Facebook - good or bad?

PurpleWolf · 02-16-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

So what does that have to do with whether it's good or bad? I can't really pull the answer out of what you just said.

Its good to keep in touch with people.

Freebase Dali · 02-16-2011, 08:53 PM

Yes, you can be embarrassed or preyed upon via Facebook.
But you can also be shot, or stabbed, and even punched (oh no!) in your real face, at any time of the day, no matter whatsies.

Humans - good or bad?

Paedantic Basterd · 02-16-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Humans - good or bad?

A much more interesting topic. Decidedly bad, as far as I can tell.

PurpleWolf · 02-16-2011, 08:59 PM

I think a better thread title would be: 'Facebook: over-rated?'
or even a thread if Facebook was worth all the hype.

djchameleon · 02-16-2011, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

A much more interesting topic. Decidedly bad, as far as I can tell.

how pessimistic of you.

that question is unanswerable

Humans are neither bad nor good but somewhere in between. Too many shades of grey exist.

ElephantSack · 02-16-2011, 11:57 PM

Facebook, for the most part, blows. But that's just my opinion.

But it's all in how you use it. If you're using it to keep in touch with the people you care about who live 1,000+ miles away, or to organize events, fine. It's when people begin to live vicariously through it that becomes a digital lobotomy, so to speak. Unfortunately for me, it's my main mode of communication with my family and friends all over the country and the world because I don't have a phone.

RVCA · 02-17-2011, 08:43 PM

zachsd · 02-18-2011, 12:40 AM

I think it's bad. It's just a fucked up form of socializing. Of course, this kind of depends on how you use it.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-18-2011, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

*like*

Oh come off it everyone, let's jump off the Facebook hating bandwagon and get back to reality. It's the people that make Facebook/all social networking sites irritating, not the website itself. Bebo was no better.

djchameleon · 02-18-2011, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

*like*

Oh come off it everyone, let's jump off the Facebook hating bandwagon and get back to reality. It's the people that make Facebook/all social networking sites irritating, not the website itself. Bebo was no better.

exactly. Bebo, Friendster and Myspace that came before.

The same common denominator to all the irritation was certain people not the benefits of the networking site itself.

02-16-2011, 11:57 PM	#46 (permalink)
ElephantSack Man vs. Wild Turkey Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 948	Facebook, for the most part, blows. But that's just my opinion. But it's all in how you use it. If you're using it to keep in touch with the people you care about who live 1,000+ miles away, or to organize events, fine. It's when people begin to live vicariously through it that becomes a digital lobotomy, so to speak. Unfortunately for me, it's my main mode of communication with my family and friends all over the country and the world because I don't have a phone. __________________ OF THE SUN

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zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	I think it's bad. It's just a fucked up form of socializing. Of course, this kind of depends on how you use it. __________________ lastfm rym

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Yes, you can be embarrassed or preyed upon via Facebook. But you can also be shot, or stabbed, and even punched (oh no!) in your real face, at any time of the day, no matter whatsies. Humans - good or bad?

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PurpleWolf Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 44	I think a better thread title would be: 'Facebook: over-rated?' or even a thread if Facebook was worth all the hype.

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