Quote: (01-14-2015 01:55 PM)RealityCheck Wrote:
I closed my Facebook a year ago. I can't see the benefits. I live overseas and yet I can still easily stay in touch with my friends and family without Facebook. If you fall out of touch with a friend because you don't have Facebook, then I'd say that person wasn't really as close a friend as you thought.
Similarly, I wouldn't meet up for a coffee or drink with 90% or more of the people that I had on my friends list, so therefore most of my "friends" on Facebook weren't actually my friends. I'd be willing to be that this statistic is probably representative of most people.
Staring at pictures of hot girls on your Facebook that you'll likely never bang is just a way of putting them on a pedestal. You could say the same about porn but at least with porn there's an end goal in mind.
Facebook reinforces narcissism. Women are more susceptible to this, but it affects men as well. I'm not saying having a Facebook will spell your doom as a man; it's not that dire, but it is one more drop in the bucket from the bombardment of social media, horrible pop music, advertising, etc, that reinforces a culture of narcissism and reduces the value of real human interaction, stepping out of your comfort zone, or experiencing parts of the world that you're not normally exposed to. I've decided to take that drop out of my life, so to speak.
I'm not saying that all technology is bad and that we should go back to living as hunter-gatherer cavemen, but you have to draw the line somewhere. I draw the line at social media and personal websites like Facebook. It's a waste of time.
Except for the fact that ever job Iv had in the last 1.5yrs has been a direct result of Facebook. I think your view on Facebook is tainted because you assume everyone uses it in the same way you do. Of course there is a bunch of bullshit on Facebook, but it also has a great advantage.
In fact, I can think of several cases where I got layed and it was indirectly because of Facebook. Didnt have a girls number, we reconnected over facebook and that was that.
If you ever start your own business, Facebook is a great way for networking, and I guarantee you will re-open your acount.
You mention the bombardment of horrible pop music. If you are looking for advertisements of shitty pop music, then you will find it. Conversely, Iv been updated about concerts or events that have to do with music I enjoy all the time on Facebook.
Everyone has their own reasons to either like or dislike Facebook, just keep in mind those reasons are strictly personal and cant be said about an entire generation.