Comments | gordonzola: Old friends, old pictures

gordonzola

Old friends, old pictures

Jan 28, 2009 06:36

Facebook is an inadequate medium to satisfy most of our online needs. It think this is proven by the fact that that I see so many post by my LJ friends complaining about it. Facebook is not generally a place for refection or involved thoughts. It’s the place where most of my co-workers gather online so I do get up-to-date snippets from their ( Read more... )

lj-meta, obituaries of people i knew

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mallorys_camera January 28 2009, 15:14:17 UTC

I think you're very well grounded. Like the Rock of Gibralter maybe ;-)

What I mean by that is that you have a sense of continuity in your own life that's affirming to you and pleasant for me (as a stranger more-or-less) to read about.

I don't feel very well grounded at all -- never have, even when the financial end of things was running more smoothly. For me the friends I've made over the years were substitute family and it wrenched me to lose touch with them, which I always did on account of I'm so horrible at reaching out to people when they're not in the here and now. So I just really love Facebook. It's put me back in touch with people I really love.

It's not a place for in-depth analysis or soul-bearing, true. On the other hand, it's got some kickass word games.

gordonzola January 29 2009, 01:31:45 UTC

see, I never play the word games. I had to find another reason to stay. ;)

carolc January 28 2009, 15:21:05 UTC

Totally agree with all your musings about Facebook, especially: "Mostly for me though, it’s more a place to run into people I once knew, chat with them excitedly for a few minutes, then realize that there’s a reason I don’t see them very often."

springheel_jack January 28 2009, 15:30:44 UTC

o to be young and beautiful again

jette January 28 2009, 16:36:19 UTC

Compared to being dumb and unestablished again, I'll take middle aged and relatively attractive.

gordonzola January 29 2009, 01:31:03 UTC

ah, c'mon. You're totally MILFy.

jette January 29 2009, 02:09:36 UTC

Aw thanks. :-)

thisisthenow January 28 2009, 15:39:42 UTC

I've been strenuously avoiding Facebook for the reasons you stated above. There's this very high school element to it...will So-and-So from 15 years ago want to be my friend? I got rejected! Oh noes! Still, you make a compelling case for those few important nuggets to be mined from it.

I still think I'm skipping it. I'm glad you found some worthwhile things.

gordonzola January 29 2009, 01:27:59 UTC

I'm certainly not a missionary for it. Honestly, I got active mostly to promote my book. but I did find some fun/useful stuff too.

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gordonzola January 29 2009, 01:28:55 UTC

Interesting. Navigating all this is interesting in its own right.