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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 11, 2013, 03:48 am

Title: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 11, 2013, 03:48 am
I don't understand these fool why do they add all these so called friends to all their personal shit. Maybe some do have 1000s of friends, or just want the attention.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Joosy on September 11, 2013, 07:25 am
Possibly.

Does it affect you? Why do you care what others do with their time?
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 11, 2013, 05:13 pm
I don't care what they do with their time. They can have a billion "friends" I just wonder why. When you can't understand something why is it such a big deal to ask someone. If I wanted to care then I can.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: ProudCannabian on September 11, 2013, 05:25 pm
Some people think it makes them cool, and that others will think they are the shit, the more friends they have the more "popular" they appear.  I just see them as desperate for attention.
Really, you can't have any more than 20 friends that are 100% trustworthy, good friends, and only like 2-5 that you can be close with.  There's only so much time in the day to get to know people.
This doesn't include family.

Think about how much time and effort it takes to make a basic relationship with a member of the opposite sex.
Close friends need about the same time and almost as much effort to be worthwhile.
I'm not saying buy them flowers, but you might take them to a movie or play some ball.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: cyanate on September 11, 2013, 05:27 pm
Probably due to insecurity. Not that I have a fucking clue, I don't have facebook.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 11, 2013, 06:26 pm
That's what I don't understand most people only have like 4-5 real friends and maybe 40-60 people that they could say "hi" to in the street if they saw them. So where did they 1000's of Friends come from?
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Tiger on September 11, 2013, 06:57 pm
Some of these people will be artists, musicians, freelance whatever's and use facebook for networking.

Some aren't and they're just pathetic for adding everyone they see.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: danconia on September 11, 2013, 09:32 pm
Would it make you happier if it said "acquaintances"?  I have 1800+ "friends" and yes most of them are not close friends but sometimes it's good to keep in contact with people.  Plus it's work to get rid of people one-by-one.  Facebook also quite literally helps me match someone's face with their actual name.  If it weren't for Facebook I would have forgotten a lot of people's names, which can always be a little embarrassing.

It certainly seems like hot chicks can get a shit ton of friends because guys want to see their photos and whatnot.  If someone utilizes FB and went to college they can usually amass quite a lot of "friends".  I suppose this also comes in handy if you were ever advertising for your start-up / business as well since your posts would reach more people.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: AussieMitch on September 11, 2013, 10:06 pm
I had about 1500+ friends before I deleted Facebook altogether. I started getting into crypto-anarchy and became more concerned about my privacy and decided to make sure there was no information or photos whatsoever about me anywhere on the internet.

Honestly to me the whole point of Facebook was just to make it easier to bang girls in my social network, and to see who was out clubbing and what events were on when I was heading out. I have a ton of acquaintances that I've met through several years of intense partying when I was younger and a small amount of close friends, so I just didn't put anything personal on Facebook.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: james frazer on September 12, 2013, 12:13 am
I don't understand these fool...

There are many reasons. Facebook games can be enhanced if the players are Friends; people who play lots of interactive games usually have a large number of Friends.  Many members are not known to the general public but have a local reputation in their particular area of interest  (eg as an events organiser, author, sportsperson, proprietor, musician, collector, academic etc) and they are happy to be friends with people who know of them, but whom they haven't met. Some Facebook members consistently post useful or entertaining information and receive many Friend Requests. Although it is not encouraged, personal Facebook pages are sometimes used for non-personal puposes (eg commercial, political, charitable etc) and Friend Requests are actively encouraged. And I am sure it occasionally happens that people play a game with their real life friends, where they each start a new account and then try to be the first to get to 1000 Friends.

But whatever the reason, I doubt that a fool would be able to get 1000 Facebook Friends.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 12, 2013, 03:08 am
Really you don't know any fools that have 1000's "friends", I know lots. That adds to the confusion for me.

If they were so unimportant in your life that you couldn't even remember their names, I don't understand why someone would give a shit if they ever see them again let alone know when they played Candy land last time or what they ate for supper?
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: weok83r8fd on September 12, 2013, 03:11 am
hey man, how do you know the person with 1000s of facebook friends doesn't hang out with them all every weekend? stop hating and start appreciating.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 12, 2013, 03:15 am
maybe they do I have no Idea. Seems you get hated on more for having 30 friends.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: danconia on September 12, 2013, 04:54 am
Seems you get hated on more for having 30 friends.

Probably because your acquaintances want to be able to creep on those hot girl friends that you have.  Seriously...

Facebook is legit for investigating whether a girl is cute or not.  Since a lot of girls make it so that you can't see their pics unless you are a friend or friend of a friend... you do the math and it makes sense, in some cases, to have more friends.  I have just always noticed that people like to hate on Facebook without recognizing its strong points.  Heck it makes it easy to ask a bunch of friends if someone has an extra _____, or if someone is looking for a roommate, or which of your acquaintances are back in town, etc.  Now you can do Facebook Graph search and look up "Friends who live in ______" which works wonders for couch-surfing and other stuff.

I'm not saying its perfect, and as mentioned above privacy is terrible on FB (especially when the government becomes involved), but it can be useful when used correctly.
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: Devil Weed Seeds on September 13, 2013, 01:07 am
I see your points they make sense. So I should just add all girls that I want to creep on? What about government spying and stealing my pictures should I worry about that?
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: 88fxstc on September 13, 2013, 01:37 am
That's what I don't understand most people only have like 4-5 real friends and maybe 40-60 people that they could say "hi" to in the street if they saw them. So where did they 1000's of Friends come from?

Do you know what the difference between a friend and a close friend is???
A friend will help you move.
A CLOSE Friend will help you move.......a body   ;)
Title: Re: People with 1000s of Facebook Friends
Post by: danconia on September 13, 2013, 02:23 am
I see your points they make sense. So I should just add all girls that I want to creep on?

Or just add their ugly friends.  You don't want the hot ones to know what you're up to.

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What about government spying and stealing my pictures should I worry about that?

Yes you should worry about that.  You can always pick a solid nickname to go by online.