Reasons to Quit Facebook
Friend requests from your needy ex or crazy uncle...
Facebook recently cracked the 200 million member mark, which is pretty incredible considering the site has only been open to the general public for three short years. With the huge influx of new members, many of them in the over-30 crowd, you're bound to get a few friend requests from crazy uncles, insane exes, and despicable acquaintances from way back when. "It's just a friend request," you'll tell yourself, and, not wanting to hurt their feelings, you'll confirm the request. A week later, once they've pestered you every day, invited you to all their stupid events, and told your parents about the pictures from your secret trip to Vegas, you'll be ready to put your computer through a wall. Fortunately, you can adjust your privacy settings for specific people, tailoring exactly what they see. So go ahead and accept that friend request from Uncle Nutso. Just be sure to set it up so all he sees is your profile picture and your favorite TV shows.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kel said 3:09PM on 4-16-2009
Facebook isn't so bad. It gives entertainment when you are bord in the evenings, it helps you stay in touch with friends you wouldn't know a darn thing about if Facebook didn't exist and it allows friends to keep up with you so you don't have to send out that long Christmas letter every year with every detail of you life through out that year. There is also no need for highschool reunions anymore, which I personally think is great. It allows you to share your beliefs and show support for things you care about. It's great AOL get over it!
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extreme j said 3:54PM on 4-16-2009
Well here it is... if you hate face book and don't like face book then don't use face book simple as that! right, sheesh... it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out.
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JA said 4:03PM on 4-16-2009
This is probably one of the most bias, opinionated, self-centered article that flow out from a reputable website. You won't even see this kind of crap on MSN or Yahoo. Please fire the originator...
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dat1kid said 4:29PM on 4-16-2009
facebook is just a watered down version of myspace....just kill time while your bored
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karen said 6:27PM on 4-16-2009
I am just loving it, ihave been intouch with people i used to know. I think it is way cool
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Sheree Rensel said 6:29PM on 4-16-2009
This is so funny because this article came out now. I just wrote a blog post about all this FACEBOOK stuff. I know. I am an esoteric kind of person. I am not average at all. However, I needed to express my opinions about this. Here it is:
http://shereerensel.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-blog-facebook-freakout.html
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Sheree Rensel said 6:40PM on 4-16-2009
Yep! That is it in a nutshell. Bye Bye! I have better things to do and think about now. Time is short. Important life issues are far more important than this. Ciao.
Yvonne said 6:42PM on 4-16-2009
I think they are all just what you want them to be. If you want privacy, don't sign up, set your privacy settings accordingly
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sue said 8:14PM on 4-16-2009
Just like R rated movies. Don't like 'em, don't watch 'em. It's a preferance. To each his own, and to the one who wrote the article, it's your opinion, and just like as******, we all have one!
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Samuel said 12:14AM on 4-17-2009
Just take it from someone who studies Sexual Predators. NEVER ever use your Real name. Never use Photo Albums, Never. It is a lot of Game. To catch a Predator with Chris Hasen on Night lie is just what I am talking about. Write me and I will teel you stories that will take you off of Face book.
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