Comments on: That whoooooosh you hear is Facebook sucking at your soul

By: teeni

teeni — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:09:08 +0000

I love that, “blogging for the attentionally deficient.” That really does describe it well. I can’t keep up over there on FB and I do poke in from time to time, but I’m quickly disgusted by how much time people can waste on that thing and lose out on real life. (she said as she blogged)

By: David

David — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:56:19 +0000

Hugging is great. Facebook not so much. I agree with Ian. I don’t even know hardly any of my 134 friends … that well. It’s like blogging for the attentionally deficient, no offense, I log on at least once a day. How else would I know about my workmate finding a couple of beers in her fridge?

Bumper Sticker: I’d Rather Be Blogging

By: cherikooka

cherikooka — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:51:44 +0000

I get annoyed by facebook…mostly when Rick is on it instead of paying attention to me. Maybe I should block it on my home network.

p.s. I think you secretly like hugging. You always hug me.

I practice on you because you are safe. I despise hugging. I would like to like it someday.

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:26:15 +0000

You should see my blocked applications list just so I don’t have to put up with the crap invites. I’m finding myself avoiding FB more and more. Of course that has been replace by an ever-expanding blog list .

By: morethananelectrician

morethananelectrician — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:24:45 +0000

It seems I am like Ian…I have avoided all of those extras and just keep up with people. It just kind of allows me to pop in and out, be a smart ass, see some chickens and get out of there.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:02:36 +0000

I’ve found a happy medium for Facebook. I don’t do quizzes or participate in any of the time- and soul-sucking things like Mafia Wars or Farming or whatever the heck people are doing these days. I don’t respond to most invitations to join anything (and block the applications to avoid future hassles). I’ll do notes when people tag me – sometimes – but mostly I just like to follow a few of my closest friends, see what they’re up to, and comment now and again. Like you, Facebook is the only way I can communicate with any of them. Like any invention, it’s a valuable tool if used correctly. Example: using an egg beater to beat eggs = good. Using an egg beater to clean out your colon = bad. That doesn’t make egg beaters bad anymore than it makes Facebook a time-sucking black hole.

Yes. Since then I’ve stopped 99% of the games, but I am taking a lot of quizzes lately. Trying to stop that too. I sincerely hope you didn’t have to learn about the egg beater-colon cleanse disconnect firsthand.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:05:40 +0000

I got sucked into facebook a few months ago after trying it several times and just not liking it.

I still don’t like it.

However, it’s the easiest way to get in touch with several relatives.

I log into it a couple times a week, maybe, unless I get a notification pop up.

I still don’t like it.

It is great for keeping in touch with people. If only it didn’t have notifications and quizzes, I would be all set.

By: crisitunity

crisitunity — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:47:52 +0000

I keep trying to take quizzes, and I keep getting asked for information I’m not willing to give, so I can’t take the quizzes. It seems like all the Facebook apps are set up this way, so I’ve been able to avoid all this crap so far. I’m just interested in keeping up with people, really, so I try to ignore most requests and so on.

You don’t hug in real life? That’s sad. Hugging is the e answer to all the world’s problems. Except Facebook addiction. That can’t be solved with hugging.

I can’t. Hugs exhaust me. After a hug I feel like I need to go take a nap in dark room and not speak to anyone for a month. For a while I wondered if I had Aspergers. I feel incredible awkward and shivery at the following things:
-hugging
-watching musicals
-getting compliments

I think this has something to do with certain childhood events. I am working on it. Occasionally I initiate a hug like regular people do (say at book club, or running into someone I know at the store that I haven’t seen in a while) but this is only training. I am working on this. by the time I am 75 I may be able to hug without thinking about it.