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

[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

Well said that man!

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by Wideboy

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

He must be a hipster.

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

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

Originally Posted by Wideboy

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.

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.

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

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.

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/fo...his-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.

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.

Originally Posted by 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/fo...his-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.