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Outside the Facebook wall [View all] klook Mar 2013 OP
I feel very much the same... Phentex Mar 2013 #1
I have a Facebook account but rarely use it. upaloopa Mar 2013 #6
Right. I needed to use babel fish.com for a quick translation tblue37 Mar 2013 #66
You are not alone. Facebook effectively ended 90% of my friendships. ieoeja Mar 2013 #2
was talking to a guy in a bar in town last week datasuspect Mar 2013 #4
Well, welcome to my exclusive club. BellaKos Mar 2013 #3
And I'm eight. Since my family are all right wing nutty repubs I just had to get off of Facebook. monmouth3 Mar 2013 #7
Welcome, Eight! BellaKos Mar 2013 #8
Also. freshwest Mar 2013 #22
I'll join your group too SoCalDem Mar 2013 #20
I check Facebook daily. Blanks Mar 2013 #5
Count me as #9 Flashmann Mar 2013 #9
I can actually see the value of online social networking sites. klook Mar 2013 #11
Chuckling about the facebook narcissism jab. Quantess Mar 2013 #10
I'm sure there are a few in every age bracket, klook Mar 2013 #12
I like facebook partly for the little things you find out about people. Quantess Mar 2013 #14
When a couple of friends of mine moved to another town, klook Mar 2013 #16
The US Needs a law like Europe green for victory Mar 2013 #13
That's a scary list. klook Mar 2013 #19
privacy for me but not for thee green for victory Mar 2013 #23
Wow, interesting klook Mar 2013 #26
Search C: for *.sol . I'll do that. Thanks. snagglepuss Mar 2013 #51
Isn't this like someone in 1970 complaining about all his friends using telephones. Johonny Mar 2013 #15
I didn't say my friends on Facebook are being narcissists, and don't pretend that I did. klook Mar 2013 #18
I use Facebook to get away from people Prism Mar 2013 #17
Thank you for pipi_k Mar 2013 #58
Exactly =) Prism Mar 2013 #65
I feel the same way you do. I don't use Facebook. forestpath Mar 2013 #21
I use it lightly, don't much like it union_maid Mar 2013 #24
Yes it is the colliding worlds problem marions ghost Mar 2013 #49
I too relate to everyone I know differently so I don't use fb. Actually snagglepuss Mar 2013 #52
You know, YOU can call your friends on the phone and keep up with them that way. Lex Mar 2013 #25
I wasn't offended, just dismayed. klook Mar 2013 #27
Not offended in the least, but why light a candle when you can Lex Mar 2013 #29
Oh, brother klook Mar 2013 #30
I always thought of FB and Twitter as something for people without lives to follow those with lives thetruthhurtsforsome Mar 2013 #28
Why give money to corporations who track everything. Nail meet hammer. snagglepuss Mar 2013 #53
One cannot be enslaved if one does not participate thetruthhurtsforsome Mar 2013 #56
I am also a part of the non-Facebook group. TM99 Mar 2013 #31
Walled garden klook Mar 2013 #32
You are welcome. TM99 Mar 2013 #60
K&R Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #33
If I may make a suggestion, klook Mar 2013 #35
Sounds like a lot of work... Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #36
LOL, I guess you're right klook Mar 2013 #37
thanks for this info marions ghost Mar 2013 #50
I have a dummy account but being a techno-moron, I never thought I had to take any precautions. snagglepuss Mar 2013 #54
FYI, on Step 3 (temporary email address)... klook Mar 2013 #63
There were numerous FB alternatives in the works a while ago IDemo Mar 2013 #34
Yes, I've read about a couple but not tried them. klook Mar 2013 #39
Ermahgerd, Facebook is errvil WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #38
Um, yeah... klook Mar 2013 #42
Cheers. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #45
I've locked facebook out. hunter Mar 2013 #40
agree 100% fellow other-side-of-the-wall-er! backtoblue Mar 2013 #41
Fortunately the friends I mention in the OP didn't get their necks out of joint klook Mar 2013 #44
I'm only on it for the hope that if my son tried to find me one day Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #43
Oh my gosh, so sorry to hear this. klook Mar 2013 #46
Thank you Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #48
The beauty of facebook IMO is that it's easy to find and contact people. CJCRANE Mar 2013 #47
Interesting - thanks for the info. klook Mar 2013 #55
I look at it once a day. For about 5 minutes. LWolf Mar 2013 #57
Good strategy, but klook Mar 2013 #59
I liked it better when we just emailed. LWolf Mar 2013 #68
With ya there klook Mar 2013 #69
I understand what you're saying but FB has only improved relationships for me - lynne Mar 2013 #61
I have had the same experience with the added bonus Skidmore Mar 2013 #67
Facebook for me Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #62
I don't facebook...I don't know what number here I am.. Tikki Mar 2013 #64
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