This is for those of my older generation who do not really comprehend why Facebook exists.
Presently, I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. Therefore, every day I go down on the street and tell the passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will do tomorrow night. Then I give them pictures of my family, my dog and me gardening and spending time in my pool. I also listen to their conversations and I tell them I love them. And it works. I already have 3 persons following me: 2 police officers and a psychiatrist.
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I don't belong to any of them anymore and I also don't Tweet (unless I whistle at the birds outside...)
I find that I don't miss any of the diatribe and nonsense that wastes time and adds nothing.
I'd rather be creative and go photographing or mowing the lawn...
Ha,ha...now that's making friends the old fashioned way, as I like to call it. It's amazing how quickly people get sucked in to FB, myself included, although I don't check every day or even every week.
Same here. We've stayed in touch with friends we've met throughout the years doing shows, and a number of old high school buddies.
That was very good Greg. Funny.
I know this is a joke. But I am older, and really enjoy Facebook. As an artist working alone in a basement studio, married to a taciturn non-talker, I tend to become isolated. I have no friends or relatives who live in the area. Since joining Facebook 6 years ago, I am now in touch with at least a dozen far-flung cousins, with whom I never had a “pick up the phone” kind of relationship. I get all the family news right away. Half my friends on FB are fellow artists I met at shows, a handful are customers. I become inspired by seeing what fellow artists in other media are working on. I have reconnected with friends as far back as grade school, and co-workers from my one and only “real” job at the Field Museum, 25 years ago. I belong to groups with shared interests, like Chicago architecture, gardening, and metalsmithing. I’ve gone to see interesting places recommended by the architecture group. I’ve tried gardening tips I never would have thought of. I have pages of new metal coloring ideas to try.
My husband gets all his social needs met by the people at work. Facebook is more than just “what I ate today,” or “what my dog did.” When I am lonely and discouraged, I can get reconnected and find support. Facebook IS my social network.
I'm with you. I still have a job but I work from home and I live in the country with few neighbors. I can go a couple weeks without talking to anyone but my husband. Facebook keeps me from going nuts.
That may be better. I have "acquaintances" who hold wholesale family feuds on FB and then others in said group call me and want me to intervene. Nope.
Now that's funny!
;-)