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A whole new world.:)
For many years I had a minimal presence on facebook. Now because my son is planning to move this summer I am trying to do more on it so I can see more pictures etc. once they move.
There are all kinds of groups. I'm still learning about posting and levels of privacy and how things work. I guess it is more complicated since I haven't done it, should get easier I hope. Caught up with some friends from years ago.
There are all kinds of interesting people there!!
 
So far I like most of my fellow pods just like I like most people here. But I found one drama llama, and just decided he was just having too much fun being a llama and so I stopped talking to him.
There are lots of specialty groups with really helpful people.
If you are a pod too, send me a friendship request :)
 
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I did create an account several years ago. I felt, that of the two choices I had, joining was the best option. The other was being cut off from news about my cousins, nieces and nephews, and their kids. They're all working, and a couple are in college too, so Farcebook is the best way to reach everyone at once.

My husband and I are private people, and don't like our "business" out there, even if it's just trivial stuff. We used to be active in rescue dog transport from other states, so it was a good way to coordinate with other drivers.

Sigh . . . I'll send you a friend request. :wavey:
 
Pretty much like anything else, It can be very useful or very wasteful! My kids scattered all over. Most of the people in my friends list are relatives or long time friends. I rarely stay in a group for long because they eventually turn to drama. Don't want or need that. Also don't care if you love or hate the president.Don't care if your a gun nut or a bleeding heart. Use it for your own good and it's fine.
 
JColt said:
Pretty much like anything else, It can be very useful or very wasteful! My kids scattered all over. Most of the people in my friends list are relatives or long time friends. I rarely stay in a group for long because they eventually turn to drama. Don't want or need that. Also don't care if you love or hate the president.Don't care if your a gun nut or a bleeding heart. Use it for your own good and it's fine.
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I agree, pod-ner. One group I joined is a plant group, I can't see a lot of drama developing there. Lots of advice, camaraderie, pictures, tales of plant rescue.
But I do have political beliefs particularly when it comes to families, I've already met some who seem to love argument more than they really seem to love people so it is hard to see how someone could organize a tool of change out of fb.
 
Facebook is what you make of it, I've learned. Too many use it as a soapbox, I personally prefer it just to keep in touch with friends and family. Let's face it, no one ever won an argument or debate on Facebook, so it's best not to spin wheels. I use it to keep in touch with friends, family, colleagues, and former students.
 
Out of many nephews and nieces, It is amazing some of the stuff they post. Family drama that would embarrass me to tell close friend and they just blab away like it's every day news for the world to see.
 
Joe, do you think that the line between what is private and what is not is changing, or why do you think they blab that way?
 
Most of them have no filter. When my kids did something stupid I'd never think about blabbing it to the world. My one niece found out her husband was cheating on her. She took all his text messages and posted on her fb account! If my wife was cheating on me I can think of maybe 2 people I'd confide in about something like that. She posted for all her family, friends, co workers and group strangers to read. I just don't get it. One grandnephew who is always in trouble with law will post the nastiest anti police stuff you've ever read. My niece (his mother) is one of those, My baby didn't do nuffin people. I have unfriended many a family member. Some are too embarrassing. At least my youngest daughter listened to me. She got into an argument with her ex husbands new wife. I told her that she's almost done with nursing school. Delete that crap so it doesn't come back to harm you.
 
I'm so proud of your daughter!! And nursing school is hard, too much to throw away on drama.
Along those lines, I got a friend request from someone I did not know at all, and have not accepted, because I don't know who I am inviting into my life. So far I have accepted requests from people I actually know, people I have met this past week and like, or who are friends of friends.
 
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The alien pods have taken over her body, and mind.
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Unfortunately neither my body nor my mind has improved particularly in the last few weeks so I guess the pods are not much better than the unpodded people still left in the world.
 
Unfriending. I did it today.

I had requested one of the ladies in the houseplant group as a friend. She has amazing plants and good ideas about plant keeping. I guess though that when you are friends with someone you get all the stuff they post? I started getting political posts about sensitive subjects like abortion. It is not that I won't discuss such issues, but the kind of posts being sent too often reflected an intolerance for any other viewpoint.
 
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Unfriending. I did it today.

I had requested one of the ladies in the houseplant group as a friend. She has amazing plants and good ideas about plant keeping. I guess though that when you are friends with someone you get all the stuff they post? I started getting political posts about sensitive subjects like abortion. It is not that I won't discuss such issues, but the kind of posts being sent too often reflected an intolerance for any other viewpoint.
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You can add people as friends and then "unfollow" them. That way you can still send messages easily and tag them, but whatever they post doesn't end up on your wall.
 
Yeah Facebook has a lot of that. I don't mind the occasional rant or funny political meme but some folks it is their life.
 
It seems as if many on fb are not interested in providing information for others to make decisions and seeking informations themselves, they are more interested in defending a position than in thinking. I guess in any society one has both builders and fighters though.

The problem is that energy one could use for thought is instead used for dealing with the drama and fighters. I suppose that they way some deal is to ignore the misconceptions and misinformation and drama, and just keep a low profile.
 
So I thought the plant forums on fb would not have any drama. Was I ever wrong! Some drama is about plant care, but on Valentine's Day some guy decided to post a selfie of himself with a plant covering his you know what. Well, there was a fuss about that and now a bunch of copy cat guys are doing the same.
Ordinary guys, too, not body builders so with the plants covering them up they didn't have a lot to show off, but everyone seems to be having a lot of fun with it.

This is just another story of me in fb-land and in no way am I encouraging similar behavior here.:D
 
Lucille said:
This is just another story of me in fb-land and in no way am I encouraging similar behavior here.:D
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Nope. That would be for Hell. LoL

Haven't been to FB, or my FB profile that is, in a rather long time. I think I will feel a tad "weird" (at least for a little bit) if/when the day ever comes that I go to my profile.
 
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