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

[QUOTE=Craptasket;29276953]Facebook can suck my dick[/QUOTE] Edgy, bro!

[quote]If you care about any of these things—socializing, memories, friendships—you should be using Facebook, in spite of all its sour, vexing flaws.[/quote] This is where the article goes wrong, I don't care about any of these things.

[QUOTE=Caelx;29284031]This is where the article goes wrong, I don't care about any of these things.[/QUOTE] you have issues

Did they just compare people who don't have facebook to Hitler? [editline]3[/editline] Oh, no, I'm sorry, it said people who don't have facebook are worse than Hitler. Wow, is people getting facebook really that important? Fucking deal with it.

Facebook will last much longer than myspace because of the way they are changing and adapting to what people want. Soon, once Facebook allows music uploads and sharing (although it easily allows linking), myspace will completely die off and investors will leave, etc. Don't get me wrong, something else may spark up, but it'll have to be quite something to overtake facebook.

[QUOTE=Sanius;29284043]you have issues[/QUOTE] probably

Whoever wrote this can kiss the fattest part of my ass. I don't have any interest in an inane, boring, and utterly trivial network of people exchanging pointless facts that have no bearing on anyone at all. That's what I have the In The News section for.

I have one that I never use, I talk to all my friends regularly anyway. I don't really like social networking on the level of Facebook because of how personal it is, but if people use it more power to them. It'll be cool when we don't have to put up with all the bullshit that comes along with it. Say what you want about MySpace, but at least the only problem it had was autoplaying songs.

Thanks OP for making me decide to close my Facebook account.

I have a facebook; my first girlfriend forced me to get one. That doesn't mean I don't think its corny and detaching people from reality even further. The guy who wrote this article is clearly an idiot who likely made the article out of frustration more than logic. If you have an actual life then you probably don't use facebook that much. Notice how the people with interesting, busy, fulfilling lives don't frequent facebook that much? Still, in a way I look forward to a virtual reality and facebook seems to be a step in that direction. Too much stupid bullshit to sort through currently.

It says in the article exactly why there's a large demographic that don't use facebook "...Facebook, much like Twitter, has a lot that sucks about it. A tremendous amount. You're exposed to inane human behavior on a scope and volume unprecedented in the history of mankind. And yes, there are privacy eyebrow-raises that are warranted—it's a little weird that people I barely know anymore see where I work, where I live, and who I'm talking to. And there's plenty of crap. Pokes from creepy people. Photos of idiots. Moronic comments. Racism. All the worst parts about our species, sandwiched between poorly-targeted banner ads." not to mention its use by authorities, governments, web scrapers and statistical ogranisations

I only use facebook to talk to my girlfriend or her friends, my friends are all those "facebook is for mindless sheeple anyway lol". Not that I mind really, I'm not going to pressure someone into getting one.

I actually use Facebook for more reasons than "HERPDERP SOCYAL NETWERKIN". It gets me news about my favourite bands, coupons and shit for games and hosting providers, and it keeps me in contact with the people I work with (I'm a freelancer). [editline]19th April 2011[/editline] People who say "Facebook is for sheep" are sheep themselves.

[QUOTE=Qombat;29284325]I actually use Facebook for more reasons than "HERPDERP SOCYAL NETWERKIN". It gets me news about my favourite bands, coupons and shit for games and hosting providers, and it keeps me in contact with the people I work with (I'm a freelancer). [editline]19th April 2011[/editline] People who say "Facebook is for sheep" are sheep themselves.[/QUOTE] Hmm, I don't see your name on here. [url]http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-hate-it-when-the-FBI-raids-my-house/121154081228552[/url]

[QUOTE=Soleeedus;29284357]Hmm, I don't see your name on here. [url]http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-hate-it-when-the-FBI-raids-my-house/121154081228552[/url][/QUOTE] I am now! :buddy:

[QUOTE=icemaz;29277092]I've been abstaining from facebook for 4 months as sort of a bet really (in the bet I am not even allowed to see someone using facebook). I have to say, it has resulted in some of the most horribly awkward moments of my life. I don't know anything about what people are doing any more and in the teenage life style I have no idea who the fuck is going out with who. Example conversation a month and a half ago. Me: So, how are you and ben then? Girl: We broke up a month ago, where have you been? Me: Um I didn't know All of the girls friends are looking at me at this point And this happened 2-3 times, and it doesn't sound that bad here but holy shit in real life when you make this mistake so many times its hard.[/QUOTE] Gee, I don't know, hang out with boys more?

You don't use facebook? THAT'S SOMETHING HITLER WOULD DO

Fuck Facebook, I have Steam and I can just talk to people in real life too, if they had the balls to talk to me instead of hiding behind a computer screen or a cellphone.

Facebook was cool before it went mainstream. [editline]1[/editline] [QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;29284438]Fuck Facebook, I have Steam and I can just talk to people in real life too, if they had the balls to talk to me instead of hiding behind a computer screen or a cellphone.[/QUOTE] I love you.

Agree. Social Networking, while misused quite a bit, is actually one of the most useful communication devices in history, Facebook is a marvelous invention. You can "baw facebook sux" all you want. All it really means is that you don't have enough of a social life to warrant needing a Facebook.

Personally, my biggest qualm with social sites is it goes against everything I was ever told about the Internet. I was born into a gaming family - and an MMO gaming family at that - and so I've been told for as long as I can remember that anonymity is your best friend, and that you should never put out personal information on the Internet. And then social sites came along which are just that - putting your personal information on the Internet. So it kinda goes against everything my parents ever taught me about the Internet. :v: (Plus, on that note, remember that Facepunch user who stole that money from the other person who was struggling to get by, and how quickly Facepunch was able to find him - the strongest link being his Facebook page? Shit is scary man. :ohdear:)

I have vocal cords. They work well enough, especially in conjunction with a phone. If it's important enough that I need to know right now, I'll be called, if not, it's probably just frivolous teenage shit that I don't need to know. The stuff that falls between can simply be brought up next time I see them.

I made mine in an ICT 2009 because I was bored and my friend showed me it. Created at first with my school e-mail. Later that year after the 2009 Christmas holidays I came back to school to check my e-mails which I has 1200 of. I then quickly changed my e-mail to my private one.

[QUOTE=Craptasket;29276953]Facebook can suck my dick[/QUOTE] no it can't it's a website

I like facebook, but I hate most of the people I know.

[QUOTE=NeuFeX;29284577]no it can't it's a website[/QUOTE] Way to think outside the box on that one.

Article title is annoying. I don't have a face book because I don't want to, what more do you need?

[QUOTE=NeuFeX;29284577]no it can't it's a website[/QUOTE] if it won't then nobody else will

[QUOTE=CommunistCookie;29284615]Article title is annoying. I don't have a face book because I don't want to, what more do you need?[/QUOTE] They're trying to say that if you don't have one, no matter what, you need to kill yourself. [editline]1[/editline] Which is the main reason why I just deleted my account.

Only reason why i joined facebook was to play mafia wars. Turns out the only way to be more powerful was to get all the friends you need. I quit when i noticed that.