7 Jun
2012
7 Jun
'12
12:52 a.m.
On 7 June 2012 01:22, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
?...this is where I have a problem. ?Nearly everyone I know uses
Facebook. ?Of them, I can count maybe two or three who DON'T "live on
the damned thing". ?It's built to become addictive to people who don't
have anything better to do, and let's face it...most people (excluding
people like us) DON'T have anything better to do.
?Using it periodically for the reasons you state isn't the problem.
People living and breathing the stupid thing is where it becomes a
problem. ?Marriages are ending, jobs are being lost, etc etc all because
people just can't wait to rush to the nearest computer and "check in
real quick" on Facebook...where they sit for the rest of the night.
?That's the part I have a problem with. ?Not the usage pattern you
describe.
Ah, well, in that case, I entirely agree.
And with your previous one about frequently getting offended. ;?)
I can lose hours to Twitter, though - but I have a fairly
carefully-selected list of people that I follow, ones who post
interesting links to interesting stuff, don't use it as a medium to
natter and don't post about what they had for lunch or what their cat
is up to.
But the good thing about Twitter is that it works well without much
engagement. I can give it 2min a day or 2 hours, or none at all, and
it's fine. You don't "miss out" and rarely will anyone criticise you
for "not taking part" or anything.
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