I know I am backwards not being active on Facebook.
I did make the mistake of signing up because I was getting referrals from Facebook and wanted to see where they were coming from, but it just looped back to my own post anyway so it wasn’t effective getting that info.
Then I started to get invitations. To those who sent them, nothing personal in my not replying, I just don’t think I have the energy to deal with another internet project, like keeping current with Facebook.
To see my reasons/fears, check out this link and follow the cartoon strip forward through its week long story arc.
Cathy gets a Facebook account.
Which doesn’t mean I have completely written Facebook off for moi, but not for now, anyway.
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August 9, 2009 at 3:51 am
i did invite you to facebook, but am perfectly happy that you didn’t reply. i also ignored all such requests for a long time and thought i’d never join that fad.
finally i wanted to see what my kids were doing all day and created an account. then i saw that quite a few interesting people were having one, too, and in the beginning really did waste some time following all the gossip and comments.
now i’m using it to post a few links i find interesting, and otherwise get updates via email, most of which i ignore. that isn’t much effort for me since i spend most of my time at the computer anyway, but for others who have a real life instead, it makes a lot of sense not to join facebook, IMO.
ys phani.
August 9, 2009 at 8:01 am
I will never “tweet”. “face” or “space” ( although I have done my share of that). Aren’t faxes, web sites, texting, e-mail, phone calls, video chatting, blogs, television and radio enough??? Not to mention CD’s, DVD’s and ITunes?
August 9, 2009 at 11:34 am
@ed:
well, take your pick. i’m skipping on itunes, texting, CDs, DVDs, and most of the other stuff you mention and spend some time on facebook instead…
August 9, 2009 at 9:32 am
Hi Gosh,
I will admit to trying to find you on facebook…but no invites ;-). However, I would like to share a status that I posted the other day on mine;
“… will continue to move forward. Thank you to my friends, especially DU and my sister. Some people may think facebook is a silly waste of time. Others realize what a community it is and what support and encouragement can be gained from it.
Hope you are well.
Much Love,
Susan
August 10, 2009 at 9:17 am
I guess I am the odd man out on this one… I will take the hint and possibly check it out. What I was hoping to point out is that could spend so much time on the computer (like we have the TV) that we miss life itself.
August 11, 2009 at 9:27 am
i agree with you here completely. no matter which technology, the danger is always to miss real life and get lost in some type of make-believe world instead.
the same could probably have been said centuries ago when postal services became common: instead of visiting your folks a couple hundred miles away, people began to write letters, missing out on adventure and personal contact.
now our missives can cross the whole planet in a matter of seconds, and instead of meeting friends for dinner or at social events, many hang out in chat rooms or ‘social networking’ sites.
these technologies can be used to increase knowledge, communication, and efficiency of one’s work, but there’s always the danger of getting carried away. that’s probably a desirable effect from the point of view of those ‘in power,’ since it’s much easier to supervise and control a virtual reality than a real one.
August 11, 2009 at 11:58 am
that is why the Amish don’t use cars and phones in their personal lives — it is not an outright rejection of technology but because of the community destroying aspects of it.
The idea is to build community with people around you . If you want to talk to someone walk to their house and have a real conversation.
August 13, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hi Susan, nice to hear form you.
I don’t deny Facebook can be a valuable tool, especially if one is move isolated from family and friends.
I just think I am too immature to be able to handle it responsibly. :-)