto it is random retard: OMG JUST PICKED ME NOSE FOR TEH FIRST TIME random dude: i just took a shit random girl: omggg that guy in my class is so cuuute omggg Bullshit statuses like that and people who update their status each time they breathe in and out, Facebook is stupid in my opinion anyways

I prefer IRC over Facebook. Easy to keep in touch with people since most idle on the channels 24/7, and I don't need to see retarded pictures of other people's lives anyways.

Saying someone doesn't has facebook is a loser is practically saying that you are stupid. I'm sorry but I would close my FB account full stop, because it is basically giving an idea about yourself to other people in an unfair way. Let's say one friend posts on your wall "GO FUCK YOURSELF, YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON EVER" and so many people see it before you delete it, what can you do?

A friend convinced me to try it. The next three days I used 10 minutes finding out how to deactivate my account. Nonetheless, I don't feel that I would have a use for it, other than satisfying others. I'm not stubborn, but the amount of stupidness and completely irrelevant friend requests is enormous, and I really have no interest in someone I've met once's opinion on a matter that really isn't relevant for me. Call me an idiot, but I prefer not to have one. And the article is shit, I might add.

Only thing I use it is to know about small class reunion parties and stuff like that so I don't miss them. Or to talk with people who stopped using ICQ or messenger. That's about it. Maybe if I had proper camera I would sometimes post some pictures. That's why I go there few times a month, too.

Hell, I was among the earliest people to sign up for a Facebook account when it first appeared but I didn't really use it extensively until 2009.

[QUOTE=Agent 1337;29277537]I could not imagine living without Facebook. It would be horrible. I mean, I only have like three people I even care about talking to, but Facebook is pretty much the only way to communicate with two of them.[/QUOTE] You seem pretty lonely.

If the girl I liked had facebook I wouldn't have walked into the trap of her having a boyfriend when I asked her out. :(

LinkedIn, the social network for so-called "professional businessmen". Im a "professional businessman" and I don't need LinkedIn to earn $75/hr at the age of 17. Fuck you LinkedIn.

This article is saying I'm stupid for not using a social networking site? Yes, I'm stupid because I have better things to do than look at the weekend plans of people I don't care about and this month's PMS story / empty suicide threat / bitchfest

[QUOTE=Empty_Shadow;29296248]If the girl I liked had facebook I wouldn't have walked into the trap of her having a boyfriend when I asked her out. :([/QUOTE] You could have asked her too, Don Juan.

And I've used it, for maybe a few months then just decided I could socialize more on here than it [editline]pisslips[/editline] GoDong you mergebreaker

I'm 16, and during a job interview for Food Lion the interviewer tried to do a Facebook background check on me. Since everything I have is set to friends only, he asked me to sign in. I refused, and he told me to go home. I didn't get the job :(

[QUOTE=kaze4159;29296342]And I've used it, for maybe a few months then just decided I could socialize more on here than it [/QUOTE] So true...

I thought this was going to be a joke. I am sad now.

I just keep an account open as a means of contact. There is no law stating that I have to document and publicize every meaningless moment of my life, but we are now at the point in our society where you are simply expected to have a social networking presence. Not doing so has become a handicap.

[QUOTE=kaze4159;29296342]And I've used it, for maybe a few months then just decided I could socialize more on here than it [editline]pisslips[/editline] GoDong you mergebreaker[/QUOTE] You broke my heart, so you deserve it!

[QUOTE=TheChantzGuy;29296351]I'm 16, and during a job interview for Food Lion the interviewer tried to do a Facebook background check on me. Since everything I have is set to friends only, he asked me to sign in. I refused, and he told me to go home. I didn't get the job :([/QUOTE] Isn't that illegal? Fucking automerge.

[QUOTE=Baldr 2.0;29296355]I'm apparently I'm worse than Hitler. Do I get bonus points for using a cellphone close to never?[/QUOTE] Avatar fits somewhat. This threads moves too fast, better consult my japanese friend.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;29296385]Isn't that illegal? Fucking automerge.[/QUOTE] I don't see why it would be, It's a private company.

I don't use Facebook because I see no need to- all of my friends are local, and I prefer to take the time to walk to their houses, and meet them in person. If someone I know is far away, then I use my phone. It might not be as quick as using Facebook, but I find it nicer to see someone or hear them. Either that, or I use Steam. Those are my primary means of communication, and it is all that I need. I find the ignorance of the article's author to be laughable.

[QUOTE=Baldr 2.0;29296402]Repeat after me. "I don't have a Facebook account."[/QUOTE] He searched my name, and there I was.

I don't want people to know when im taking a crap or doing whatever. If i need to contact my friends i use my phone or go ring their doorbell. For me facebook is just a way to completely lose privacy and an excuse to not meet your friends. Anyone who whines that i should have a facebook i can proudly say fuck you. I don't like the service, And more importantly I don't want to use it. Judge me if you want, But i say that social media is for retards.

Guys, it actually people's fault if they misuse it. It's a great tool to get in touch with people, no one makes you share private info/use stupid apps/share photos/post shit. It enables you to share things, but there is no reason to go paranoid about privacy or addiction. People need to get some strong will. Edit: You also don't have to look into other people lives, there is nothing to complain about.

Is this some viral promotion to get me to stop being anti-social?

It's not hard, it's like someone saying "I don't use email". Even if you barely use facebook, I don't see any reason not to have one.

I have facebook but I never use it. I just don't like to post stuff about myself on the internet, nobody even cares.

I use Facebook just to open my character in a digital way. When I'm in doubt I hide my profile and make it 50% available to my brother and my only one trusted true friend. If I want to share pictures, music, write about what I think, message and chat - this is where all-in-one website comes in. Facebook is a nice alternative for e-mails and IM software. I also play my favorite card game - Texas Hold'Em Poker - in Facebook just to kill free time. I like it a lot. If there are idiots, crap content in general: I just remove those idiots from my friend list and hide crap from my Wall. I may have no business with most of my Facebook [i]friends[/i], but it's their choice to make their pictures and what-not open to everybody. If I dislike it I hide it. If I feel like a stalker I just pretend myself like nothing happened and I forget that stalker-ish feeling. Most people don't write about their lives in their Walls, it's just pictures, games and something that was Liked in another website. Besides, I know nothing but people expressing their hate how small our town is since everybody knows each other and it's without a doubt a fact. The social network can also create some awkward moments - for instace, somebody I don't know has a birthday and everybody, absolutely everyone wishes him a happy birthday, even though those everyone aren't familiar with that guy. I stopped wishing strangers for a happy birthday since it was just... awkward.

[QUOTE=archangel125;29277354]You think Police services don't have access to that information regardless?[/QUOTE] LOL