Society & Culture Facebook

[radiojake]

facebook has gone downhill since people aged 30+ with to much time have turned it into a day by day commentary on life.

Its peak was when it was used bypeople as banter about the weekend,sport and parties and so on.

Facebook has gone downhill since people with interests that are different to mine starting using it.

Its peak was when it was used almost exclusively bypeople who had similar insterests to me and who were the same age as me and so on.

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[crownie]

Facebook has gone downhill since people with interests that are different to mine starting using it.

Its peak was when it was used almost exclusively bypeople who had similar insterests to me and who were the same age as me and so on.

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hhmm well actually i am in the 30+ age group but nice try

 

[radiojake]

haha ok

that's just how I read it..

Isn't banter about the weekend / parties pretty much another form of day by day commentary?

 

[Mattrox]

It makes me think they have a database linking my mobile number, to all friends in the past, with old accounts that used the same mobile number.

That's exactly what they do.

 

[BALKAN]

Its peak was when it was used bypeople as banter about the weekend,sport and parties and so on.

That still happens

 

[crownie]

haha ok

that's just how I read it..

Isn't banter about the weekend / parties pretty much another form of day by day commentary?

i think the baby pictures and photos of people having a sandwich at a cafe happen more, i have friends of all ages and its the older people that use it more ad that i have had to block.

I have noticed banter has stopped mostly as people are to sensitive when discussions happen.

 

[JR#8]

I've only recently started using facebook...

Is it common practice that as soon as I meet a chick I immediately stalk her facebook to see what she's really like?

 

[Illinois Nazi]

I've only recently started using facebook...

Is it common practice that as soon as I meet a chick I immediately stalk her facebook to see what she's really like?

That's what it's for.

 

[Gough]

That's what it's for.

Don't forget ex's as well.

 

[JD11]

Is it common practice that as soon as I meet a chick I immediately stalk her facebook to see what she's really like?

Is this idea that somebody's Facebook shows 'how they really are' in anyway accurate?

I don't think it is at all.

 

[BALKAN]

I've only recently started using facebook...

Is it common practice that as soon as I meet a chick I immediately stalk her facebook to see what she's really like?

Yes.
And every time she posts a quote about romance or love you have to analyze it for 4 hours and decide whether it's about you or not.

 

[Scotland]

Facebook sent me a notification last night 'Do you know person xyz?'.

What's that aboot? There are plenty of people I might know which pop up on the 'people you may know' tab. Why notify me about someone in another state with zero mutual friends?

 

[BALKAN]

Facebook sent me a notification last night 'Do you know person xyz?'.

What's that aboot? There are plenty of people I might know which pop up on the 'people you may know' tab. Why notify me about someone in another state with zero mutual friends?

Facebook just randomly decides to connect people sometimes. It's a real sloppy mess of a website.

 

[Scotland]

Facebook just randomly decides to connect people sometimes. It's a real sloppy mess of a website.

It does some odd things.

Since it started notifying me of birthdays I reckon I have got about a dozen or so notifications. Sometimes close friends who I am always at common events with, tagged in photos with etc., other times people I never see or contact. Not sure if there's any science to it.

It once simply notified me that two friends were 'nearby'. Hasn't done it since. Weird. 'Nearby' FWIW is somewhere in the CBD where I and a good portion of my friends are most days, so not like it was informing me someone I know was also on holiday in some far flung place.

 

[BALKAN]

Yeah I don't understand the birthday thing either. It seems to randomly decide who to send notifications for and who not to.

 

[4evablues]

The best thing was when I deleted my account. Got my real life back!

 

[BALKAN]

Facebook doesn't steal your real life.

 

[vealesy]

Facebook doesn't steal your real life.

Just your privacy.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I like to see what people from school (who I haven't seen in 4 years) are up to. Who's gotten hot/ugly, who's turned into a **** etc etc

 

[ioppolo]

I like to see what people from school (who I haven't seen in 4 years) are up to. Who's gotten hot/ugly, who's turned into a **** etc etc

18/19 year olds getting boob jobs seems to be the trend atm.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

18/19 year olds getting boob jobs seems to be the trend atm.

pics pls

 

[Gough]

18/19 year olds getting boob jobs seems to be the trend atm.

That's really f***ing sad.

 

[SugarShane]

Is this idea that somebody's Facebook shows 'how they really are' in anyway accurate?

Of course not. Facebook is peoples' highlight reel.

 

[little graham]

That's really f***ing sag.

Eventually

 

[ioppolo]

pics pls

Nah I'll be selfish and keep them for myself methinks

That's really f***ing sad.

I do tend to agree with this though.