FB or IF? - Page 4

Originally posted by: Freethinker112

FB is social networking. You share your day to day life there. It's for keeping in touch with what others are up to. If is a forum for discussion, dealing with particular topics. You come here to discuss shows with other people who watch it. DM is for discussing with people who have something to say on topic. Both serves different purposes.

Originally posted by: King-Anu

that was my general assessment that if someone is not much social then they are more likely to spend time in virtual world compared to those who have real world friends and are social there. i didnt mean to suggest this for you. i am sorry if that impression came out from my post. now that you have described your situation i think you will be in loe/moderate group depending upon your activity.

Originally posted by: K.Universe.

IF (and in IF, DM) for me.

As for Facebook, IMO, nobody's face even deserves a page leave alone a book; a paragraph about self, may be. Never been there, never intend to go there. Ever since I lost a bundle on the IPO of that stock, I hate it even more but that's a different story :)

The way I see it, I am not spending any time here on DM with strangers; I am only telling them how it is. It's their choice whether to take notes or not 😆

All kidding aside, I have met some really interesting people here on DM who I can "talk to", on topics of interest to me, like I have known them personally for years, whenever I want, without having to put a face to their virtual name. No compulsions in maintaining relationships, not even a obligatory hello. Drop in when you want, leave when you want. What's not to like?

Haha ..Aww ..And Why do ya think Warren Buffet stuck to Old Economy stocks ? ...Tech keeps changing by the minute ..while the daily needs remain mostly the same ...All Chips, Toothpaste, Transportation kind of plays ...😆

And to be frank Facebook's fate looks pretty dodgy to me ...I mean whats the fun in talking to the people you alread y know in life ? ..Scummy theme eh ! ..Talk to the sweet strangers ..Like ..Um ...ME ..<< 😆...Look there have been many such tech themes in the past ...Most of which became Dot Gone ..😆

But such scrips are a fabulous opportunity ..One should sell short on the opening day ..once the initial euphoria abates ..Like once the scrip makes the first lower bottom on a 3 minute candle stick, or you see a MACD crossover ..Hammer it for at least 10 / 12 % gain ...😆 And then comes that moment to rejoice ..where a schooner or two can help... 😆

Vintu ...😛

Obviously an internet forum, especially one as lax as this one, sort of liberates one from being actually accountable for things we do and say. No commitment to truth or consistency. No vulnerability. On the one hand, it's laziness and procrastination. (I can say with certainty that most of my active time here a few years ago, I was seriously avoiding homework). I've noticed a pattern that I basically spend time on IF when I am avoiding doing something.

In the past 2-3 years, my life has radically changed and my social circle has radically changed. My politics and sense of self is so different today than it was when I first joined this forum (to discuss serials and write embarrassing fan fictions -- for fan girls, mind you -- involving hot TV actors). Obviously I don't want people in real life to know, in so much vivid detail, about all that. They would never take me seriously, especially in places where I have to go toe to toe with people who already condescend to me (i.e. men in my law school classes or in some activist circles who think they are so progressive and educated but act like a**holes if they get called out on their sexist behaviour).

So to me it's very compartmentalized. I think this is so severely separated from my real life that I wouldn't meet up with someone from here or add them on facebook or something like that.

Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum

yeah sure. its the fangirls.😛 They dont offer the same opportunity for intellectual discourse that a SRK vs Salman Khan thread does or a FB vs IF, do they?😆

Originally posted by: LovesLowCulture

I don't think they serve different purposes. It's pretty simple, it's what you make of the websites. Facebook's designed for people to share their lives with their friends, but you can also meet people who are interested in the same things as you and/or join discussions. The same way, IF has a PM function and lets you build a "buddy list" so that you can use it for social networking.

Originally posted by: Freethinker112

Nah, not at all. 😆

Originally posted by: lonely0planet

nevermind,, even if you meant me.. i AM spending a lot of time on IF...what is there to be ashamed of ... i am in a new place..contrasting weather.. friends yes.. but dont know them too well to hang around 😉

i dont mind letting people here or anywhere know who i am generally.. just dont want any one from work to see me here and then mock me.. no.. may be I dont mind that either.. but then everyone else is so secretive here..

BTW you do come across as a sensible person +10 if you are a girl to top that.. very few sensible girls on IF 😊)

Originally posted by: McNinja

😆 +44 if you're a guy.