Posted: 8/10/2010 7:48:57 PM EDT
Ok.. I do not do the Facebook thing cause it just doesnt appeal to me very much. I here people always talking about it and the wife is in too that stuff but not me. I am alittle more old fashioned( with the exception of firearm/hunting forums) and like to share what parts of my life I will share, with people I know in person. I dont text and all that other stuff either. Facebook seems like it could be neat but just not me  . Is anyone else like me or am I just out in left field by myself? Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong generation. Feel free to give me shit all you want for not being a modern metrosexual male  !
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| You're not alone. My personal privacy is paramount to keeping track of "friends" (not really friends in opinion, in the sense of the word). I also do not text and prefer face to face or phone conversations. Face to face conversations seems to be a dying art. People seem to have lost the ability to read body language. I have a low opinion of using text messages to communicate. It fosters bad spelling and bad grammar. People now talk like they are texting and it annoys the crap out of me, especially in a professional environment. Call me old fashioned too but the digital generation is over-hyped. |
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Ok.. I do not do the Facebook thing cause it just doesnt appeal to me very much. I here people always talking about it and the wife is in too that stuff but not me. I am alittle more old fashioned( with the exception of firearm/hunting forums) and like to share what parts of my life I will share, with people I know in person. I dont text and all that other stuff either. Facebook seems like it could be neat but just not me . Is anyone else like me or am I just out in left field by myself? Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong generation. Feel free to give me shit all you want for not being a modern metrosexual male !I use to have the same feelings as you, but then one day I had an epiphany. I thought to myself, I am on how many gun boards posting and sharing stuff, what does it matter if I am on one more? So, I started a Facebook page. You can share as much, as little, or nothing as you like. For me I now get to talk with my kids that are out of state more often. I get to see what the grandkids are doing etc. Like I said you only share what you want. |
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I'm not a fan of facebook. I made a myspace page years ago which consisted of my name. I only did it because it's the only way to view my wife's page (back when we were dating, it was the thing).
I've not looked at, and have no interest in facebook or blogging. I must be getting old, but it doesn't do it for me. Texting on the other hand, I do often. I don't text to replace a phone call or to replace a face-to-face, but it's nice to keep in touch with others when you just want to send a "hello" or a joke. It's great when I'm at work and shouldn't be making a phone call. It's also very handy when my wife wants to know if I need anything from the grocery store. I have a phone with a full keyboard, so it's quick and easy. FACEBOOK IS TEH SUCK! TXT FTW!! RAWR! sorry... 
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I have a facebook account, I only check it about once every 3-4 weeks. It really doesn't interest me much.
Texting I like to use when I only need one question answered, or the conversation will only be a couple sentences long. It prevents from getting stuck talking to someone for 5 min just to ask one quick question. If someone texts me, and the conversation lasts more than a few each way, I'll just call them. |
| Yeah I really believe human to human contact is dying out. I can see these tools(Facebook, texting ) having there useful pruposes but my problem with them isnt the occasional users its the ones who sit at the dinner table or right next to you and spend all there time typing on some little machine to someone who is right down the street. I find email and such to be useful when communicating long distances or for need of a paper trails at work. Maybe these devices are why people are becoming less socially capable of dealing with one another. |
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Facebook is the devil. If I want to be found, I'll find you. There is a reason that I'm not in contact with the people I'm not in contact with. I don't want ex-GFs, crazy old friends, or weirdos finding me.
If you want to talk to me, call me or come and see me. Send me an occasional text? Fine. Send me email and text over and over without ever calling me? No dice. |
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Facebook is the devil. If I want to be found, I'll find you. There is a reason that I'm not in contact with the people I'm not in contact with. I don't want ex-GFs, crazy old friends, or weirdos finding me. If you want to talk to me, call me or come and see me. Send me an occasional text? Fine. Send me email and text over and over without ever calling me? No dice. This! |
| I use it all the time. I keep in touch with family all across the country and a ton of the guys and gals from my old unit. Hell, its like a mini reunion everytime somebody posts a picture, gets promoted, heads off on deployment or (at our age) becomes a grandpa or grandma. Also beats the hell outta makin a ton of phone calls to coordinate some range time with the gang. |
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Yeah I really believe human to human contact is dying out. I can see these tools(Facebook, texting ) having there useful pruposes but my problem with them isnt the occasional users its the ones who sit at the dinner table or right next to you and spend all there time typing on some little machine to someone who is right down the street. I find email and such to be useful when communicating long distances or for need of a paper trails at work. Maybe these devices are why people are becoming less socially capable of dealing with one another. Good points all. Used properly, though, the electronic tools are useful. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Facebook is the devil. If I want to be found, I'll find you. There is a reason that I'm not in contact with the people I'm not in contact with. I don't want ex-GFs, crazy old friends, or weirdos finding me. If you want to talk to me, call me or come and see me. Send me an occasional text? Fine. Send me email and text over and over without ever calling me? No dice. This! +1 |
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A buddy of mine calls it the "stalker site". I had lost contact with him years ago and started looking at users/organizations that he might have had connections with.
It is a good tool to have in your bag of electronic "tricks". But you always be aware of what you are posting and who can see it (privacy settings are the key here- you must know how to use them). There are many out there using the site to line up their next robbery/burglary/home invasion.... |
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I wish that there was some way to find out how many people have lost jobs / marriages / lives because of Facebook. Seems I am always hearing something about that. I know a girl who didn't get a job due to having some less then impressionative party pictures downtown. Nothing do employers like more then to see pictures of a potential employee wasted off your ass up on the bar dancing.... 
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Keeping in touch with family and military buddies is metrosexual? Fail. It's a tool. Use it or don't. Don't use it. However I never said using it made you metrosexual. You apparently use Facebook, good for you. I sense a hint of offense taken in your post . My argument or mere opinion is that electronics have replaced alot of human contact-not to include people who are clear across country or world, who obvisously cant be near to talk to. |
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Keeping in touch with family and military buddies is metrosexual? Fail. It's a tool. Use it or don't. Don't use it. However I never said using it made you metrosexual. You apparently use Facebook, good for you. I sense a hint of offense taken in your post . My argument or mere opinion is that electronics have replaced alot of human contact-not to include people who are clear across country or world, who obvisously cant be near to talk to. IMHO...your example is correct...it has "replaced alot of human contact"  just as the examples about how it has enhanced  human contact are correct. Bottom line is it can be a great tool if properly used. Most of the nay sayers I suspect have not used and/or do not understand how to use FB.
BTW...with the proper settings your information can be as private or public as you select. 
Anyone for ARFCOM FB101 training? 
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I use it, I only have people I know as "friends", and only my "friends" can view any of the information I post, no one else. I also use it to follow a number of politcal figures, and Marcus Luttrell also has a page and posts a lot, so it's fun to see what a real hero has to say about the goings on in his life that he chooses to share.
One of the most useful features, in my opinion, is the ability to create events and invite people to that event. We regularly use it to organize large camping trips. On the event page you can post the details of the trip, the people invited can post information or suggestions, links, it has a function to RSVP so it will show whether they are attending or not. We use it to post a map to the camp spot, decide who is in charge of what meal, weather reports, and the ability to answer any questions people have. It makes it a lot easier to pass information along rather than word of mouth, or a single person acting as the single point of contact by phone. I view it as a tool that makes it easier to share the information I want to share with people I know. And ease and efficiency in communication allows me to spend more time doing important things, like looking for LOLcats and texting
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YA!!! WHo thought of this?????
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I use it. Used to be against it. I think it's a convenient way to communicate and share stuff. I don't do any of those stupid games and I use the ignore feature on any that pop up because a friend is playing. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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It's OK, some people go way overboard posting inappropriate photos and comments or updating status every 10 minutes.
I like it because I can post an update and hear from friends that want to get involved, it is also great for posting photos of the family reunion so that all the relatives can keep up to date without mailing copies all over the country. |
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i use it because i can basically sign up to all my favorite blogs aand publications on facebook. everything from local blogs to IBD and wallstreet journal and i get the story of the day in one place. I also have my favorite political organizations on there. I use it as a political information hub more than anything. I also use it to hone my debate strategy. I keep one retarded liberal on there who is a friend of a friend . He can't resist but debate my posts and it shows me the maximum level of stupid i might encounter from someone I may chat with about a given subject. So when I debate people in the real world i can cut off the stupid before they even say it. As for socializing i don't really use it for that. |
