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"I have never done social media! " I've dabbled for the experience | |||
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"Fab is social media." Well in that case...I do..do | |||
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"Fab is social media. Well in that case...I do..do " I did wonder? | |||
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"Couldn't get rid of Facebook, I use it to keep in touch with friends who live in different parts of the world " Do they touch back? | |||
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"Couldn't get rid of Facebook, I use it to keep in touch with friends who live in different parts of the world Do they touch back? " Lol but I do like a free holiday...Best thing about friends around the world lol | |||
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"Couldn't get rid of Facebook, I use it to keep in touch with friends who live in different parts of the world Do they touch back? Lol but I do like a free holiday...Best thing about friends around the world lol" I've kept the messenger element purely for free holidays. | |||
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"Couldn't get rid of Facebook, I use it to keep in touch with friends who live in different parts of the world " I use skype zoom and whats app soon switching to signal to stay in contact with my friends around the world, actually having one to one conversations rather than tje tokenism soc med | |||
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"Social media is a term that came along long after internet forums, so I can see why the OP might not consider it as such. The term Social Media id from the Web 2.0 age - around 2006 onwards, with the emergence of specific platforms like facebook. I don’t actually think of forums/message boards as social media myself. Those platforms work in somewhat different ways. I guess you could argue that forums been incorporated into term when it became a “thing though. Sorry - thinking out loud, here :" Just what I was thinking | |||
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"Yes, this exactly, social media consists of too many people living out a fantasy life and espousing rubbish. More should do what you have done. Well done OP." And this proves that fab is social media | |||
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"Last night after approximately 25 minutes of deliberation, I took the step and deleted my social media accounts. No more Facey B or Insta for me! Has anyone else grown tired of social media? The ar5eholes it attracts? The blatant racists who make themselves look even more like idiots by claiming they aren't racist? The armchair immigration experts (who have probably never even left the village they were born in)? Not to mention Shazza from around the corner who is more clued up about Covid than the world health organisation and all the qualified virologists put together. Has anyone else grown tired of the constant circle of bullsh1t, bullying and false information that social media seems to provide? I'm still very new to these forums, but I've had far more interesting and meaningful conversations with people on here in the past week than Ive ever had with folk on social media. " I think if it was annoying you, you did the right thing. My Facebook account is locked down so tight that I only see posts from my very few friends on there and adverts for ridiculously expensive niche items. I did belong to local groups at one point but as soon as people started posting nasty things about others in the neighborhood I left them. I find it very handy for keeping in touch with friends and family who live in far flung countries though | |||
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"Social media is a term that came along long after internet forums, so I can see why the OP might not consider it as such. The term Social Media id from the Web 2.0 age - around 2006 onwards, with the emergence of specific platforms like facebook. I don’t actually think of forums/message boards as social media myself. Those platforms work in somewhat different ways. I guess you could argue that forums been incorporated into term when it became a “thing though. Sorry - thinking out loud, here :" Fab is more than just Internet forums though, isn't it? It's chat rooms, it's profiles looking for social interaction, it's people posting pics for likes or 'fabs' | |||
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"Well yeah, I guess this is still classed as social media, but it's very different from the mainstream social media sites like FB, Twitter and Insta. " Is it though? Still get arse holes and argumentative/opinionated people chatting shit about everything. You just get to look at cocks and fannies while they do it | |||
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"Social media is a term that came along long after internet forums, so I can see why the OP might not consider it as such. The term Social Media id from the Web 2.0 age - around 2006 onwards, with the emergence of specific platforms like facebook. I don’t actually think of forums/message boards as social media myself. Those platforms work in somewhat different ways. I guess you could argue that forums been incorporated into term when it became a “thing though. Sorry - thinking out loud, here : Fab is more than just Internet forums though, isn't it? It's chat rooms, it's profiles looking for social interaction, it's people posting pics for likes or 'fabs' " Maybe I should've entitled my thread "Bye bye social media, apart from fab..." You live and learn, I guess. | |||
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"Sometimes wish I could but I rely heavily on them for my business's " Yeah this is only reason I have them. I don’t use them for personal though. | |||
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"Just fab and insta for me!! Don’t matter what your on the creeps still hunt you down! The amount of people av ignored on here that then have found me on instagram is creepy as..! Luckily with insta private means that! No one can get too you with out your say so! People don’t get that we have a private/personal life that they will never get access too! Rant over " It's not private if it's being played out on social media | |||
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"Instagram also has some amazing photographic artwork. Stop looking at the surface level of these things, dig deep and you will find some truely beautiful and amazing pictures and artwork. Same for YouTube, among the bullshit vlogs and influencer shite, there are some great informative and thought provoking videos. As with every thing in life there is a balance to it all, you will find a little bit of the good and the bad. " Yes, if you take a step back there's a lot to appreciate (I look at YouTube as a resource, rather than social media - guess it's both) | |||
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"Just fab and insta for me!! Don’t matter what your on the creeps still hunt you down! The amount of people av ignored on here that then have found me on instagram is creepy as..! Luckily with insta private means that! No one can get too you with out your say so! People don’t get that we have a private/personal life that they will never get access too! Rant over It's not private if it's being played out on social media " I mean as set as private! You can yous filters on fab but can still be accessed on the forums!! My life isn’t played out on social media. | |||
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"Just fab and insta for me!! Don’t matter what your on the creeps still hunt you down! The amount of people av ignored on here that then have found me on instagram is creepy as..! Luckily with insta private means that! No one can get too you with out your say so! People don’t get that we have a private/personal life that they will never get access too! Rant over It's not private if it's being played out on social media I mean as set as private! You can yous filters on fab but can still be accessed on the forums!! My life isn’t played out on social media. " Sorry I looked at you..... | |||
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"Just fab and insta for me!! Don’t matter what your on the creeps still hunt you down! The amount of people av ignored on here that then have found me on instagram is creepy as..! Luckily with insta private means that! No one can get too you with out your say so! People don’t get that we have a private/personal life that they will never get access too! Rant over It's not private if it's being played out on social media I mean as set as private! You can yous filters on fab but can still be accessed on the forums!! My life isn’t played out on social media. Sorry I looked at you..... " Do you want blocked | |||
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"Yes binned them off 2 year ago. Also news apps ect. Much happier in my own world not envolved with all that social media drama & nonsense. " This is exactly why I've done the same. | |||
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"Last night after approximately 25 minutes of deliberation, I took the step and deleted my social media accounts. No more Facey B or Insta for me! Has anyone else grown tired of social media? The ar5eholes it attracts? The blatant racists who make themselves look even more like idiots by claiming they aren't racist? The armchair immigration experts (who have probably never even left the village they were born in)? Not to mention Shazza from around the corner who is more clued up about Covid than the world health organisation and all the qualified virologists put together. Has anyone else grown tired of the constant circle of bullsh1t, bullying and false information that social media seems to provide? I'm still very new to these forums, but I've had far more interesting and meaningful conversations with people on here in the past week than Ive ever had with folk on social media. " I hear you OP but do you not see FAB as a form of social media? | |||
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"Social media is a term that came along long after internet forums, so I can see why the OP might not consider it as such. The term Social Media id from the Web 2.0 age - around 2006 onwards, with the emergence of specific platforms like facebook. I don’t actually think of forums/message boards as social media myself. Those platforms work in somewhat different ways. I guess you could argue that forums been incorporated into term when it became a “thing though. Sorry - thinking out loud, here : Fab is more than just Internet forums though, isn't it? It's chat rooms, it's profiles looking for social interaction, it's people posting pics for likes or 'fabs' " It’s a fair point. I just focused on the forum part, because that’s what he mentioned and it’s the only bit I knew he uses. Thinking back to when I used to lecture, social media was seen as something a bit different to websites and their forums, so I suspect I be saying to students “there are, of course, websites that have features found on social media platforms”. I’d have refrained from mentioning Fab as an example, hopefully . That’s just my take though on it, though . | |||
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"I find the local Facebook groups and irate shouting about dog shit and parking quite entertaining. Until I remember these people are loose on the streets where I live. " Likewise, although it's a handy reminder to keep them all at arms length! | |||
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"Social media is a term that came along long after internet forums, so I can see why the OP might not consider it as such. The term Social Media id from the Web 2.0 age - around 2006 onwards, with the emergence of specific platforms like facebook. I don’t actually think of forums/message boards as social media myself. Those platforms work in somewhat different ways. I guess you could argue that forums been incorporated into term when it became a “thing though. Sorry - thinking out loud, here : Fab is more than just Internet forums though, isn't it? It's chat rooms, it's profiles looking for social interaction, it's people posting pics for likes or 'fabs' It’s a fair point. I just focused on the forum part, because that’s what he mentioned and it’s the only bit I knew he uses. Thinking back to when I used to lecture, social media was seen as something a bit different to websites and their forums, so I suspect I be saying to students “there are, of course, websites that have features found on social media platforms”. I’d have refrained from mentioning Fab as an example, hopefully . That’s just my take though on it, though ." FB is essentially no more than a glorified forum though. Forums existed before, FB modified the format but the core and soul of it is still there. | |||
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"Last night after approximately 25 minutes of deliberation, I took the step and deleted my social media accounts. No more Facey B or Insta for me! Has anyone else grown tired of social media? The ar5eholes it attracts? The blatant racists who make themselves look even more like idiots by claiming they aren't racist? The armchair immigration experts (who have probably never even left the village they were born in)? Not to mention Shazza from around the corner who is more clued up about Covid than the world health organisation and all the qualified virologists put together. Has anyone else grown tired of the constant circle of bullsh1t, bullying and false information that social media seems to provide? I'm still very new to these forums, but I've had far more interesting and meaningful conversations with people on here in the past week than Ive ever had with folk on social media. " I get what you mean OP... I ditched social media back in 2012 and never looked back only had Facebook back then as a good college mate persuaded me to use it.. Anyway I felt much better can happily say never used any since tbh I'm only on whatsapp to talk with family or work/old colleagues.. Other then that unless you count fab I'm not existant on any social media...then again I rarely speak/message people much on here either.. Social media for me personally is a box off crazies which is best left shut like Pandora's box | |||
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"Instagram also has some amazing photographic artwork. Stop looking at the surface level of these things, dig deep and you will find some truely beautiful and amazing pictures and artwork. Same for YouTube, among the bullshit vlogs and influencer shite, there are some great informative and thought provoking videos. As with every thing in life there is a balance to it all, you will find a little bit of the good and the bad. " Agree with Instagram. I use it for personal and work purposes. There's some truly amazing posts on there if you are willing to let yourself fall down the rabbit hole. Facebook is an occasional thing for me, I've got a lot of old pictures on there and I use it to keep in touch with friends and family spread all over the place. It's nice to see pictures of the kids growing up that I don't get to see often etc but I don't post on there often. All my personal social media is a locked down pretty damn tight. You can't find me unless I want you to so I don't tend to have issues with it. | |||
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"I find the local Facebook groups and irate shouting about dog shit and parking quite entertaining. Until I remember these people are loose on the streets where I live. Likewise, although it's a handy reminder to keep them all at arms length!" | |||
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"Facebook is an evil ugly place, I deleted my account about 12 years ago, I have twitter but I don't know how to work it" I like Twitter. I don't know how to work it either, I just follow people and things. I don't interact. | |||
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"I have FB but never use it. I’m not interested in the slightest what people have had for their tea or what their dog has been doing." It's all shit memes on mine, shared by people who think they have had a hard life, or bitching about an ex. I do like the photos people share of nature and nice places they visit. | |||
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"Yeah, I guess fab is classed as social media, but I find it very different from mainstream social media. Whilst I agree that mainstream social media is great for some things. Keeping in touch with friends, selling unwanted stuff, reuniting lost pets with owners and seeing what your mate had for tea etc, I also see it as a pedestal for people that aren't very nice to cause upset towards others. I'm not into that sh1t, so I decided to get rid. And I'm bloody pleased I did. " But you don't have to see their shit. You don't have to expose yourself to their soap box wannabe podium. The amount of shit that happens on FB that I have no idea about until somebody else says to me "did you see?" because I have the bullshit filtered out. Thats what I don't get, it's like people are acting that you have to have all of FB or none of it. You can pretty much have it so you see exactly what you want. Sometimes some bullshit filters through but it is rare. As I say way up above, you do whatever you want to do with social media that suits you. Just that what you see as the bad does not need to stop you from enjoying the good. | |||
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"I probably check FB maybe a couple of times a week, mostly keep it for keeping in touch with family and updating them on my kids, insta I look at more for various different reasons, but on the whole use them a lot less than I used to x" It's much more fun on here anyway. | |||
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