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Is it facebook that is the problem or the use of facebook? I log into facebook about once a week (slightly more recently but hey I'm inbetween jobs). I check m

by Dobbs 18y ago

Is it facebook that is the problem or the use of facebook? I log into facebook about once a week (slightly more recently but hey I'm inbetween jobs). I check my messages respond, see if there is anything of intrest. Beyond that the only time I respond on facebook is when I get an email about it. I do find facebook useful to send a message to that girl I was best friends with in Middle School, or that dude that I hung out with in High School. If you limit your use of facebook then it does not control your life. This sounds more like a case of an addiction than something wrong with the platform (though there are things wrong with the platform imho).

unalone 18y ago
This. This this this. I check Facebook a lot. Possibly too much. Partly it's because I'm in college and it's winter and so I spend most of my time sitting in front of the computer as-is, partly it's because I'm sure I do have a bit of an addiction problem. But for the last 6 months I've used it with only 50 or so friends: people who are close to me. One friend is in Argentina. Some friends are across the country. We keep in touch and tell each other things using Facebook. It's faster than using email, and it's less awkward than calling. (I hate the sound of a person over the phone, and some people I just don't talk to.) But it doesn't turn you into a monster unless you let it. You don't have to poke or use applications. You don't have to incessantly update your status. Facebook doesn't force it. In fact, it punishes you a bit in that it adds clutter to the interface. I find it kind of sad that this is the tripe Newsweek sees fit to print nowadays. I stopped reading their paper magazine over the summer, because I was astonished at how, in the two years I read it, it had gone from a pretty decent magazine to a publication interested in sensationalism and petty stories. It seems the trend has continued.
physcab 18y ago
Both. There are a few things Facebook could do better, such as: - Change the default privacy settings so that you can't see someone's pictures unless you're friends (discourages stalking) - Change the default settings on the News Feed so that personal details are not broadcasted and give users greater control on deleting content easily. (encourages self-control) - Allow some type of "auto-cleanse" feature to bulk edit large amounts of content (pictures, video, etc) to discourage unhealthy fixations (i.e media of ex-sig.others, spring break trips, nights of debauchery, etc). But you are also right in that the user is part responsible. Some things I find helpful include: - Setting up friend filters. - Being cognizant of online sessions. - Set a quota for wall posts, updates, profile changes.

by Dobbs 18y ago

unalone 18y ago

This. This this this. I check Facebook a lot. Possibly too much. Partly it's because I'm in college and it's winter and so I spend most of my time sitting in front of the computer as-is, partly it's because I'm sure I do have a bit of an addiction problem. But for the last 6 months I've used it with only 50 or so friends: people who are close to me. One friend is in Argentina. Some friends are across the country. We keep in touch and tell each other things using Facebook. It's faster than using email, and it's less awkward than calling. (I hate the sound of a person over the phone, and some people I just don't talk to.) But it doesn't turn you into a monster unless you let it. You don't have to poke or use applications. You don't have to incessantly update your status. Facebook doesn't force it. In fact, it punishes you a bit in that it adds clutter to the interface. I find it kind of sad that this is the tripe Newsweek sees fit to print nowadays. I stopped reading their paper magazine over the summer, because I was astonished at how, in the two years I read it, it had gone from a pretty decent magazine to a publication interested in sensationalism and petty stories. It seems the trend has continued.

physcab 18y ago

Both. There are a few things Facebook could do better, such as: - Change the default privacy settings so that you can't see someone's pictures unless you're friends (discourages stalking) - Change the default settings on the News Feed so that personal details are not broadcasted and give users greater control on deleting content easily. (encourages self-control) - Allow some type of "auto-cleanse" feature to bulk edit large amounts of content (pictures, video, etc) to discourage unhealthy fixations (i.e media of ex-sig.others, spring break trips, nights of debauchery, etc). But you are also right in that the user is part responsible. Some things I find helpful include: - Setting up friend filters. - Being cognizant of online sessions. - Set a quota for wall posts, updates, profile changes.