Facebook Theories (Why everyone I know likes it but me)

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Mid post, Hodj has an epiphany.

And then, Douglas Adams style, the world blows up.

THANKS HODJ. I DON'T HAVE TO MOW MY GRASS ANYMORE. BUT NOW I'LL NEVER KNOW THE SWEET SECRET OF AN ANONYMOUS ORGY, EITHER.

GOOD GOING.

I put pictures of my baby on Facebook and it saves me from having to ever put forth any effort i nsharing pictures, greeting cards etc with Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Family etc.

Also, Facebook Group for my fantasy league.

Also it lets me surf rando chicks when Im super drunk. Lets me know what exactly is out there on the single market if I murder my wife.

Cad said:

This fucking restaurant has too much shit on the menu! I only order the hamburger, why the fuck do they have chicken on there! Those motherless fucks. I'm not coming here anymore.

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Basically what you said previously. It's what you make of it. If you don't like the news feed, don't use it. Or better yet, curate it so that it does become useful. I've removed most of my obnoxious friends from my newsfeed, and mostly it's just interesting articles about mountain biking, skiing, and other outdoorsy type shit. And yeah, it's super useful for maintaining loose associations with large groups of people that you don't necessarily hang out with all the time, but might organize a trip or meet up once or twice a year to do whatever activity it is that you're associated by (again, biking, skiing, camping etc). It's also useful for getting in touch with people you haven't seen in a long time, if you met passingly and didn't exchange contact information otherwise.

Honestly, people who are proud of how much they hate Facebook are idiots. I mean, if you don't have an account, no problem, that's totally acceptable. Just don't brag to me how edgy and rebellious you are because of it. No one gives a shit. Just like no one gives a shit about all the pictures you're posting on it or Instagram or whatever. I started an IG account, added a bunch of friends, and quickly lost interest because it's pretty much the worst parts of Facebook, distilled down to it's very essence. But I don't go around bragging to people that I'm off IG now. Because that would make me an asshole, too.

I've never been big on it, but a few weeks ago I "unfollowed" all but close family and like 4 friends. It's so much better, and it makes me want to just get rid of it entirely. I probably will in another month when I realize I don't give a shit about what's still being posted.

Had to firebomb my Facebook account a few months after college. De-tag myself from pictures, the whole thing. It got taken over by bots and spammed people with advertisements. I probably should have cared more than I did/do because there was a lot of pictures that I'll never have access to again, but no regrets. It's nice being honest with yourself and admitting that you honestly don't give a fuck about the personal lives of your acquaintances, coworkers, and 'friends.'

Swagdaddy said:

Any value I'm missing here? It's almost entirely what I would consider "Shower Thoughts" aka shit no one cares about.

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I have a Facebook account but I rarely log into it. I might share a link that I find particularly interesting but I never go back to count the likes or replies.

I think Facebook, Instagram, etc. interest all boils down to what type of person you are. Personally, I'm highly introverted and simply not a social individual. If you're like me then I think the entire social-media thing is lost to us.

I deleted my FB account like 5 years ago. I don't miss it.

Dunno, FB is great for quite a few things. I live overseas and it saves me a fuckload of time updating each and every family member of what I am doing all the time. I have various groups set up for diving, travel, etc that make planning quite easy. Also, event planning with guest lists and RSVP function is pretty damn convenient too. As for the news feed, like Eomer said.. take control of that shit. Filter out (hide updates) from the weirdo extended family members that post garbage. Update what you do enjoy and after a while, you get a lot more custom timeline to read with stuff that interests you. I am a dive and space geek and 99% of what I end up seeing outside of my friends' posts are dive articles, IFLS, or Neil DeGrasse Tyson posts. Which is fine by me.