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In reply to the discussion: A plea for all DUers who haven't already done so. Drop Facebook like a rock, please? [View all]MartyTheGreek
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"Much like today on Fake Book. Most of you really dont know me, but to play the game, I allow you to peer into my life like a voyeur. You create a vision in your mind of what tribe Im from and if you want to impress your dudes and women you may want to readily call me a Snowflake, a special somebody not like any other. A term which I laugh at, because its really a simpleton tag and I just roll with it. So here we are many in this fake artificial room hiding behind tech and screens where we can say anything we want to, to somebody and get away with it broadcasting our positions on politics, life, and cheese cake pictures. What we dont realize is that our hunger to be known, heard, and be somebody is at the expense of taking risk of losing an organic friend that you once knew in person maybe quickly lost because many have devoted their energy and emotions to their broadcasting network. Their own TV channel, their presence, existence and even acting as part of their being like its a personality attached to their hip that they cant live without. Did you ever think about how many kids committed suicide because they were bullied on Fake Book?
That just goes to show how the power of this façade, this tech, can affect someone. The younger the mind, the greater the impact. You can be an adult and still have a very young mind unless you have been hardened in some way. Just think you can pretend to be any one you want and if it tightens your tribe and youre into group think this may be the perfect place for you or not. I choose the not. I still play the game but Im not gonna call you stupid or try to offend you while your tribe waits for your response. I like posting facts, love to debate, and when I see bullshit, Im gonna call it out. Sorry, thats me! I like exercising my rights too!"
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