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oldschoolfool said:
DerpSandwich said:
I'm in constant communication with all of my friends, despite sometimes not seeing some of them for weeks at a time. I'm in contact with old friends and family members that live so far away I would realistically never see or talk to them. I'm constantly in a discussion or collaborating on a project with my fellow filmmakers or keeping up on what my extended family is up to.

There are a lot of reasons social media is awesome. It can go too far, and it's all about how you use it, but saying that it has no point just because there's a lot of garbage on it is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Sometimes I become obsessive and spend too much time on Facebook, but as a tool it's invaluable.

Let me ask you a question. Why,can't you just use a phone for all of that? 

Phones? These newfangled thingamabobs!

Let me ask you a question. Why can't you just write letters for all of that? And if it's really urgent, send a telegram!



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Conina said:
oldschoolfool said:
DerpSandwich said:
I'm in constant communication with all of my friends, despite sometimes not seeing some of them for weeks at a time. I'm in contact with old friends and family members that live so far away I would realistically never see or talk to them. I'm constantly in a discussion or collaborating on a project with my fellow filmmakers or keeping up on what my extended family is up to.

There are a lot of reasons social media is awesome. It can go too far, and it's all about how you use it, but saying that it has no point just because there's a lot of garbage on it is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Sometimes I become obsessive and spend too much time on Facebook, but as a tool it's invaluable.

Let me ask you a question. Why,can't you just use a phone for all of that? 

Phones? These newfangled thingamabobs!

Let me ask you a question. Why can't you just write letters for all of that? And if it's really urgent, send a telegram!


why do you assume I don't. :)



Congratulations, sincerely. Social media is a waste of time and a surveillance device. It's actually not even that social. Anti social in many ways.



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chapset said:
It's to fill the narcissistic side of people, that's why people keep posting dumb as shit like picture of what they ate for diner or who their fucking, we are living in this ''look at me look at me!!!!'' time period everyone wants to be a celebrity like kim kardashian (being celeb for being popular no talent involved)


have you got a youtube link for that gif in your sig? whatever it is it looks amazing



NiKKoM said:
For looking at the hot friends of your girlfriend.. Also to keep in touch with your backups


hahaha so true... haha



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It's to collect as much data on you as a person as possible in order to more effectively advertise to you and to sell that data to other companies for the same purpose.



The funny thing is you pretty much also described video games.

Oh and social media is good for our youths:



It's another convenient way to communicate with families overseas and it's free.



I don't always use Facebook, but when I do, I find the events page helpful.



Arius Dion said:
Congratulations, sincerely. Social media is a waste of time and a surveillance device. It's actually not even that social. Anti social in many ways.

Thank you, this sums up the past year for me perfectly. I really should frame the above to remind me never to go back.

I'd also add, the average heavy user of social media is a lot meaner than the average person IRL (more assholes basically), which is saying a lot because people often disappoint me. But that may explain why so many people turn to gaming as a diversion, those of us who play for hours every day. Personally I use music a lot more, which obviously i wouldn't have time for if i had a great social life.