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hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
First of all, I've never really understood why I really should use facebook. If I just wanted to stay in contact with my friends, there would be much less complicated ways. I also never liked this "look! look! I've bought a cookie and it tasted fine!"-twitter-thing. I don't wanna be offensive, but: Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
In my university some people (mostly girls) spend their time between lessons playing all those cute litte facebook games. I prefer to spend my spare time chatting with some friends or surfing on web sites, where there's actually something to read. (like TL  )
When I started using the internet 11 years ago, anonymity was one of the most important features. It was like a huge playground...those were the days. Nowadays, the internet has become a giant octopus with "I like"-buttons on every tentacle. You can't run, you can't hide. We know that your friends know that you like, what she liked, so please look, because maybe you could like this too. Fuck this, I'm outta here!
Thanks for reading,
Germany will win 2-1 today!
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Unfortunately, I'm hopelessly addicted to facebook. It's just too convenient for making events, creeping on people's lives (rofl), and staying connected. I use facebook chat almost exclusively (even though it blows).
I don't know how you did it XD
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I only really use facebook for the purpose of reconnecting with people I've lost contact with. I grew up in a military family, and therefore would relocate every 3 years. I have had friends literally from one coast to the other and facebook has served as a means to get in contact with those people again. It's not necessarily a "bad thing" or something you need to "get over" unless of course you have addiction problems with it.
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:D I love talking to friends.. but I am starting to switch over to AIM.
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I'm glad you cast off your affliction
'Twas surely a fearsome depiction.
Your Facebooking hell
Can't fight with TL
So welcome your newfound addiction. 
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But how will you connect and play with all of your old high school friends in Battle.net 2.0?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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You're so right. I only made myself an account when I went abroad for 5 months to share some pictures (and a little bit to stay connected, but not so much for that reason). Now I'm still on it because of the friends I made all over the world. Well ok, for about a half year I haven't really done anything on there :/
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Facebook is good if you're not obsessed!!
Stay connected 
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I only log onto facebook every couple of days to see if there is anything going on, if not I check my comments and maybe leave a few and log off. Ive got better things to do that fuck around on that retarded site.
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On July 08 2010 02:34 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I only log onto facebook every couple of days to see if there is anything going on, if not I check my comments and maybe leave a few and log off. Ive got better things to do that fuck around on that retarded site.
yeah, that's pretty much what I did. but did I need it? no.
@QueueQueue: well, of course facebook has a purpose, and I think the site can be quite useful, too. but I dislike the way facebook seems to spread all over the internet. (bnet2, "I like" buttons on various sites, etc.)
If it just was a place where I could talk to some old friends, it wouldn't be a problem for me to stay there.
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I never really got addicted to it, but it is a nice tool to talk to people you know and find out personal info you need.
I don't care for most of the features though.
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I kind of feel the same way you do. I thought about getting rid of it but for me the bottom line was even if I don't care much about it or feel the need to use it, facebook is still an easy way for people who I've sort of lost contact with to get back in touch. And there's also food friendzy, which gets me free chinese takeout!
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join the club
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well, if I really want to contact old friends, I don't need facebook - even if I didn't see them for years.
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Facebook was never an "addiction" to me. Teamliquid on the other hand... But in all seriousness you might be doing yourself a huge favor if you find it isn't worth it.
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On July 08 2010 02:27 Frozz wrote:I'm glad you cast off your affliction 'Twas surely a fearsome depiction. Your Facebooking hell Can't fight with TL So welcome your newfound addiction.
My mind is blown.
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I never got addicted, I just go on it once a week to talk to people.
My friend was looking for a video he posted on my page about 2 months ago, and asked me how come I never posted anything because the video was so easy to find.
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I've never joined Facebook. I sort of hoped it would just be a passing fad. Web2.0, privacy invasions and dumb games do not interest me. I keep in touch with people online with msn messenger, but many of them use Facebook messenger exclusively now. :/ We'll see how long I can hold out.
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<------- never joined ^_^
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good for you, fuck facebook.
also, holy shit frozz ur on a roll today
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FB is useless for social networking, the games on it suck hardcore. I dont understand how people get into it in the first place. Gj for quitting.
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On July 08 2010 02:34 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I only log onto facebook every couple of days to see if there is anything going on, if not I check my comments and maybe leave a few and log off. Ive got better things to do that fuck around on that retarded site.
ya, this is what i do
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FB: Its for organizing parties.
makes inviting people to events and planning this kind of stuff SOOOOOO much easier.
other than that its pretty useless except for attempting to flirt with chicks you barely know.
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That's really great to here. I'd like to see people move away from it . I'm not adamant, but I think everyone would realize they are happier without it.
I never joined and can't tell you how happy I am not to have that baggage and wasted time to deal with.
Guy above me is right though. The people I know that spend less time on it spend that energy on real life socializing and are better off for it. I think it artificially fills a need that we have, so when we use it too much we stop trying to get together with people the real way and forget how to talk to strangers....
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i like facebook lol. i always assumed that people who didn't have it were trying too hard to find something to dislike
i mean during school, its easy to create groups and find your group members and to upload and share work for group projects or whatever since not everyone checks their email all the time and not everyone picks up their phone when you need them to lol
but when you log on to facebook, it gives you a notice that your group has some activity
i know a lot of sites or programs can do that, but i mean, facebook is already popular so might as well capitalize on stuff like that when almost everyone has it.
maybe some people need it for other reasons but its just plain and simple .. useful. (sometimes)
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JUST TAKE DOWN FARMVILLE
please, I beg you  farmville
Seriously, why the hell are people so addicted?
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On July 08 2010 03:45 jjun212 wrote:
i like facebook lol. i always assumed that people who didn't have it were trying too hard to find something to dislike
To me, it's a bit like an I phone. It could be very useful, but it's mostly just full of bad apps, or take whatever broken metaphor you want haha. I've never missed out on anything because people still invite me by a phone call or text.
I can see it's use for a bunch of people. But for me and the things I do, real life networking is a lot more useful. (not saying they are mutually exclusive !)
Actually, here's my question and maybe we can both learn.
Aside from downtime and creepin, what function does facebook have in your life, what do you use it for ? try and be as concise as possible
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On July 08 2010 03:51 ella_guru wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 03:45 jjun212 wrote:
i like facebook lol. i always assumed that people who didn't have it were trying too hard to find something to dislike
Aside from downtime and creepin, what function does facebook have in your life, what do you use it for ? try and be as concise as possible
thats what i mean though by people trying too hard to find something to dislike about it. your question for example; i know you actually wanna know what is function is besides downtime and creeping but why not just let the site be what it is. just leave it on the table and use it as you please. if you don't then don't, i dont see the point in criticizing the heck out of it.
we can do that to many things in life can't we? don't some people do that with games? heck, the usefulness of facebook is becoming into a religious vs atheist debate where no one can win because both sides are too hardheaded in their own beliefs.
so no, i won't answer your question because my answers will probably not be satisfactory for you.
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On July 08 2010 03:56 jjun212 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 03:51 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 03:45 jjun212 wrote:
i like facebook lol. i always assumed that people who didn't have it were trying too hard to find something to dislike
Aside from downtime and creepin, what function does facebook have in your life, what do you use it for ? try and be as concise as possible thats what i mean though by people trying too hard to find something to dislike about it. your question for example; i know you actually wanna know what is function is besides downtime and creeping but why not just let the site be what it is. just leave it on the table and use it as you please. if you don't then don't, i dont see the point in criticizing the heck out of it. we can do that to many things in life can't we? don't some people do that with games? heck, the usefulness of facebook is becoming into a religious vs atheist debate where no one can win because both sides are too hardheaded in their own beliefs. so no, i won't answer your question because my answers will probably not be satisfactory for you.
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I think you mistook my demeanor . I really am not interested in disproving anyone's ideas or trying to win or anything.
Sometimes people I think to be clever or share things in common with do something I normally would just write off, but then when I ask them about it I see that they might have a great reason that applies to me, or a good reason that lets me understand. Or it's just something I don't have a use for in my life so I just continue on without it. I'm not going to tell you my way is better, I'm just trying to find the best way for me.
You shouldn't feel a need to satisfy me because I was just talkin.
I'm not hatin. Just skatin mostly.
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On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody!
We just don't give a fuck...
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On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck...
Actually, you're just a dinky.
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On July 08 2010 03:32 ella_guru wrote:
I think it artificially fills a need that we have, so when we use it too much we stop trying to get together with people the real way and forget how to talk to strangers....
What is this "talk to strangers" thing? I've never heard of it.
Personally, I'm not to sociable of a person. So I've found that I get invited to more things over facebook than I would without it. Also, I've got a friend that misses out on some events because of his lack of facebook.
That said, it isn't right to generalize based on my prior statement. But I do think facebook is a great tool for some people and bad for others. Where I live, mainly filled with upper-middle class white people, it's basically unusual for a person of my age to not have it. I think that would factor into my poor buddy's exclusion.
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On July 08 2010 04:40 ella_guru wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck... Actually, you're just a dinky.
Actually, I have quite a good point.
What's a dinky?
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This is why I'm glad to have been a member of facebook since 2005, back when it was thefacebook.com
Back then, you needed a college email to join. You could not join groups made at other Universities. There were no statuses, no "likes", and no fucking farmville. All you had was your profile, picture albums where you could tag friends, and pokes. You could create events, but only invite people from your college. Since it was only for college students you never had to friend your mom, dad, uncle, grandma, and 10-year-old brother.
I didn't exactly mind when high school students were allowed. I was pretty upset when anyone in the world, not just college students, could get a profile. Facebook stopped being a uniqueand exclusive social networking site for college students and started becoming another myspace.
Years after these changes facebook has become a gigantic waste of time. Games, scrolling through status changes, and advertising...oh the advertising. Three years ago I received harsh criticism from friends when I never checked my events and missed several parties that were never mentioned in person. I was an RA for college freshman for three years, and every year they spent more and more time 'stalking' and 'creeping' others. My girlfriend tells me I SHOULD be checking everyone's status changes several times a day (when I ask why, she just tells me it's something I SHOULD be doing...wtf).
Seriously, fuck facebook. I'm holding on to an old ideal and the 600 saved pictures. Good for you!
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I don't get what's the big deal about friending family. I never have.
But seriously, take down the fucking facebook games. Even Modern Warfare 2 is better than Farmville.
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On July 08 2010 05:22 Reason wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 04:40 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck... Actually, you're just a dinky. Actually, I have quite a good point. What's a dinky?
People clearly care in some capacity because they are here discussing it.
dinky
dink
cock
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On July 08 2010 05:22 Reason wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 04:40 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck... Actually, you're just a dinky. Actually, I have quite a good point. What's a dinky?
Something that no one cares about.
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On July 08 2010 06:06 koreasilver wrote:Something that no one cares about.
Apparently it's a cock.
On July 08 2010 05:47 ella_guru wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 05:22 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 04:40 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck... Actually, you're just a dinky. Actually, I have quite a good point. What's a dinky? People clearly care in some capacity because they are here discussing it. dinky dink cock
Yeah you've missed the point entirely.
And you are a cock. An obtuse one.
On July 08 2010 03:32 ella_guru wrote:
That's really great to here.
Nuff said.
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only thing that annoys me more than dumb facebook status updates like "in my bikini getting some sun today" is when people talk about quitting facebook and how shitty it is
On July 08 2010 03:05 Chairman Ray wrote:
FB is useless for social networking, the games on it suck hardcore. I dont understand how people get into it in the first place. Gj for quitting.
if you don't like it, fine, but don't act like it's just a waste of time for dumb people. it is damn useful and functional, especially for college students. it makes planning events and keeping them organized much easier. i'll give a quick example. when we are planning a dorm-wide event with 150 people, nothing is more helpful than facebook. we get an estimated number of how many people coming. people leave suggestions on the event's wall. it reminds people when and where the event is when they forget.
there's nothing wrong with quitting facebook (could save a lot of time. i manage my time well enough to sign off and not log in when i need to get things done) but it's pretty ridiculous when people are like "omfg facebook fucking sucks." you don't like apps? block them. i dont understand people getting bothered by apps.
facebook chatting, catching up with old friends, looking through friends' vacation photos, organizing events.. it's pretty awesome, although it would be better if were for only college students or something
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On July 08 2010 06:34 Reason wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 06:06 koreasilver wrote:On July 08 2010 05:22 Reason wrote:
What's a dinky? Something that no one cares about. Apparently it's a cock. Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 05:47 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 05:22 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 04:40 ella_guru wrote:On July 08 2010 04:38 Reason wrote:On July 08 2010 02:19 virpi wrote:
hi all,
my first blog post on TL!
Today I decided to do something that i should have done a long time ago: i've just quit my facebook membership, and I hope that I can stay "clean" forever. I've never been a real facebook-junkie like some people I know, but it started to affect my daily life in a way that I didn't like at all.
Do I give a fuck? No, I just don't give a fuck. Eat your cookies, but don't tell everybody!
Quit facebook, fine.... but don't tell everybody! We just don't give a fuck... Actually, you're just a dinky. Actually, I have quite a good point. What's a dinky? People clearly care in some capacity because they are here discussing it. dinky dink cock Yeah you've missed the point entirely. And you are a cock. An obtuse one. Nuff said.
lol
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