Anela Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I don't mind if someone posts anything that's upsetting them - I thought the whole point of FB was to add people that you know well, those who might turn to you or your mutual friends, if something is wrong, if someone died, etc. If they're just fighting, and challenging everyone, then that's different. I feel bad when I see someone apologize for posting something that isn't lighthearted. I just remind them that that's supposed to be what we're there for - the good and the bad - if you're good friends, or family. 1
Emilia Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I don't mind if someone posts anything that's upsetting them - I thought the whole point of FB was to add people that you know well, those who might turn to you or your mutual friends, if something is wrong, if someone died, etc. If they're just fighting, and challenging everyone, then that's different. I feel bad when I see someone apologize for posting something that isn't lighthearted. I just remind them that that's supposed to be what we're there for - the good and the bad - if you're good friends, or family. You really are a nice girl
Jane2011 Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I have a mix of people on my Facebook. Some are really good friends who I see often, some are people I don't see often but who I am on really good terms with, others I barely talk to, and/or they don't talk to me at all, not even by way of "liking" a comment or item on my Facebook. I'm admittedly very immature about Facebook. I've unfriended a person or two who was kind of a decent pal just because they were getting on my nerves. I did it just last week. The guy is a decent pal of mine, yet we hadn't seen each other in person in about nine months (and I am bothered that he doesn't have a car but still expects me to find ways to hang out with him, meaning come pick him up 20 miles away from me). Also, he's super sarcastic and kind of a smart ass to people in general. I was reacting to his behavior toward me, but in general too. The reason he was a decent pal is, even though he's a smart ass, etc., he's also cool/sweet to me. But he was getting on my nerves by something he wrote on my wall, so I unfriended him. That said, a woman unfriended me about five months ago for disagreeing with her about something. Not even anything serious. Just disagreeing with her at all. It happens. Oh well. 1
Mrlonelyone Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Wow. Well most of my FB friends are people I knew IRL for a while first. The ones I know only online I knew from other venues for a couple of years online, who would run a scam for my little money that long? Even the few people I have ever blocked or been blocked by are still open to other forms of communication. It's a very small number. * The trick is to keep your FB friend list to just people you actually give a damm about. They don't have to be your best friends, but you actually care about the big things that happen to them. Then setting up your list and settings so they only see and can do what you want them to do. At that point it is almost never necessary to burn bridges with people you knew IRL that way. *Case in point my older sister who does not like, that on a list restricted to just family, I discuss our genealogy. She thinks someone knowing who our great grandfather or something is a security breach. I don't think so no other family thinks so. That's actually a matter of public record already. So she blocked me thinking that meant no one could see the post . :facepalm: I removed it anyway but, inspite of that, we are still more than friendly in real life. Some people loose all perspective about FB. Real life is what matters. FB is a phony curated medium where everything is good news. Every relationship is perfect. Every one 's children got straight A's. Everyone makes $150,000/year etc. FB=BS
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