[speakeasy]

http://www.gizmodo.com/5867268/facebook-...-miserable

[jackson.henley]

makes sense...

[Gmac]

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

[thegmanifesto]

(02-04-2012 08:17 PM)Gmac Wrote:  

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

Paging, El Mechanico and that other guy.

[Cincinnatus]

I remember reading about this a while back. Makes good sense, that, as the article states, comparing ourselves to others is a key contributor to unhappiness.

Comparing oneself to others seems like a beta trait. A real man lives for himself, how he wants to live, what he wants to do, etc... He doesn't look to others for direction, and sure as shit doesn't care what others are doing, so long as it doesn't negatively impact himself.

I remember another thread on here a while back, where some cat was talking about how he sometimes found himself jealous or something when looking at friends' facebook pages and seeing their families, kids, etc. Pretty sure Roosh settled that one with, "Yeah, the good moments posted on facebook are well and all, but that's 1% of their life."

[el mechanico]

(02-04-2012 08:23 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:17 PM)Gmac Wrote:  

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

Paging, El Mechanico and that other guy.

Haha So you admit it sounds silly when people trash Facebook then have a link right underneath the post.

[thegmanifesto]

(02-04-2012 09:03 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:23 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:17 PM)Gmac Wrote:  

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

Paging, El Mechanico and that other guy.

Haha So you admit it sounds silly when people trash Facebook then have a link right underneath the post.

No I don't.

You need to work on your reading comprehension.

I said, "I would never use it personally"

http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-9926-p...#pid154129

You are aware of the difference between business and personal aren't you?

Now, for you to be consistent, you have to ask GMac what he ment with 50 questions.

Especially since he didn't have any disclaimer.

Now have at it.

[Hencredible Casanova]

Great article Speakeasy. It really nails the dark side of Facebook on the head. I have made many of the same observations myself.

What Facebook does well is it allows me to stay in touch with people I know from around the world. Without Facebook, I would lose contact with these people altogether in most cases. The most utility I get from it is as a communication platform for when I travel. I have been able to stay in touch and link up with people all over the world. There are certain friends I have met up with on multiple continents because of keeping in touch with them through the site.

I also learn of developments from the people in my social network, and have been reacquainted with long lost friends and contacts.

I also learn of cool and interesting information through the site (viral videos, articles, etc), though Twitter, and even this forum, does a much better job with that.

[Chad Daring]

Another thing worth mentioning is the fact thats its highly watering down what it means to be "Friends" with somebody. We've replaced quantity with quality. I Know so many people with hundreds of facebook friends, if you try calling them out on the fact that they dont know any of them they'll defend it, saying "I've met all these people!" Not realizing that co-existing in the same room doesn't = friendship.

[el mechanico]

(02-04-2012 09:08 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 09:03 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:23 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:17 PM)Gmac Wrote:  

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

Paging, El Mechanico and that other guy.

Haha So you admit it sounds silly when people trash Facebook then have a link right underneath the post.

No I don't.

You need to work on your reading comprehension.

I said, "I would never use it personally"

http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-9926-p...#pid154129

You are aware of the difference between business and personal aren't you?

Now, for you to be consistent, you have to ask GMac what he ment with 50 questions.

Especially since he didn't have any disclaimer.

Now have at it.

If you own your business and use facebook to promote it in my eyes it's personal. I don't have a disconnect between the two. Everything to me is personal including this forum.

I was under the impression that you were Mike Mason and that was your facebook page. Is it?

I'm not a tech guy so I will assume you and Gmac use those pages to draw traffic to your blogs to make money.

[Hencredible Casanova]

(02-04-2012 09:31 PM)Chad Daring Wrote:  

Another thing worth mentioning is the fact thats its highly watering down what it means to be "Friends" with somebody. We've replaced quantity with quality. I Know so many people with hundreds of facebook friends, if you try calling them out on the fact that they dont know any of them they'll defend it, saying "I've met all these people!" Not realizing that co-existing in the same room doesn't = friendship.

Yeah. I did a massive Facebook "Friends" purge a couple of years ago for this very reason. Now, just about everyone on my friend's list is an actual friend (someone I know reasonably well). I also have my settings arranged so that no one can see who my Facebook friends are.

[speakeasy]

(02-04-2012 09:09 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

Great article Speakeasy. It really nails the dark side of Facebook on the head. I have made many of the same observations myself.

What Facebook does well is it allows me to stay in touch with people I know from around the world. Without Facebook, I would lose contact with these people altogether in most cases. The most utility I get from it is as a communication platform for when I travel. I have been able to stay in touch and link up with people all over the world. There are certain friends I have met up with on multiple continents because of keeping in touch with them through the site.

I also learn of developments from the people in my social network, and have been reacquainted with long lost friends and contacts.

I also learn of cool and interesting information through the site (viral videos, articles, etc), though Twitter, and even this forum, does a much better job with that.

I agree totally. It seems to have created a new class of acquaintance. That person who you aren't close enough to call or meet with, yet who you still would like to continue knowing. Prior to FB, such people would just disappear from your life permanently. Now it has made a niche for that class of friend to still remain connected to you, even if loosely.

[Timoteo]

I think most people know that everyone on the list isn't a friend in the most strict definition of the word. The people on the list run the gamut from family members, actual friends, friends of friends (a friend talked me up to them and said they should add me), acquaintences, people you might have met out one night, etc. I can say that everyone on my list at least has a connection to someone I know. Some are internationals that I want to meet in person. Plenty of people seem to add everyone they've had the most minimal contact with so to see their "friends" total grow so they can feel more popular.

I think an individual that has certain personality flaws could allow Facebook to cause them distress. We live in an attention-whoring society, and sure, some people may look at what they see on Facebook and feel inadequate. That's the individual's problem, not the venue. We also live in a society where it's easier to attack and attempt to discredit someone else rather than work to improve your own life. If a person is finding being on Facebook is more harmful than good, they should delete their profile. But something keeps drawing them back. I see it on other sites too, where a "friend" will say I'm leaving the site, this site sucks, the people here are fake, blah, blah, blah...then next thing you know they're back with a new profile. They can't stay away. The site isn't the problem - that person's neediness is.

[thegmanifesto]

(02-04-2012 09:09 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

What Facebook does well is it allows me to stay in touch with people I know from around the world. Without Facebook, I would lose contact with these people altogether in most cases. The most utility I get from it is as a communication platform for when I travel. I have been able to stay in touch and link up with people all over the world. There are certain friends I have met up with on multiple continents because of keeping in touch with them through the site.

Can't you just do this with email?

Or the "telephone"?

Or a combination of both?

[Hencredible Casanova]

(02-04-2012 10:19 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 09:09 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

What Facebook does well is it allows me to stay in touch with people I know from around the world. Without Facebook, I would lose contact with these people altogether in most cases. The most utility I get from it is as a communication platform for when I travel. I have been able to stay in touch and link up with people all over the world. There are certain friends I have met up with on multiple continents because of keeping in touch with them through the site.

Can't you just do this with email?

Or the "telephone"?

Or a combination of both?

Facebook has many advantages that those tools do not. For example, last year when I announced I was going to Beirut, one of my all-time winning international playboy connects from London hit me up saying he was going to be there on those dates. Had I not been on Facebook, I'd have no reason to think about e-mailing or calling him since he lives in London and never goes to the Middle East. He just happened to be there at the same time I was for a wedding for relatives of George W. Bush. He invited me to the pre-game outing the night before the wedding and at the post-party celebrations. That was one of the best experiences of my life (thanks to Facebook).

Millions of other reasons. I can also find out intel from people in my network who have been to a place I'm going and can connect me with people (this has happened countless times for me).

[worldwidetraveler]

(02-04-2012 09:46 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

Yeah. I did a massive Facebook "Friends" purge a couple of years ago for this very reason. Now, just about everyone on my friend's list is an actual friend (someone I know reasonably well). I also have my settings arranged so that no one can see who my Facebook friends are.

I did the same thing just recently. Somehow, I ended up with a bunch of people from high school that I never talk to, never want to meet all telling me about their kids, dinners, bowel movements...

I did a major purge to only a few people that I want to stay in touch with.

The only reason I signed up was for marketing. Facebook is killer when it comes to marketing. The shear amount of information people put, on that site, about themselves, is bordering on stupidity.

On a personal note, I can see using facebook to share photos or to make a post saying you will be in one city to put friends on notice.

[Pilgrim37]

After telling me she wanted to be with me again and have a baby in around July last year by Facebook messaging after being separate for 12 months;
Then wishing me Happy Birthday by email in November,
and then Merry Christmas by text ;
My ex then put a picture of her and her new boyfriend on New Years Eve on her Facebook feed.

Said nothing to me in private saying she'd moved on ,for a girl so super sensitive and emotional I thought that's a pretty low way of informing me,along with all her other friends.

Weird!This is a Brazilian girl...usually they're pretty straight up front.

I guess Facebook helps if you have trouble dealing straight with people!

Hard to understand...I'd like to think I would have had a bit more tact,especially only a couple of months after saying "have a baby ".

Not too sure if to react on Facebook or just defriend.

[Gmac]

(02-04-2012 09:03 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:23 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(02-04-2012 08:17 PM)Gmac Wrote:  

I guess that's why I'm unaffected, I don't use facebook.

Paging, El Mechanico and that other guy.

Haha So you admit it sounds silly when people trash Facebook then have a link right underneath the post.

I'll trash facebook to the end of time, but that doesn't mean I use it. I have a "business" page, as does G. I think I've logged in like twice. It autoposts from my twitter feeds and new posts.

I'll agree that FB is a nice tool that allows you to stay in touch with people (simply based the amount of people that use it)... but once you get beyond that... it's just an epic time-waster.

When I deleted 500 or so "friends" on my personal account a year ago I knew it was the end of facebook as I knew it.

[MiXX]

Nobody hates Facebook mor ethan me! And guess what? I just got LIAD because of Facebook last week in dallas!!! Yet, I do not use Facebook, the bang came form mutual friends who contacted me because she was looking for me, and could not find me.

I still believe Facebook is thee worst enemy a player can have constantly working to cripple his ability to game women!

There os only one way Facebook will go away; if 3 million people stop using it like Myspace.

Come to think of it, Myspace might be a good place to get laid again given that so many people stop using it.

I think Twitter will eventually do to Facebook, what Facebook did to Myspace...that's just my guess.


Mixx

[iknowexactly]

It's the POD! Your POD in the Matrix!! Can't you see? Can't you SEE!!!!?

The little iPad screen inside the POD is your Facewhore interface!!

Then they close it!! They close your POD!!! You never leave, and you never care.

RUN!!!