Thread: Just came out of the stone age...

I did the FB and measanger thing but thats it. I happen to have a lot more friends than ive had in a long time. Well, i will say friends of past have now found me. Not a bad thing. Got to go and change some settings. Even a guy in Porta Rico i met. It was good to know he was still alive aftervthe big storm they had.

This might be fun. I can see it getting out of hand. I dont want everyone knowing what i say and do. Although its not like i do much or anything wrong. I can understand folks not wanting to do FB. I was that way. I might still be that way, but time will tell.

So if you run across me on FB, be sure to say hi. Oh, and let me know who the hell you are. Sence very few of us use our real names here.

Everyone won't know what you are doing if you don't post it on Facebook. You can also make your privacy settings so that only FB friends can see your page.

I originally joined Facebook because a new real-life friend contacted me via email with a request to join my Facebook page and I wasn't on FB so I joined. Since then many friends from back home, high school, college, other places I've lived have contacted me.

I have had only positive experiences due to Facebook. I rarely post myself but occasionally I'll make a post or post a picture.

There are ways to block political posts from friends who do nothing but post political posts. There are ways to block ads.

there is a lot I don't like about it, one being the security issues that faced face book just recently, also everyone I know with it, seems to want everyone knowing their business. just 2 issues, if you want I can go on, but I,m not young at just a couple months from 66 anyone I talk to regular I call, or comes by and those far away can email or , heaven forbid send and actual letter. which I really appreciate the gesture., my grandkids are young and texting and face book seem to be something they like, but they would rather talk to me face to face or on the phone to keep up, I texted my grandson one time while he was preparing to be deployed. I got a phone call 1 minute later and said what,s up Pop Pop? you cant talk to me like you care? maybe its just me, and I don't fault or admonish you for using it, but in my life it don't work nor is it something that I care to have in my life.

My wife does have it, she looks up to see what family and friends are doing, but still is jealous of me cause they call me, not her, its too easy just to post for her. Tc


and one big issue I have had lately is that hate group over there that will come on as the Keyboard tough guys, but wont say it to your face. I prefer to tell it to your face, they don't . only soread rumors and trash this place and some of the members.

Yea, that's another issue. Those young wipersnappers talk about all their online "friends". Friends my butt. Where I come from having friends requires a personal investment and in person interaction. These online folks aren't even acquaintances. They be like ghosts or phantoms. One strike of the keyboard and they don't exist anymore.

You can block whatever you want. That don't mean squat. So you don't get notifications however they still track you.

Totally agree - actual conversations with actual human beings in person or on the phone are best, and real letters are something I really do miss. I've tried a few times to get friends to get back into the habit of writing old-fashioned hand-written letters, but it always seems to fizzle out after a few. Ah well. Maybe time to try again?

For me, facebook is a really useful tool for keeping in touch with folks I'd like to stay in touch with, but who would otherwise have disappeared from my life over time. It's great for that. And as long as it's recognized as a tool that you use for *your* purposes rather than a thing into which you need to dump your every thought and experience for the world, hackers, and big data to see, I think it's great. In other words, make sure the human is using the tool and not the other way around.

Im starting to see what you guys are talking about.

As far as letter writing, it was never any good for me as my writing sucks. Thanks to this forum, my ability to put words together has gotten much better although my spelling wont ever get much better. I figure, you know what i ment. Good enough for me.

Im finding that i have a few.family members that post many times a day. I find this kinda nice. Now i know what some of the grand kids are up too. And a little insite on the thoughts of my wifes, sons, wife. Nice girl, i just dont/havent spent time with her. Most of my family is across the nation somewhere else so not close at all.

Ive turned some of the notifications off and only to get them from friends. Not everyone on the group. Still learning how its used but getting a grasp on it. Next is to put people in groups. Not sure if that will help but i think itz the next step. Ive not kept in contact with friends from my past. This is finding a few of them and its nice to know there are still alive. Time will tell if i keep this up or not. I wont post much, but who knows.

Well, i gave it a good try. Im done with facebook. Seems like every 30 minutes 8 got people i dont know wanting to be my friend. Tonight i bet i had 5 friend requests from people in japan. Guess im just not made out to be friendly to folks i dont know.

So, thanks to the members here that i friended and for the couple folks that chatted with me. It was nice to meet you in another form of communication, but im going back to texting and email and PM thru this site. Oh and phone calls. It was nothing to do with the good people i met from this site, just strangers wanting to get to know me, when i dont really like strangers.
You guys are strange enough for me. At least we have something in common. These other folks dont have a clue about me and want to be my friend. Well, i wont say it but in short, they can put there friend requests where the sun dont shine.

Back to the stone ages of 2000. Ha.

Well, it was worth a shot!

That random friend thing is a bit surprising to me though. I really never get those any more so I wonder if I changed some setting way back when. Like maybe only friends of friends can contact me or something? I don't know. That would be annoying as hell though.