I didn't last 3wks on fB. In 2007 I signed up for it because some professor put up an assignment we had to go to fB to complete. I figured OK what's the worst that could happen. FB was new at the time. So I did the review, wrote the paper about it, got an A. Then the shit started leaking in. Next thing I know I'm getting friend requests from people I intentionally distanced myself from, back in my hometown which I left many years ago & for good reason. Fuck that.
I originally joined because all of my friends stopped replying to emails. I have friend requests turned off unless there's someone specific that I want to friend and then I'll temporarily turn it on.
Honestl, the slop there isn't much more or wose than here or Reddit or anywhere else on social media.
Keep it up. It's an ideology that got way too comfortable and it's infected everything. It's not nothing. It get's 'is what it is'ed , silently accepted, awkward laughed too much. You never had to put up with it.
It's not always big scale battles. It's the local stuff too. The family member that you don't have to put up with. The Schrodinger's douchebag that needs to be told to shut up.
Being the grass that someone needs to touch? I can do that all day.
You pick and choose your battles. You can't fight all of them, nor should you think you have to. It's important you take care of yourself as you do this.
You do things that make this life worth living. To remind you why you fight and who you are fighting for.
You do enough because you make it enough. There are no small parts. But if we don't fight, we don't win.
You know, I get it; as an adult it’s hard to be at home, bored and go online and see someone saying gross stuff without reaching out to correct them… the fact that the Admins punish YOU is even worse. Very unfair. You can really only protect yourself - don’t feed the trolls. 🏎️🏎️
Honestly I'm probably just replying too fast to comments. When I know that there's a bunch of similar ones I'll almost literally copy-paste my snappy comeback.
I was trying to share something from a webpage (they had that little Share icon then you select Link). I clicked then immediately flipped to FB to share and it didn't copy the link at all. I'm still too fast for technology (I used to freeze touch screens in the early 2000s cause I tapped too fast)
To be honest I'm probably putting too much energy into it. A lot of them are probably trolls and I would be happier otherwise. I follow a few really cool people and I've discovered a lot of nice people through facebook. I don't see it any worse than any other social media platform
One thing that Facebook does better than Imgur is if I block someone they can't creep my posts anymore with the same account. Here they can still see my posts.
horseman05
One of the most toxic social media environments possible. Just close your Facebook account and leave Meta completely.Your life will be so much better.
stupidbastardinutah
Dumped FB almost a decade ago. Best decision ever.
horsetuna
Thank you for the unsolicited advice that I did not ask for and therefore will ignore.
Hexidimentional
i got tired of alt right posts and 5 minute crafts showing people how to meet god, so i deleted my facebook account
horsetuna
I see the same stuff here and on Reddit.
spontaneous9
I didn't last 3wks on fB.
In 2007 I signed up for it because some professor put up an assignment we had to go to fB to complete. I figured OK what's the worst that could happen. FB was new at the time.
So I did the review, wrote the paper about it, got an A. Then the shit started leaking in.
Next thing I know I'm getting friend requests from people I intentionally distanced myself from, back in my hometown which I left many years ago & for good reason.
Fuck that.
horsetuna
I originally joined because all of my friends stopped replying to emails. I have friend requests turned off unless there's someone specific that I want to friend and then I'll temporarily turn it on.
Honestl, the slop there isn't much more or wose than here or Reddit or anywhere else on social media.
DemonKysho
Keep it up. It's an ideology that got way too comfortable and it's infected everything. It's not nothing. It get's 'is what it is'ed , silently accepted, awkward laughed too much. You never had to put up with it.
It's not always big scale battles. It's the local stuff too. The family member that you don't have to put up with. The Schrodinger's douchebag that needs to be told to shut up.
Being the grass that someone needs to touch? I can do that all day.
horsetuna
Honestly a good number of them are probably just trolls and bots. And it really does affect my mental health
DemonKysho
You pick and choose your battles. You can't fight all of them, nor should you think you have to. It's important you take care of yourself as you do this.
You do things that make this life worth living. To remind you why you fight and who you are fighting for.
You do enough because you make it enough. There are no small parts. But if we don't fight, we don't win.
captainenhancement
You know, I get it; as an adult it’s hard to be at home, bored and go online and see someone saying gross stuff without reaching out to correct them… the fact that the Admins punish YOU is even worse. Very unfair. You can really only protect yourself - don’t feed the trolls. 🏎️🏎️
horsetuna
Honestly I'm probably just replying too fast to comments. When I know that there's a bunch of similar ones I'll almost literally copy-paste my snappy comeback.
captainenhancement
You’re like: *CheckMate you Bastards*
You’re a turbo racing horse on the keyboard haha
Smoked Tuna…
horsetuna
I was trying to share something from a webpage (they had that little Share icon then you select Link). I clicked then immediately flipped to FB to share and it didn't copy the link at all. I'm still too fast for technology (I used to freeze touch screens in the early 2000s cause I tapped too fast)
dailysuicidalthoughts
I stopped using Facebook for anything other than talking to a few of my family members, and keeping up with friends from other countries.
Don't stop bullying those idiots, they deserve it for all the harm they do too others.
horsetuna
To be honest I'm probably putting too much energy into it. A lot of them are probably trolls and I would be happier otherwise. I follow a few really cool people and I've discovered a lot of nice people through facebook. I don't see it any worse than any other social media platform
dailysuicidalthoughts
That makes sense.
Ya might like going this route.
https://youtu.be/OVEsmYl41OY
Can't outsmart em, might as well out dumb em.
BastardMan1977
Bigots is why I got off of Facebook. Meta is why I stayed off.
horsetuna
And quite honestly, there's a lot of bigotry on every other social media including this one
horsetuna
I only am on Facebook cause my friends don't reply to emails anymore x.x. And I follow a few really cool accounts that I can't find off social media
I just need better self control.
RetrogradeLlama
You do. You’ll never change their minds. Don’t waste your time.
horsetuna
Laugh to mock them and then move on.
One thing that Facebook does better than Imgur is if I block someone they can't creep my posts anymore with the same account. Here they can still see my posts.