tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post7677723490234155814..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: The Social Blight That Is FacebookPa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-19314967449787554172013-08-10T08:45:57.092-07:002013-08-10T08:45:57.092-07:00My own brief encounter with Facebook lasted about ...My own brief encounter with Facebook lasted about two weeks.<br />At first, I was delighted to hear from old friends I hadn't heard from in 30 years.<br />But it wasn't long before I realized there was a reason I hadn't heard from them in 30 years --- we no longer shared the same things in common.<br />As for family, if you need Facebook to keep in touch, share baby pix or in any other way use an electronic medium to substitute for personal attention, then your family ties aren't as strong as you think.<br />If, on the other hand, Facebook helps you keep in touch with people on the far side of nowhere, then jump in.<br />And oh, by the way, even when you quit Facebook, they retain your information. You can re-sign, and are encouraged to do so, with the touch of a button several years later!Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-74368563936471637112013-08-10T06:34:04.473-07:002013-08-10T06:34:04.473-07:00OK, I admire your judgment in most instances. But ...OK, I admire your judgment in most instances. But Facebook issues? People who have Facebook issues are going to have issues, period. There are ways to make Facebook unavailable to trolls, etc. And you can keep your input private to only friends. <br />I love it. I have family and friends there whom I keep in touch with that way. And it is like a community bulletin board, also, so that with this week's flooding, we kept in touch with each other about road closings, etc. <br />Pedophiles? Oh, come on. I don't think any of my 375 or so friends are perverts. Well, wait a minute. Maybe. But they aren't bothering me with it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-57207335027710997372013-08-10T04:12:59.853-07:002013-08-10T04:12:59.853-07:00Facebook can be a useful tool to share information...Facebook can be a useful tool to share information. I have friends from Oz, persons with whom I share similar religious & political values, and a few artists I really appreciate in my friends list. I would be surprised if any of them were just sitting around checking up on me.<br /><br />If a person doesn't find Facebook useful for communicating with their friends, sharing information with a group or groups of persons with whom they have common interests, or if they are being harangued by trolls, and generally find Facebook to be a pain in the keister, then they should follow your lead.<br /><br />Personally, I have real friends on Facebook who seldom to ever get on Facebook and I have Facebook Friends whose posting enlighten and amuse me nearly every day. <br /><br />Sorry you distant friend took umbrage at your decision. <br /><br /><br /> Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-13909250052140285462013-08-09T21:31:42.823-07:002013-08-09T21:31:42.823-07:00Pa Rock, You have got to be one of the wisest men ...Pa Rock, You have got to be one of the wisest men I know.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com