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I've never had a Facebook account...or been on Twitter and other sites like them. I never felt a need for that type of interaction but did do Disqus and now this site. Many sites will try to claim they are not social sites, but in my opinion, any site that allows up voting, down voting, interaction of any kind and can be used to interact with other users in a positive or negative way, is a social site since it often will be used that way.
The problem I see with this is that many base their daily happiness or sadness on the amount of likes, up votes and dislikes/ down votes and getting comments from others/friends. It's not just teens or young people either.
Just this past week, a person deleted a facebook account due to feeling depressed when looking at it all. The person said it was not good for daily happiness to see "friends" ignore important things but share stupid jokes. I have sometimes felt the internet sites do the same for me and I needed to put an end to basically strangers being able to make me feel happy or sad/ to validate me as worthy.
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Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:59 am by Kirks Soda · Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:59 am by Kirks Soda

Way too much 'judging' going on for my liking, now you have to be rated on the internet? angry pull out

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Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:34 pm by **Breezey Bree** · Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:34 pm by **Breezey Bree**

Kirks Soda wrote:Way too much 'judging' going on for my liking, now you have to be rated on the internet? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Hi Kirks! :)
I do agree about way too much judging. Rating on internet happens all the time. Each up vote or thumbs up or agreeing...it's all a rating. lol
Problem is that on social sites too many depend on those connections/friends to give a thumbs up and even a comment. Most times, that happens with jokes, memes, etc... but too often, people are ignored if they post about things really important... death, sad days, family problems, etc... people tend to go around those more sobering things and it leaves the poster person feeling sad/bad.
I've had others my age tell me they don't really have friends on Facebook and sites like it. I have been told many of the "friends" never even come around to their pages to just say "hi" or anything.
I don't know...maybe those types of sites set people up for falls when they let you add just about anyone and a ton of people. At best, many are just acquaintances, even if somehow related. Maybe people need to get back to basics on how to interact with family and friends.

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Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:12 pm by Kirks Soda · Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:12 pm by Kirks Soda

Breezey Bree wrote:

Kirks Soda wrote:Way too much 'judging' going on for my liking, now you have to be rated on the internet? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Hi Kirks! :)
I do agree about way too much judging. Rating on internet happens all the time. Each up vote or thumbs up or agreeing...it's all a rating. lol
Problem is that on social sites too many depend on those connections/friends to give a thumbs up and even a comment. Most times, that happens with jokes, memes, etc... but too often, people are ignored if they post about things really important... death, sad days, family problems, etc... people tend to go around those more sobering things and it leaves the poster person feeling sad/bad.
I've had others my age tell me they don't really have friends on Facebook and sites like it. I have been told many of the "friends" never even come around to their pages to just say "hi" or anything.
I don't know...maybe those types of sites set people up for falls when they let you add just about anyone and a ton of people. At best, many are just acquaintances, even if somehow related. Maybe people need to get back to basics on how to interact with family and friends.

True. It only takes a bad hair day and you'd never live it down, plus there'd be those that just love to mock others. making faces

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Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:29 pm by **Breezey Bree** · Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:29 pm by **Breezey Bree**

Kirks Soda wrote:

Breezey Bree wrote:

Kirks Soda wrote:Way too much 'judging' going on for my liking, now you have to be rated on the internet? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Hi Kirks! :)
I do agree about way too much judging. Rating on internet happens all the time. Each up vote or thumbs up or agreeing...it's all a rating. lol
Problem is that on social sites too many depend on those connections/friends to give a thumbs up and even a comment. Most times, that happens with jokes, memes, etc... but too often, people are ignored if they post about things really important... death, sad days, family problems, etc... people tend to go around those more sobering things and it leaves the poster person feeling sad/bad.
I've had others my age tell me they don't really have friends on Facebook and sites like it. I have been told many of the "friends" never even come around to their pages to just say "hi" or anything.
I don't know...maybe those types of sites set people up for falls when they let you add just about anyone and a ton of people. At best, many are just acquaintances, even if somehow related. Maybe people need to get back to basics on how to interact with family and friends.

True. It only takes a bad hair day and you'd never live it down, plus there'd be those that just love to mock others.

I do believe you are right. surprise faint

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Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:29 am by Kirks Soda · Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:29 am by Kirks Soda

Breezey Bree wrote:

Kirks Soda wrote:

Breezey Bree wrote:

Kirks Soda wrote:Way too much 'judging' going on for my liking, now you have to be rated on the internet? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Hi Kirks! :)
I do agree about way too much judging. Rating on internet happens all the time. Each up vote or thumbs up or agreeing...it's all a rating. lol
Problem is that on social sites too many depend on those connections/friends to give a thumbs up and even a comment. Most times, that happens with jokes, memes, etc... but too often, people are ignored if they post about things really important... death, sad days, family problems, etc... people tend to go around those more sobering things and it leaves the poster person feeling sad/bad.
I've had others my age tell me they don't really have friends on Facebook and sites like it. I have been told many of the "friends" never even come around to their pages to just say "hi" or anything.
I don't know...maybe those types of sites set people up for falls when they let you add just about anyone and a ton of people. At best, many are just acquaintances, even if somehow related. Maybe people need to get back to basics on how to interact with family and friends.

True. It only takes a bad hair day and you'd never live it down, plus there'd be those that just love to mock others.

I do believe you are right.

Hearsay more or less. coffee love

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