O/T facebook rant

[Tom]

have the majority of the u.s. population become zombie-fied by facebook? is it normal for middle aged people to spend ridiculous amounts of time playing farmville and mafia wars?! do we really care about 99% of the posts on there such as " i just had hot chocolate and boy was it yummy" most all of the posts can be responded to with WHO CARES? how about this instead.....take an old fashioned pen and piece of paper and write a letter to someone you haven't seen in a long time and send it off in an envelope with a stamp on it. or why not instead of playing farmville for 2 hours spend that time as a volunteer at a youth center or some other worthwhile activity. i know there are a few applications of facebook that have some merit but i see the majority of people on there as just wasting time and accomplishing nothing with thier lives. just had to vent about this. all comments both positive and negative welcomed.

 

[jpsstar]

I fully agree with you!

 

[hawkmoon]

I know what you mean about the gaming and stuff but I really like facebook.
Living 7000 miles from home I can keep in touch with friends and family much more easily. They can just check my page to see what's going on in my life, as can I theirs.

 

[tenny]

american people are among the laziest on the planet

 

[Kaiser]

Tom

So, I guess I can't add you as a friend?

 

[qbkilla]

have the majority of the u.s. population become zombie-fied by facebook? is it normal for middle aged people to spend ridiculous amounts of time playing farmville and mafia wars?! do we really care about 99% of the posts on there such as " i just had hot chocolate and boy was it yummy" most all of the posts can be responded to with WHO CARES? how about this instead.....take an old fashioned pen and piece of paper and write a letter to someone you haven't seen in a long time and send it off in an envelope with a stamp on it. or why not instead of playing farmville for 2 hours spend that time as a volunteer at a youth center or some other worthwhile activity. i know there are a few applications of facebook that have some merit but i see the majority of people on there as just wasting time and accomplishing nothing with thier lives. just had to vent about this. all comments both positive and negative welcomed.

I agree. I think social networking sites like facebook myspace and whatever comes next are pretty pathetic. Everyone wants to say "look at me, look i farted, look i took a shit, lets announce it to the world" like somebody else cares.

 

[YoungNJacked]

i think the original idea was great but it soon turned into a HS popularity contest after it was created.

 

[SmallTownIron]

I agree with you all when it comes to the people spending ridiculous hours on facebook, myspace or etc. and the gaming crap. However, I do have a facebook account and I find it a good way to stay in contact with people in my home town. It is much easier to get on and drop a line or two just to say hello or ask how someone is doing. This is all I use it for. I also do see some stupid shit on there and like I said I agree with you all on the most part.

 

[aeliop]

I agree with you about the farmville and the mafia wars but
I enjoy seeing the people from my hometown that I grew up and went to school with. I am generally interested in how they look now, their families, and their interests. I like when they post pictures. I did have a guy from my hometown that I probably haven't talked to or seen in over 20 years contact me on facebook. There was no hello, how are you, how have you been. He asked me "Tony, how many steroids have you taken?"

 

[Shelby]

I have 954 friends. How many do you posers have?

 

[prime]

use it to your advantage. I've found a lot of old friends this way. My rule is that I have to know the person to add them as a friend. I've discovered many good things and found old friends have passed from FB. It's a useful social tool for me. But yes, the games can be quite time consuming. I played MW for a while but it did get old fast.

 

[Thor]

HA HA

So, I guess I can't add you as a friend?

Good one
I know what Tom is saying though, a lot of people waste a lot of time doing basically nothing online.

 

[Golgo13]

Forums are a much more "evolved dialogue" thing than an RSS personal feed board (thats really what FB is). I think the issue is people discover it at different times, and when its new, they act like in the manner you describe, but soon they will just realize how lame they are being and most will just login every few months.

I have 36 cousins that all live outside of my country. FB has been a great way for me to keep up with them.

 

[ssdark1]

I have 954 friends. How many do you posers have?

lol

 

[Rolex]

Facebook is way cooler than myspace.. lol

 

[SmallTownIron]

Anyone want to follow me on Twitter?

 

[prime]

I have 954 friends. How many do you posers have?

FB whore!!

 

[jalsmiley]

Anyone want to follow me on Twitter?

tweet tweet tweet! ha...

tom...you are on the money with most of it...i do use facebook and anyone who waste wall space with nonsense about what they just ate or if they post that they just did all the darks in their laundry gets deleted immed! and i have posted more "who cares" then i have posted other comments on there! ha

 

[kid1dakota]

I am a pretty private person so that stuff has never appealed to me.On here I'm Kid1dakota and thats personal enough for me.Some come on here with real names ,pics of family and kids,etc... nothing wrong with that and I enjoy seeing them.But remember too much info online cannot lead anywhere good.Especially when there is an activity in which most on here partake that doesn't need to get the extra attention.Even if you don't openly talk about it,people know.Why put yourself and especially your family in danger.Just my opinion.

 

[BigChef]

So, I guess I can't add you as a friend?

lol..good one Kaiser!

You get to meet cool fellow bodybuilders on Facebook and gorgeous hot chicks!!