I've gone back and forth on the idea of deleting it. No, the drama scale hasn't hit the roof or anything. I'm just sick of a lot of things. Here is my facebook Cons list.
- Anyone can add you as a friend, even if they have no idea who you are and vice versa.
- You have no idea what's going on with your information. Even if you are extremely private. (Even this blog scares me a little.)
- It takes away from being human. Friend requests used to mean an actual physical interaction like shaking hands and having a conversation.
- I feel like I spend way too much time on it when I could be doing other things.
- It has been proven to be a cause of divorce. Pathetic I know but if you can't understand where that comes from then you're lying.
I'm sure there are more things I just don't feel like getting over aggravated about it.
My pros aren't even long enough for a list. It's simply that I can stay in touch with family and actual friends.
One thing that does intrigue me is the, what I like to call, Jack & Jill facebook page. The people who have one page for both of them. In my case my husband and I would have just one page together. At first I thought it was lame that they couldn't just have their own page. Then as I saw them more and more I realized that it would suit what I use it for perfectly. I just want to be able to update family and friends and stay in touch. This way my husband could use it however he wanted to and I could just sign on to upload pictures and chat with family. Although I do email family which is the same thing really.
My question is, am I missing some big amazing aspect of facebook or is it really as lame as I believe it to be?
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I've actually been going through the same dilemma so let me know what you do in the end.
My husband and I argue over fb all the time. I like privacy and my husband would add a rhino on fb without even realizing it.
I wanted to mention to him a possible 'joint' one but I don't want him to get all moody like a lady ;).
I just talked to my husband about it and we decided to delete them all together. Not until he comes home from deployment though so I still have until march-ish to find out the diamonds in the ruff lol. I just feel it's so much better to get away from as much technology as possible. Except my blog. I would probably go crazy without my blog haha.
It's lame. It's great for networking if you have people on your friends list who communicate a lot. I'm addicted because a lot of people actually talk to me on there and won't take the time to read my blog. Facebook gets the short end of the stick BUT... it's where my photography portfolio is, so I can't really get rid of it.
By the way, stink eye for the people who aren't following your new URL yet! I know weekends can be crazy and people don't check very often, but the main reason is nothing short of laziness, and I've dealt with it, too. I changed my URL early on, when I had about 20 followers, and even that was a pain. I hope they get the hint!!
my opinion...and you could do a couple things. 1. just delete all friends except those family and friends you actually want to share your pics and such with. 2. if you delete it you could start a family newsletter type thing and share what all had been going on, and also include the pics you would put on fb in it. just a monthly "hey this is whats going on with us" kinda thing. it would probably be less stressful and much more fun. plus you decide who gets the newsletter. sorry if these we dumb suggestions lol. im sure you will figure everything out. i hope you had a great weekend! :)
I think it's lame, and yet I wasted a lot of time on there. My husband and I both deleted them a couple of weeks ago. We just don't need it while he's home
I dont think there is anything that great about facebook. I keep it mostly out of habit. Boyfriends boat has an FRG page and since I live in a different state I like having that connection, though they dont usually put anything there that isnt shared through email. I just like having any connection possible.
I agree with all your cons. We give people complete access to our lives (though we kind of do that with our blogs too but I think its a bit different at the same time). Some people share there every detail, where there at and when and with who. Its insane. I dont get it. I have it and get on it all the time but I hardly ever actually use it, meaning I rarely update.
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