How Do You Feel?

[HoneyHoneyHoney]

So you next?? ;D;D;D x Honey

 

[Dallas]

I feel that I spend too much time in front of a computer and need to get out more!

 

[honestman]

Yes, the sad truth about about the current generation. To them it's about pinterest, instagram, twitter, FB, snapchats...glued to the screen 24/7.

A fact I read from somewhere stated that an average person logs into their FB account 10 times a day. To me this is nothing more than a propaganda of FOMO (fear of missing out).

As a hybrid graphic / motion graphics designer (agency) and hobbyst / practising DJ I embraced Social Media only as a platform to promote personalities - whether it be personal or business wise. For branding your visual personalities - sure it is important.

But the extent of HOW it benefits you of being seen as a social is now increasingly seen as an inherent, incessant necessity to be part of general society. Eg. If you're not in it - you're not being seen as social. Ironically, Social Media is both welcoming and alienating at the same time. I may very well have over 200+ friends on FB. But how many of them actually remembered my birthday? maybe 5. As much as I welcome anyone (hell even strangers - I have a one or two from the US years ago) - how often have I got the concrete invitation of celebrating in person/s? maybe once a year.

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PS. Welcome aboard to the forum HoneyHoneyHoney

 

[Dallas]

I agree honestman, for me it is a tool to meet and keep in contact with real people, not as a substitute for.

 

[BigMike]

Yep, I agree with Honestman too.

I found it useful for catching up with old friends and reminding me when friends (actual friends) birthdays were coming up. But then I realised there's a reason I haven't seen so many of these 'old friends' in years; They're not friends. Life goes on, people drift apart. High School was great... but it's over. And it's been over for a long time (for me). Some people haven't got the memo yet.

I left facebook about 3 years ago. I had 50 'friends'. I believe in facebook terms, that's pathetic! Everybody now and even back then had 200+. I never added randoms. But even from those 50, I'd say I'd cross the road to avoid about 40 of 'em. That leaves 10, 10 people I genuinely consider friends. Which in real world terms isn't bad.
I quit when I found myself reading some incredibly inane status update by a friends friend which I didn't really know and judging by her activities on facebook, I really disliked. Enough was enough. What a fucking waste of time. All the time I spent reading her and other peoples bullshit I could have been reading a fucking book! Exercising my brain. Learning things.
Haven't looked back since.

My teen nephew is a facebook kid. Literally spends his whole day on it. He usually falls asleep with his laptop or iPad, sometimes both! Sometimes I think he's borderline autistic. Can't look away from the screen and actually talk to people. He is or at least used to be such a great kid. Really pisses me off. And I tell him so. But yeah, he's not really listening... cos he's too busy on fucking facebook!

 

[HappyPirate]

Ahoy, nothing more boring than FaceBook, I sailed passed that scene many years ago;------Arrrrrrrrr going to make my own web Site;---
Yep You Guessed it;----The Rum Bottle;- come and Join in the Fun, drinking Rum and tell wild stories is a Must,
Cheers Lads

 

[xZaidax]

So many people talk about being lonely or alone via the internet.... which now comes to the point that I now send them this

The internet.... it has everything... and i mean everything, thank you rule #34

 

[Barbosa]

Ayyyyyyyeeeeeee Do`nt Think so, it is an instrument that can beneficial or Harmful, certainly not everything

So many people talk about being lonely or alone via the internet.... which now comes to the point that I now send them this

The internet.... it has everything... and i mean everything, thank you rule #34

 

[xZaidax]

Ayyyyyyyeeeeeee Do`nt Think so, it is an instrument that can beneficial or Harmful, certainly not everything

On the flip side it gives doctors and surgeons interstate and internationally access to medical records if you travel there's pros and cons to everything