Social Media (that includes this forum...!)

[Fordward]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY

[Wideboy]

How ironic, using social media to bleet about social media.

He must be a hipster.

[cheesypeeps]

Have to confess to having been browsing forums for the last 40mins. Watching this ad has gave me the shove... I'm off out on my bike :)

[L3nny]

What a load of pretentious bull carp

[SvNewbie]

How ironic, using social media to bleet about social media.

He must be a hipster.

Double irony, the first person to comment on it met his other half on here.

[Wideboy]

But I'm not whinging about the internet.

Ironic fail!

Edit: oh I see what you're saying now. How ironic is that irony for the ironic man.

[SvNewbie]

Yeah, I know, but the premiss of the video is you are more likely to bump in to the girl of you dreams walking down a random street, settle down and have 2.4 perfect children than you are ****ing about on the internet.

I think I've met more people through motorcycling and especially being on here than I would have otherwise. Even this weekend I spent time with my cousins husband for the first time (I've met him a few times, but didn't really get a chance to speak to him). Chat comes much easier when you have something like biking in common.

[Wideboy]

Ironic isn't it. Ironingly ironic.

Photoshop, rohypnol and a van helped me

[Fordward]

How would this video reach it's target audience without putting it on social media?

The second half of the video may be a bit sh*t with it's meet a girl become a grandad scenario, but the first half carries a valuable message IMHO.

Well done cheesypeeps for taking the positive out of it, your glass is half full not half empty, and unlike those who can do nothing but post negative criticism, you have a life! :-)

[Wideboy]

Is your glass half empty and you have no life then? You used social media to forward this video about social media being a life sapping vehicle then used social media to express your view.

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/7b/7b0d7db1293ca47eba970b69be4b02150b5a7e647d3ef952d6 447a04d2a09fd0.jpg

[Fordward]

Why do you feel the need to be so negative and disparaging towards someone who simply posted something on the internet? Do suffer from depression?

[PyroUK]

Ironic isn't it. Ironingly ironic.

Photoshop, rohypnol and a van helped me


Stockholm syndrome at its best!

[Wideboy]

Why do you feel the need to be so negative and disparaging towards someone who simply posted something on the internet? Do suffer from depression?

I was pointing out the irony in the situation I dont see how that makes me a potential depression sufferer. I will agree social media is too big and platforms such as twitter are ****ing life sapping (not that I'm on it might I add) but not everyone uses facebook ect to post duck face pictures of themselves asking their "internet friends" to comment on it.

I also suspect that he did the video to gain some sort of internet celebrity status or for some personal gain as he could have done some kind of sound bite rather than having a camera pointing at himself.

Maybe I'm very sceptical of people but this is the internet after all.

[Fordward]

How ironic, using social media to bleet about social media.

He must be a hipster.

But I'm not whinging about the internet.

Ironic fail!

Edit: oh I see what you're saying now. How ironic is that irony for the ironic man.

Is your glass half empty and you have no life then? You used social media to forward this video about social media being a life sapping vehicle then used social media to express your view

Seems to me your posts on this thread are aimed at me, not just the irony in the video.

Shame that people have to do that to strangers on the internet. Still more to be pitied than scolded I suppose, people only make themselves look bad when they do it.

Anyway, I have a way of dealing with those kind of people - stop replying, they can't keep writing posts that have a pop at themselves (unless they really are mentally ill), so see ya! :smt039

[Wideboy]

Sorry but how is any of those quotes bar the last one aimed at you? I was pointing out the irony of HIM posting the video as in your original post you made no opinion on what you thought of it so I'm amazed at how you managed to put those together.

My third post is aimed at you as you insinuated that myself and SVNewbie had no life for pointing out the irony.

Also aren't you ralph? Who had a paddy and left this social media platform because no one would agree with you only to return to this social media platform under another name pretending to be someone else...And my glass is half empty.

[Fordward]

Just to respond to one of Wideboys points for the benefit of others.

My username did indeed used to be -Ralph-, like many others who have changed username/account over the years.

I don't recall having a paddy or leaving the forum, I think a post count of over 200 for the last year demonstrates that.

I did however make a conscious habit of breaking the forum habit and using it much less for some of the reasons described in this video. It struck a chord with me which is why I posted it.

[Bibio]

[QUOTE=Fordward;2953044]

My username did indeed used to be -Ralph-/QUOTE]

:geek: hello young man.

[Spank86]

A Thread started with an ironic video being negative about the increasing use of technology results in the original poster telling other people they're being negative about the video? all the while using the very technology it's complaining about?

If we all disappear up our own backsides in a couple of pages time don't say you weren't all warned.


Now I'm off to smash some textile mills in solidarity.

[Mark_h]

Seems one is able to change username but there is still no checkbox for multi-quote pomposity. Maybe a change request to admin is required?

[Spank86]

Seems one is able to change username but there is still no checkbox for multi-quote pomposity. Maybe a change request to admin is required?


I was always under the impression that they didn't want to encourage it.

Can you imagine the depths of discussion if it was EASY (easier, rather) to multiquote?

[Bibio]

its everyone's choice whether to use social media or not, going down the pub, a bike meet, having a barbie and inviting guests round could constitute as social media but just not electronic.

personally i think that it can be a good thing. not everyone has friends and some people are 'socially awkward' so electronic social gathering places are good for these people. it might just make their day more bearable and less likely to top themselves.

no i have not watched the link posted as i fear that it will just be another one of those 'go do something less boring instead' kind of things.

unless the internet suddenly goes down (which might just happen) then electronic gathering places/social media are here to stay.

yes if your sad enough to be at the mercy of your electronic device and let it run your life then that's up to you. i don't see anything wrong with it, people like to talk and show off it's human nature.

i have met a lot of people on this very forum that i would classify as friends. if i had not joined this forum i would not have met them. what they think of me is another story... lol

so carry on dong what you do as its your life but just remember there are other people in the world who might no agree with everything you say, try to be positive and help others to help yourself. manners cost nothing. better to smile than frown. laughter is the noise of happiness....

i love you all :-)

[Fordward]

Well said that man!

[BanannaMan]

How ****** , using social media to bleet about social media.

He must be a hipster.


Double ***** , the first person to comment on it met his other half on here.


But I'm not whinging about the internet.

****** fail!

Edit: oh I see what you're saying now. How ****** is that for the ****** man.






I must admit I was a bit confused by all the words missing from these posts, but then I realised,
Americans don't get irony. ;)





Like everything else in the world, social media can be used as good or bad.
It's up to each individual on how they use it.


For me it has been just the opposite of the clip (although I do quite understand what he is saying).
Every person I've rode motorcycles with since 1999 is someone I've met through social media.
It's prompted me to get out and meet people from all over the US, Famous motorcycle racers and peronalities, friends from all over the world.
Even traveling 5000 miles to attend an AR and spend a full week in the UK meeting orgers and seeing some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Many things I've done, places I've been and friends I've met, all would not have been possible without social media.


Although I don't use it to hide away I do use it in another way too. LOL
I pretend to be busy on my mobile when I get that waitress at the local cafe' that always moans away about her life while I'm waiting on my food.

So's it's easily used either way to propel yourself out there into the world or to hide away and not have to deal with people face to face.
And some people start out as good and get overly addicted. Too much of a good thing and all that.

For now facebook seems to be replacing the telly as the new opium for the masses.
There'll always be something.









Hmmm.....makes you wonder how many other old orgers are lurking about under new names?
There are some I know.

[Specialone]

As everything, used in moderation I think it's a good tool, without social media I'd never have met a lot of people I call friends, until I got a bike I'd never been on a forum before, I'm not the type who would just turn up to bike meets and start chatting with strangers, social media helps a lot.

The negative for me is how many people stare at their devices for way too long (myself included), I hate the fact we rely on them too much, we're addicted to them.

Although useful, I wish mobile devices/phone had never been invented, I'd have more time.

[Fordward]

Hmmm.....makes you wonder how many other old orgers are lurking about under new names?
There are some I know.

Not surprised mate. Everyone entitled to anonymity on the internet if they want it!

I posted for about 9 months without a cross word, trolling attempt or flaming attack from anyone. In fact as Fordward I'm pretty sure I've never had an issue on this forum, and they used to happen every week as Ralph! Funnily enough I post something for the first time after word gets out who Fordward is, and look what happens!

Same person, same opinions, different username. It was quite amazing what pre-conceptions people formed about a person they'd never met behind a forum username, just because they held strong opinions, and how people behaved completely differently when they thought they were talking to a newbie and someone different was quite remarkable.

I've broken the forum habit and probably won't post again for another few weeks, and I never get into any of the heavy debates on this forum anymore, just not worth the hassle, so the anonymity really doesn't matter anymore.

[Fordward]

It's also amazing how you post the exact same thing on a different forum and it's received completely differently, here the reaction is what a load of carp and people don't like it, on this forum everyone thought it was great and agreed with it. Complete contrast

http://www.adventurebikerider.com/forum/35-videos/333139-social-media-that-includes-this-forum.html

[Wideboy]

Alot of people have known you were ralph, its quite common knowledge and not hard to take a guess from alot of you posts.

No one had ago at you in this thread, you insulted myself and SVNewbie for no reason saying we had no life because we saw irony in some random blokes video, then you start saying i was aiming abuse at you when clearly I hadn't, then you run off crying saying you won't respond, now you're coming back and responding.

Now you're being ironic.

[Wideboy]

And for the record I didnt have a problem with you when you were ralph, infact I hadn't even spoken to you on the org. I met you at AR10 and didn't have a problem.

[Fordward]

Wideboy, stop whining like a girl.

I didn't even mention you in the 'had no life' post, just like you say you didn't mention me in your first two either. Nor did I mention you in my reply to Bananaman.

You're bleating on like a girl all about stuff that you've decided in your own perception is about you, when your names never actually been mentioned once. And you accuse me of doing the same thing with your first two posts? - where's the irony there?

Drop it, there's nothing to be gained by bleating on about it. I'm replying to Bananamans post about people using different usernames, and talking about my first 9 months as a different username. It's nothing to do with you.

[Spank86]

It's also amazing how you post the exact same thing on a different forum and it's received completely differently, here the reaction is what a load of carp and people don't like it, on this forum everyone thought it was great and agreed with it. Complete contrast

http://www.adventurebikerider.com/forum/35-videos/333139-social-media-that-includes-this-forum.html

I guess the people over there must be less interesting to talk to.

I can't remember the last time someone decided to check facebook in the middle of a conversation.... Google quite often, but not facebook.

[Wideboy]

Now you're contradicting yourself aren't you colin, according to you I had been aiming my comments at you despite not mentioning your name. Your loosing you keyboard jedi ways, all you had to do is apologise for being wrong and jumping to conclusions then none of this would have happened.

Btw isn't it against org rules for a member to have multiple accounts? Might be worth pointing that out there for the mods.

[Wideboy]

Doesn't look like you're cured of your social media dependency either depsite claiming so.

[Mark_h]

Personally I thought you were a **** as Ralph and Fordward based on your multi-quote pedantic posting and general holier-than-thou attitude. Never met you and highly unlikely to ever meet you which is fine by me.

[Fordward]

Doesn't look like you're cured of your social media dependency either depsite claiming so.

Ahahahah! :):):):):) Says the guy who replied today within minutes despite me not having touched the site for 20 hours. I only came on here to reply to a PM because my email told me I had one!

[Fordward]

Personally I thought you were a ****

Never met you

Haha I rest my case. Says a lot more about you than it does about me really.

[Fordward]

Btw isn't it against org rules for a member to have multiple accounts? Might be worth pointing that out there for the mods.

Will you tell your Daddy too?

[Bibio]

all we need now is Lozzo and its business as usual :-)

my testosterone is higher than yours, my willy is bigger than yours, i'm always right even when i'm wrong. all these things make this forum so much fun.

keep it up i'm having a good old giggle :-)

[Mark_h]

The most annoying this is that I only called you a ****. Had I realised it was going to be starred out I'd have called you a **** but you get the gist. I've met very few of the folks on here but you are top of my **** league at the moment.

Off to give Bibio a tickle to sustain giggalage.

[Spank86]

I'd say that this whole thread is very illuminating about the motives behind people's different feelings on "social media"

Seems it's the social aspect that's the struggle, not the format.

[Wideboy]

Im not the one preaching "Im saved from teh interwebz!"

Nice come back btw.

[Bibio]

score :-) i'll get the bondage gear out and wait with anticipation.

[Bluepete]

Will you tell your Daddy too?

Hehehehehe!

Reminded me of this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaMlKDo-JAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Pete ;)

[Specialone]

Oi bitches, banter is fine, personal comments aren't, carry on, I'll dust off my delete key.

Play nice and be civil, life is too short.

[Mark_h]

I hereby offer apologies for any inference that Bibio would enjoy being tickled by me.

[davepreston]

Oi bitches, banter is fine, personal comments aren't, carry on, I'll dust off my delete key.

Play nice and be civil, life is too short.

delete me bitch, go on if your hard enough, life is too short, B*LL*CHS your too short midget boy












;)


love dave

[Specialone]

At 6'1", I've never been called a midget before :(

[davepreston]

at 6'8" I can :)


now see bottom quote on sig muhahahahaha :)

[DJFridge]

I hope the original video was worth all the argy bargy. Keep it down, you're putting me off my beer.

[BanannaMan]

I'd say that this whole thread is very illuminating about the motives behind people's different feelings on "social media"

Seems it's the social aspect that's the struggle, not the format.


profound there Spank






At 6'1", I've never been called a midget before :(

at 6'8" I can






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