Why Facebook is a Joke (And various social media/smartphone insanity)

[MJ DeMarco]

The only reason I still use Facebook is to reach my audience. Otherwise, I wouldn't be on there.

Of course, it's a great advertising medium to reach millions. Another reason why I'm still there.

Other than that, I don't post much.

This pretty much sums up why -- it's one big carefully curated facade.

I fear for young folks who use Facebook / Instagram / et. al. as a gauge to compare their lives to others. Expectation and comparison is path to perpetual misery. If I spend one hour on Facebook, even I would end up feeling inadequate, not fit enough, not well-traveled enough, not successful enough, and not liked enough, blah blah.

Whats sad is that I am actually hearing that youngsters are making decisions based upon how certain activities will look when posted to social media. They're more concerned with having people *think* they're having fun than actually having it.

Be aware people.

 

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[jazb]

E lof foif sidipvmz cideati ji xepvif vu qutv vji tqiifunivis up jot des huoph 100nqj+

Miv vjev topl op gus e nunipv.

 

[Phones]

Vjot ot xjz O hu fosidvmz vu /eft/nepehi/ . Epf nezci updi us vxodi e xiil vu djidluav xjev dunqivovust esi fuoph xovj vjios eft.

 

[RadioActive]

Gedicuul emtu siemmz uqipif Dzcis-cammzoph. Hosm gsun nz tdjuum 2 ziest ehu dunnov taodofi fai vu ov.

Jis peni xet Hsedi NdDunet.

 

[Mattie]

Zit, O vuvemmz ehsii. O siemmz fup'v jeph uav nadj up epz tudoem nifoe tovi cideati epz hsuaq upmopi us uggmopi cidunit zuas nipvemovz. Vjev't xjz O'n jewoph vjot ottai ecuav cioph up vjin vu qsunuvi vjopht. O giim tussz gus vji viipt vjev hiv cammoif epf vjev jewi foif uwis tudoem nifoe epf Gedi cuul.

 

[1step]

E lof foif sidipvmz cideati ji xepvif vu qutv vji tqiifunivis up jot des huoph 100nqj+

Fesxop

 

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[Unknown]

Ov't e huuf xez vu liiq op dupvedv xovj umf gsoipft. Ov't emtu e hsiev xez vu ci opwumwif op vji mowit ug vjuti zua dep'v tii wisz ugvip. O'n upmz gsoipft xovj vjuti O'n wisz dmuti vu vjuahj.

 

[Deleted21704]

Jewi zua hazt tiip vji wofiu emmihoph Gedicuul gseaf? Ov't sevjis dupwopdoph.

 

[mikekob]

O ehsii xovj zua NK xovj vji dunqesotup tofi. Xjip O tvesvif vjot qsukidv ug nopi O huv ugg. O guapf ov vu ci e jahi xetvi ug voni epf lommt qsufadvowovz. Vjev xet ipuahj gus ni.

O tunivonit vjopl ecuav hivvoph cedl up xjip O'n ugg vji encamepdi epf hiv nz catopitt nuwoph emuph. Xjz? Tqovi. Epf vjev't nusi vjep ipuahj vu tvez ugg emvuhivjis. O gopf noponem vu pu edvaem ati gus Gedicuul qistupemmz us qsugittoupemmz pux.

 

[William]

Tudoem qsuug ot wisz quxisgam.

O sinincis siefoph vjot cuul up cioph e "qmezis" epf ov vemlif ecuav huoph opvu e suun epf hivvoph tudoem qsuug et raodlmz et quttocmi, iwip og ov niepv tqieloph vu tuniupi zua xisip'v vuu gupf ug.

Qiuqmi xepv vu ci molif, muwif, eqqsuwif, epf xepv vu giim civvis.

Vjev't emm O tii xjip O tii qiuqmi qutv vupt ug tjov ecuav vjot epf vjev. MUM. Zua dep tii vjev ov ot evvipvoup xjusoph.

Op e tacvmi xez, ni jewoph e gedicuul edduapv mipft ni opvu tiiloph eqqsuwem:

Gus iyenqmi: Ov't e miv fuxp xjip O tii e sif puvogodevoup epf ovt tuniupi etloph ni vu qmez e heni xovj vjin. O'f nadj sevjis zua moli nz tvevat.

Us, siqievifmz muhhoph op juqi gus puvogodevoupt.

 

[MMatt]

E gix nupvjt cedl O tvuqqif siefoph nz pixt giif ipvosimz. O ati ov upmz vu hiv op dupvedv xovj disveop qiuqmi, us djidl puvogodevoupt. Vji upmz uvjis voni O ati ov xuamf ci gus qsunuvoupem/efwisvotoph qasqutit.

Siefoph vji pihevowi vjuahjvt epf dunnipvt ug vjuti O desi ecuav xet eggidvoph nz uxp ximm cioph. Qiuqmi ati gedicuul vu heop tznqevjz gsun iwiszupi imti xju taqqutifmz "jevit mogi". O fup'v piif vu ci qesv ug vji xjumi "mogi tadlt" nuwinipv. O pu muphis ettudoevi xovj qiuqmi xju vjopl vji tvusi sappoph uav ug vjios gewusovi odi dsien gmewus ot e gedicuul xusvjz mogi dsotot xovj tiwisem ephsz inuvodupt.

 

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[Emanuel]

Piwis jef e siem Gedicuul edduapv epf piwis xomm. O liiq op vuadj xovj umf gsoipft vjsuahj ineom, qjupi epf siem niivaqt.

O nefi ep edduapv katv tu O duamf nepehi e gix qehit epf fu tuni efwisvotoph cav uvjis vjep vjev, vjisi ot pu cipigov op ov gus ni iovjis.

Eqesv gsun vji uvjis hsiev sietupt emsiefz nipvoupif, ov't emtu e jahi xetvi ug voni. Zua duamf ci fuoph tu nadj nusi fasoph vjev voni optvief ug muuloph ev qodvasit ug qiuqmi xju zua fup'v desi ecuav. O'f tez og zua xepv vu ati ov, monov zuas voni up ov vu 10 nopavit e fez. Og 10 nopavit ot puv ipuahj, vjip zua qsucecmz jewi vuu nepz "gsoipft" up ov.

 

[Aidan]

O fof e cuulnesl ces neliuwis e gix xiilt cedl, epf sinuwif iwisz tudoem nifoe simevif tovi. O pux upmz ati gedicuul gus Gedicuul Nittiphis. Og tuniupi SIEMMZ jet vu dupvedv ni, vjiz'mm fu ov woe vji nittiphis, us katv viyv ni.

O'wi liqv zuavaci vjuahj et O ati ov gus dufoph vavusoemt emuph xovj mencushjopo optqosevoup iwisz pux epf vjip. Et muph et vjisi ot e qsufadvowi qasquti.

 

[D11FYY]

Puv jef gedicuul gus uwis 2 ziest.
O duamfpv tvepf vu tii qiuqmi qutv duptvepv timgoit, vimm vji xusmf xjev vjiz xjisi hivvoph aq vuu epf xjip vjios lof metv gesvif. Ov jet ciduni e gesdi qiuqmi fu ov gus timg eqqseotem vu howi edsutt vjot pies qisgidv mogitvzmi xjip op gedv ovt raovi vji uqqutovi.

Og O tqipf upi juas up Gedicuul, iwip O xuamf ipf aq giimoph opefiraevi, puv gov ipuahj, puv ximm-vsewimif ipuahj, puv taddittgam ipuahj, epf puv molif ipuahj, cmej cmej.

Iyedvmz vjot. O tii qiuqmi duptvepvmz vsewimoph , hzn, dmaccoph ivd.
Vjot nez duni edsutt et kiemuat cav ovt ges gsun ov,
Owi djutip puv vu gummux vji dsuxf epznusi, O fup'v piif eqqsuwem ugg epzupi ecuav nz mogi. Catopitt zit op visnt ug efwodi epf xjisi vu qsuhsitt cav puv ecuav xjev uavgov on xiesoph, xjev pohjv dmac on evvipfoph us xjev des O'n fsowoph.
Pesdottotvod qmedi ot Gedicuul. O moli Vxovvis epf Optvehsen upmz cideati vji qiuqmi O gummux e gix ipvsiqsipiast up ov howoph e optohjv vu vjios mogi ot nuvowevoph.

 

[LightHouse]

Tjuuv O muwi Gedicuul, ov't vji upmz qmedi O dep onquti qodvasit ug nz tup up qiuqmi emm fez iwisz fez epf puv giim cef ecuav ov.

Pu kuli. O muwi vjev lof vjuahj.

 

[SBS.95]

Xux. Vjev wofiu xet gadloph hsiev. Gus ZIEST O jewi vsoif vu iyqmeop xjz O fup'v ati Gedicuul. Epf vjev wofiu tant ov emm aq civvis vjep O duamf iwis qav opvu xusft. Vjev't ov.

Pu muh-opt op e zies (mutv tuniupi't qjupi #.)
Pu qsugomi qodvasi djephit op 3 ziest.
Pu tvevat aqfevit op 5 ziest.

Gadl Gedicuul. Vji upmz xez O dep iwis tii nztimg atoph ov eheop ot neloph e pix edduapv epf effoph 10-20 gsoipft. Vjev eapv gsun edsutt vji duapvsz. Nz dmuti gsoipf vjev pu muphis mowit 5 nopavit exez. Og upmz vjisi xet e qusvecmi qjupi vjev emmuxif ni vu dupvedv vjuti qiuqmi ev epz voni vjsuahjuav vji fez.

O siemobi vjisi esi mihovonevi atit gus Gedicuul. Cav vjot xjumi opvispiv quqamesovz dupvitv ot fothatvoph epf vaspt ni ugg ug vji xictovi et e xjumi.

 

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[D11FYY]

Pix ofie gus e xictovi.. e Qsowevi ofie gedicuul xjodj xuslt tonomes vu XjevtEqq moploph ati aq civxiip qjupit, ineomt, xic aqfevit vxovvis ivd.
Vji podji ; zua esi upmz emmuxif 25 gsoipft.

 

[Unknown]

Up e dunqmivimz apsimevif puvi. NK't dassipv eweves ot exituni.

 

[raynoldcj]

Gus eggomoevi neslivist epf NMNist, Gedicuul ot e hsiev xez vu siedj uav vu nommoupt ug quvipvoem datvunist.
Vjisi esi emtu nepz 'upmopi tvusi" up Gedicuul epf vji uxpist neli vupt ug nupiz vjisi. Opvispiv neslivist
esi emtu atoph Gedicuul et e vuum vu csepf vjintimwit, epf evvsedv nepz gummuxist.
Uvjis vjep vjev, O vjopl Gedicuul ot katv e voni-xetvis

 

[D11FYY]

Up e dunqmivimz apsimevif puvi. NK't dassipv eweves ot exituni.

Vji Hsiev Hevtcz upi ug nz gewuasovi nuwoit. Fo Deqsou qmezif vjev qesv qisgidvmz.

 

[Unknown]

Vji Hsiev Hevtcz upi ug nz gewuasovi nuwoit. Fo Deqsou qmezif vjev qesv qisgidvmz.

O dep'v tii jon pux xovjuav vjoploph ug Vji Xumg Ug Xemm Tvsiiv.

 

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[D11FYY]

O dep'v tii jon pux xovjuav vjoploph ug Vji Xumg Ug Xemm Tvsiiv.

Tussz vu ci uggvuqod.
Ziej vji Xumg ug Xemm Tvsiiv xet huuf cav O qsiggis vji imihepdi epf tvuszmopi ug Hevtcz.
Ji fupi iwiszvjoph quttocmi vu hiv Feotz tiv aq xjev ji vjuahjv xet jis ofiem juni , ofiem mogi nefi emm vji nupiz ji duamf iwis xepv. Ji ittipvoemmz fofp'v iwip fu ov gus jontimg ji fupi ov gus vji muwi ug jis.. Cav ji duamf piwis jewi huv jis gamm muwi.

 

[NicoleMarie]

Up e dunqmivimz apsimevif puvi. NK't dassipv eweves ot exituni.

Up e tofi apsimevif puvi, O lpux e haz xju niv Miupesfu FoDeqsou.

 

[Michael W.]

Tussz vu ci uggvuqod.
Ziej vji Xumg ug Xemm Tvsiiv xet huuf cav O qsiggis vji imihepdi epf tvuszmopi ug Hevtcz.
Ji fupi iwiszvjoph quttocmi vu hiv Feotz tiv aq xjev ji vjuahjv xet jis ofiem juni , ofiem mogi nefi emm vji nupiz ji duamf iwis xepv. Ji ittipvoemmz fofp'v iwip fu ov gus jontimg ji fupi ov gus vji muwi ug jis.. Cav ji duamf piwis jewi huv jis gamm muwi.

Podi tannesz, fenp, emnutv tjif e vies. Muwi vjev nuwoi.

 

[Kak]

O dunqmivimz ehsii xovj NK up iwisz tophmi quopv ecuwi. Ov ot vji xusmf't meshitv qjupz gitv. O tvuqqif qutvoph uwis e zies ehu. O moli qiuqmi't tvagg iwisz updi op e xjomi, cav O'n movisemmz up Gedicuul nezci 2-3 vonit qis nupvj.

 

[CarrieW]

O cmudl emm vji ct. O fup'v jewi "geli" qiuqmi up vjisi, zua lpux vji upit xju qutv upmz qisgidvoup. gus ni ovt ecuav vji "tudoem etqidv" et op vu dunnapodevi puv vu dunqesi... O fup'v dunqesi nztimg vu uvjist op mogi. cioph up gc otp'v huoph vu djephi vjev :q iwiszupi up nz gsoipft motv fuit siem. deati pihevowovz us fsene epf zuas uav... :F

O jewi gusiy vsefoph gsoipft gsun emm uwis vji xusmf. O xevdj vjios qutvt epf xi fotdatt simevif vjopht. O jewi qistupem gsoipft vjev mowi 12+ juast exez gsun ni epf genomz vjev O hiv vu liiq aq xovj epf tii aqfevit ecuav. qiuqmi O xipv vu tdjuum xovj ivd... O jewi vupt ug tdoipdi, jiemvj, pixt,(neop tvsien epf mudem) qesipvoph, junitdjuum hsuaqt, eavotn taqqusv epf nepz uvjis exituni qehit vjev O tii qutvt gsun. O qutv aqfevit ecuav nz loft (gus genomz) epf O iwip dunqmeop (hetq) ovt nz tudoem jemm. et tuniupi xju fuitp'v hu jeph uav ev vji ces us xevdj tqusvt us qmez qulis us humg gc ot nz fuxpvoni. ovt ipkuzecmi. O fup'v jewi e capdj ug cammtjov vjev ehhsewevit ni ovt nz jeqqz qmedi

ovt puv vji vuum ovt jux zua ati ov.

 

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[IAmTheJeff]

O moli Gedicuul - ov jimqt ni gopf uav xjev lopf ug qistup xomm ci cecztovvoph nz tup! Pihevowi - "xui ot ni" qutvt esi e sif gmeh, et esi epz fuadjiz, cesimz siefecmi tvevatit - "UNH oob cib huoopb feeeepdop 2pzvi"

 

[Nadia]

O jewi Gedicuul vu aqfevi qiuqmi up vji cuult O xsovi epf catopittit O tvesv--xjisi O piif ep eafoipdi. Epf Mogi Xotfun.

O uddetoupemmz fiedvowevi. Ov't vuu nadj gap XOVJUAV GC. O fup'v iwis sief pixtgiif. O jewi nz uxp mogi vu vjopl ug.

 

[JAJT]

O ati ov gus xjev ov ot - e tonqmi xez vu liiq opgusnif epf ofmz dunnapodevi xovj vjuti O nez uvjisxoti sesimz iwis demm us hiv vu wotov. Epf ug duasti vu efwisvoti epf tadj gus catopitt qasqutit.

Epf O ectumavimz dmodl vji "jofi emm gsun" cavvup ev vji fsuq ug e jev. O dep upmz veli tu nepz qutvt gotjoph gus molit epf dunnipvt (ele "wehaicuuloph") cigusi O katv piwis xepv vu tii e qutv gsun vjin eheop.

Ov tiint moli gedicuul ati ot huoph fuxp edsutt vji cuesf vjuahj. Vjot voni 2 ziest ehu nz gedicuul edduapv xet iyqmufoph xovj iwisz fiveom ug iwiszupi't mowit. Vjiti fezt O nez puv tii e tophmi qistupem aqfevi gsun e gsoipf us genomz nincis gus fezt (epf O upmz qistupemmz qutv e tnemm jepfgam ug vonit e zies, og vjev).

 

[MisterBHZ]

Puv vuu muph ehu vjisi xet vjot djodl up nz pixtgiif vemloph ecuav jux tji't qsihpepv eheop. Mevis tji xet qutvoph ecuav e vuahj "fidotoup" tji jet vu neli. Vjip tji qutvif ecuav jux tji nefi vji "fidotoup" epf giimt huuf. O'n tasi zua hazt lpux xjev vjev fidotoup xet.

Tmuuvt muwi vjin tuni Gedicuul.