So this Farce Book malarcy...

[454697819]

in the odd moment my brain has to think, I have noticed that most of my "friends" seem to still be having wild times, fying off all over the world, partying 24-7 etc etc.... and distributing drunken party photos all over the world of farce book.

Now im circa 24 in a good job etc etc very happy with life thank you in the whole....



I partied I had a good time but that was at school years ago., but now I work full time and enjoy the other bits and Pieces I do and party (yea haaa) when I get the chance...

so this leads me onto the valid and thoughtful question..

Is it me or are the all slackers...?

how do they maintain that sort of lifestyle..?

Should I quit it all and become a slacker..?

What advantages does "slacking" have...?

is it cost effective being a slacker?


right... must go and buy some Nytol... :cheers:

[Jabba]

I don't have time for Facebook.

[Viney]

I don't have time for Facebook.
Its because you dont have a face!

Phil, im with you. I cant understand how these poeple go on holiday and do all the stuff they do and still live. Either they are massivly in debt, or scamming the system some how!

[Sudoxe]

Quit and become a slacker*. It worked for me :cool:


*This may not be good career advise...

[454697819]

I don't have time for Facebook.


I think Im heading that way...

I find it a source of amusement but nothing more than that really...

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

Maybe they aren't partying as much as their facebook makes out. One of my friends only ever puts up photos of holidays or birthday nights out - looking at her facebook page you'd think she was out 24/7 but actually, she isnt.

I think facebook is over-rated sometimes and can make some individuals quite unhappy because their circle of "friends" isn't as wide as they hoped or their profile/life looks boring compared to other people.

Maria

[dizzyblonde]

hmmmm yeah, they're all having a vastly better interesting life than me. Mines just cack. I've not been on as much lately, cause I've no fun to share.

Bah humbug

[charris]

:smt096Facebook is the devil!

[Skip]

People who spend more time updating their Farcebook than they do getting out there and stuff should get out more ;)

[G]

I'm in the same boat as you, 24 and see people on facebook doing ALOT of cool things, I was fortunate enough to travel most of europe in my teens canoeing so it does not bother me in the slightest but Kerry gets jealous as she is the facebook type.

The problem with facebook is that everyone on it would love you to think they are leading a perfect brilliant life........but in reality they spend all their time on it looking to see if they are doing better than everyone else.......keeping up with the jones i believe it is called.

There is alot of people on my friends list who are traveling all over etc but they dont have a reliable job, if a job at all and they are still living at home with mummy and daddy or renting with friend between their traveling.........not an idealic life in my eyes.

But

Thats because people want different things from life.

[phil24_7]

I used to be a "slacker" as you put it. I had an amazing time, going out EVERY night, uni during the day, work in the evening. Then when I finished uni, I had 2 jobs and still partied every night.

Nowadays however, I have to plan a night out so I can be prepared for the hangover and sleep deprivation!!

[Ping]

I'm on Facebook and use it as a means to keep in touch with friends. Many of whom were lost to the past but I have gotten back in touch with through Facebook.

I can't see why anyone would start feeling inferior about their own life because they see other people's activities on it?... I mean c'mon... get a grip. ;)

Facebook is just for posting the fun stuff about your life so your friends can know what youv'e been up to and enjoy it too. (The fact that I post the not so fun stuff as well just makes me a sad no-lifer. :lol:)

[Dan]

Facebook = Evil

[phil24_7]

Dan - So are women but I happen to like them!!

[Buckley]

in the odd moment my brain has to think, I have noticed that most of my "friends" seem to still be having wild times, fying off all over the world, partying 24-7 etc etc.... and distributing drunken party photos all over the world of farce book.

Now im circa 24 in a good job etc etc very happy with life thank you in the whole....



I partied I had a good time but that was at school years ago., but now I work full time and enjoy the other bits and Pieces I do and party (yea haaa) when I get the chance...

so this leads me onto the valid and thoughtful question..

Is it me or are the all slackers...?

how do they maintain that sort of lifestyle..?

Should I quit it all and become a slacker..?

What advantages does "slacking" have...?

is it cost effective being a slacker?


right... must go and buy some Nytol... :cheers:

Well facebook is a funny one and I know many who are obsessed with it, e.g. a girl I know has posted over two thousand pictures of herself, and she collects friends like I do nectar points, having probably said no more than two words to the people she has listed as friends!

Many generation Yers live their lives through it, documenting their every thought and activity. To be honest it's false environment and I see it as a form of self promotion employed in order build an identity that has little basis in reality.

400-600 online 'friends'? I'd rather spend my time with my 10-15 REAL friends. Most of whom, I've known for over 20 years. I already know everything I need to know about them and if I want to catch up with them, I won't 'poke' them I'll meet them down the pub or give them a buzz on the phone.

Also everyone I know who is out four nights a week taking pictures of themselves in trendy bars, to tag on facebook in the morning in a bid to appear interesting are up to their eyes in debt and funding their life style through credit and store cards. All reeks of low self esteem and neurosis to me mate so I wouldn't worry about it!

I hope there is backlash against it and people get back to living in the real world and having real relationships with people.

Oh and don't get me started on blackberries or twitter.....

[Ping]

:lol:

Welcome to the 21st century. :p

[454697819]

I dont really have a problem with face book, and yes actually it has been quite usefull in some respect,

It was a random post... and its not all bad. lol

[Buckley]

Yes, just read back my post and perhaps it was a bit much...:rolleyes:

Anyway I am off to update my status......

[missyburd]

I was reading a similar thread yesterday funnily enough, see here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/02/ive_never_joined_facebook_beca.shtml)

I'm on facebook for the photos, love looking at other people's and seeing the fab places they've been. It is a bad fuel for procrastination though...

[Baph]

To be honest, half the stuff I do on facebook itself I delete from the profile. Then I'm just there to chat to folks usually, but it is handy for showing off pics of the kids. :)

[Ed]

Many of my team visit it - I know when they're on - vacant smiley look on face and sudden fast typing - much like when I'm on the org - and I did think about blocking it - but then I'd be a hypocrite. I think it helps productivity, cos people go on FB for 5 - 10 mins and then feel happy.

[Ping]

Many of my team visit it - I know when they're on - vacant smiley look on face and sudden fast typing - much like when I'm on the org - and I did think about blocking it - but then I'd be a hypocrite. I think it helps productivity, cos people go on FB for 5 - 10 mins and then feel happy.
Aawww, ya big softy. ;)

Ooh, another neat random fact about Facebook. I've now got the author of one of my favourite books/animated films from my early teen years as a friend on it. :lol:

Totally out of the blue. I joined the group 'the last unicorn', just a Facebook fan 'club' and within weeks I'd had a friend request from the man himself. :mrgreen: He found the group and was pretty shocked and pleasantly surprised. :lol:

[fizzwheel]

I'd been resisting it for ages. But within a few weeks of joining I found my best friend from school on it that I havent spoken to since we left college in 1991. I've been using it to see what my friends are up to that emigrated to Aus a year or so ago.

Its also helped me keep in contact with the outside world whilst I've been recovering from the operation I had on my broken wrist a couple of weeks ago to.

I dont bother with all the application stuff though as that just irritates me and its not what I want to use it for.

[Dave20046]

I only have a mugbook too keep intouch with my mates while they are away partying. I had to do the decent job thing while they're all at uni. It means I can have some good nights in other cities but it's a bit shoite.

[Dave20046]

Many of my team visit it - I know when they're on - vacant smiley look on face and sudden fast typing - much like when I'm on the org - and I did think about blocking it - but then I'd be a hypocrite. I think it helps productivity, cos people go on FB for 5 - 10 mins and then feel happy.
Don't need a full time IT support man do you? (to sit on the .org)

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

a girl I know has posted over two thousand pictures of herself, and she collects friends like I do nectar points, having probably said no more than two words to the people she has listed as friends!

400-600 online 'friends'? I'd rather spend my time with my 10-15 REAL friends.

+1

The number of "friends" some people have is rather sad really. A family friend of mine is similar in that she adds anyone she knows, even if she has only met them for 2 minutes :rolleyes:

I was reading a similar thread yesterday funnily enough, see here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/02/ive_never_joined_facebook_beca.shtml)

I'm on facebook for the photos...It is a bad fuel for procrastination though...

+1

Cheers me up at work though because im in an office with just one other person so it can get a bit boring sometimes...

[Dave20046]

And it's a lovely outlet for the ones who love themselves.

[missyburd]

The whole relationship malarkey amuses me. So many people declare their coupledom on the thing, only for a "so-and-so has ended their relatioship with so-and-so" a couple of weeks later! It's usually the same people too which is the amusing part. Although I guess it's a bit sad really :-(