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RazerBob, I suspect that, with or without Facebook, your "friend" would still behave the same. The only difference is that because you can see her activities on Facebook you know that she is deliberately ignoring her message and doesn't have anything more important to do than respond.
Giving up on Facebook doesn't change the underlying problem, which is - your friendship isn't what you had hoped it was.
That's true, and I've already come to terms with the truth. Regardless of my own experiences there are many people like me who always think of others first, and those are the people on here who are saying how frustrating it is when people don't respond on facebook because for people like us, it is in our nature to take our friendships seriously. Regardless of if a friend contacted me through e-mail, facebook, morse-code, telephone, walkie-talkie, or yelling through a window I would respond in some way to let them know, "Hey, I'm here for you buddy". Other people may not see life like this because they don't see that a life can be taken away in the blink of an eye. So for me and others like me we value each day and each small thing or communication we have between friends and it frustrates us when we find it so simple to respond or extend ourselves, but 'friends don't think it's as important.
My issue is why would someone look at a true friend's message and 'not' reply to it? (I'm not talking about within a certain time period, I mean basically ignoring it?) I mean, they do this and then when you see them in person they act like you're thier best friend and everything and you ask them about what you wrote to them (not about why they didn't respond, but about the subject of it) and they say oh, I saw you write me about that and then you have to tell them again what you wrote because they forgot what they read.
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Does anyone have friends like this on facebook? They will "like" and comment on status updates,but whenever you inbox them they never write back? What is the point of having them as friend if they never write back?
You're right; they're not a friend if they don't write back. I delete people that never talk to me, no questions asked.
For all you who disavow Facebook,like it's something for losers...it's all part of the social media movement,quite trendy actually so it's not like you're any longer some weirdo in a chat room or something.
And for hiring companies to now be considering that if you're not on Facebook there must be something wrong with you,says alot
No need to take things out of context. FB has its good points and its uses. However, when people get so "addicted" to it that they suffer withdrawal symptoms when they don't log on for a few hours and start long involved threads on forums when someone "unfriends" or ignores them, then a line has been crossed. When people are compelled to go to FB and post during their working day, they're essentially stealing from their employers.
As far as your comment about employers is concerned, you've got that entirely the wrong way around. Employers don't consider that a prospective employee has something wrong with them if they don't subscribe to FB or any other social website. For employers it's a proven "bonus reference" where the activities, words used and photographs posted on someone's page can offer an insight into their general character and thus their suitability as a candidate. It's not complicated.
No need to take things out of context. FB has its good points and its uses. However, when people get so "addicted" to it that they suffer withdrawal symptoms when they don't log on for a few hours and start long involved threads on forums when someone "unfriends" or ignores them, then a line has been crossed. When people are compelled to go to FB and post during their working day, they're essentially stealing from their employers.
Wtf kind of person is even like this? I mean come on, this is a bit sensational. It's like putting someone who goes out with a drink every once in a while with their friends to an alcoholic.
I'm sure anyone like this, without social media would probably be doing some other weird crap in a basement. It's not like a normal person gets so wrapped up in facebook it consumes their life. Even someone who would make 50 posts per day probably spends what.. 20 minutes of their day ?
By your logic I would think maybe facebook needs to do away with inboxing or any form of communication with your facebook 'friends' right?
Actually, no. I believe that messaging in Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with people that you don't communicate with on a regular basis. But it should not be assumed to be the communication path for immediate response.
Personally, I check my Facebook a dozen times a day. But other people only check once a week, or even once a month. If I really want a two way communication with someone, I just call them.
Facebook should augment our social network, not replace it.
LOL Actually the most social people in the world with the most exciting lives are more likely to have a Facebook account over a City Data account.
I do think that the percentage of extroverts ("most social people") who are active on Facebook is greater than the percentage of extroverts in the general population. After all, extroverts are more likely to have a much wider circle of casual friends who they would like to keep up to date with. That's a lot less time-consuming to do on Facebook than it would be to do by contacting each friend individually to repeat the same information or share the same photo.
On the other hand, whether extroverts lead more exciting lives than introverts is debatable.
Introverts believe their most valuable time is time spent alone in solitary activities.
Extraverts believe their most valuable time is time spent socializing with people.
Facebookverts believe that their most valuable time is time spent posting about how they've spent their time.
I deleted Facebook because people are not committed on that site. It was only a means for easy communication with people over a computer. Other than that, I find it completely useless in terms of maintaining or building friendships. For me anyway. I can see how it could be used as a very cost efficient means for advertising your business.
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