Same. And re: the backlash: there'd almost have to be, wouldn't there?
Legolas Send a noteboard - 13/06/2012 10:18:57 PM
But then I'm also not that active on it
Again same. Although actually reading debates or discussions with some depth - on political subjects or others - are one of the more interesting things on Facebook, allowing you to see a side of acquaintances that you may not have known about. Way I see it, if someone on my friends list is involved in such a discussion, it'll teach me either what subjects could be interesting to discuss in person next time I see him or her, or it'll teach me what subjects to avoid at all costs... win-win, no?
People do need to realise it isn't like a "real" world conversation though - things posted on to the internet are on there permanently for everyone to see, regardless of how much it might offend people.
Well, you can delete them afterwards of course, but yeah.
Edit: I do wonder if at some point in the next few years there will be a backlash against social media, as more people realise the impact of leaving permanent thoughts posted across the internet, in public, that can haunt them in the future or offend/ annoy friends and family.
I definitely think that will happen... it's one thing to do it on a site like this where, while many of us know the "real world identities" of many others, there's still a degree of anonymity at least towards strangers visiting the site. But on Facebook...
Facebook eye-openers.(partially NSSP)
- 13/06/2012 05:10:53 AM
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A cousin of my wife just posted a link to his new business
- 13/06/2012 12:00:19 PM
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You know it's easier with things like this to sit back and enjoy it
- 13/06/2012 02:39:35 PM
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The worst I got lately was football idiocy
- 13/06/2012 12:36:22 PM
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*NM*
You complain about football comments, and then you post things like that?
- 13/06/2012 10:31:10 PM
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- 13/06/2012 10:31:10 PM
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Same here
- 14/06/2012 12:24:46 AM
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A lot of people used to think like that
- 14/06/2012 10:13:27 AM
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What were his stats again?
- 14/06/2012 08:38:40 PM
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Because he's your only offensive player who seems at all effective?
- 14/06/2012 09:38:49 PM
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Hasn't he got a reputation for being able to start a fight in an empty room though?
- 14/06/2012 10:09:08 PM
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Maybe you can clarify...
- 13/06/2012 02:01:58 PM
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Maybe I can.
- 13/06/2012 04:55:28 PM
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Facebook is about the casual insulting of opposed political, religious and social viewpoints.
- 13/06/2012 07:22:57 PM
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Re: Maybe I can.
- 13/06/2012 07:50:53 PM
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Hm.
- 13/06/2012 09:52:58 PM
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Hard to think of better examples, but yeah it's hardly an automatic
- 13/06/2012 11:20:25 PM
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This is actually the biggest reason I dislike Facebook (and other social media).
- 13/06/2012 03:49:45 PM
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We have two options, as I see it: 1) Wear big boy pants; 2) Hide lots of posts.
- 13/06/2012 04:02:07 PM
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I'm lucky that I pretty much never see anything on Facebook that really annoys me
- 13/06/2012 04:23:43 PM
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I've been thinking about that.
- 13/06/2012 05:02:17 PM
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Same. And re: the backlash: there'd almost have to be, wouldn't there?
- 13/06/2012 10:18:57 PM
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An AZ cop posted a FB pic of him with kids, a gun and a bullet riddled shirt with Obamas face on it.
- 13/06/2012 11:40:38 PM
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I <3 the Constitution, and was only friends with you so I could cheat off your tests. 
- 13/06/2012 09:00:07 PM
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- 13/06/2012 09:00:07 PM
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Almost half of the comments I see on Facebook aren't even in English!
- 13/06/2012 11:13:00 PM
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- 13/06/2012 11:13:00 PM
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I find a lot of interesting news on Facebook
- 14/06/2012 01:37:59 PM
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Same on the replacing much of what I once received from this community.
- 14/06/2012 09:48:15 PM
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