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ChelleConnor

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Hi Geeks,

I feel I have to post somewhere re social media, I may even get a blog just to vent every once in a while....

Am I the only one in the world who dislikes what social media has done to the world we live in? Let me tell you what I mean...

A few days ago there was a death in my family. I actually found out via Facebook before anything else. I saw a picture of the person who passed with 'RIP' etc written as the caption. This then led me to text my father and ask him if this person was dead (his side of the family) He actually didn't get back to me as 10 minutes after me texting he received a phone call from one of my cousins telling him the bad news. He then headed home and once he got there he called me back to confirm it was true. How awful that this news was found out over
Facebook?

This then leads me onto another problem... The way people constantly update what they are doing. For example my mother in law. She will write statuses about how she's drinking a cider, or she's just watched a programme that's made her cry. She's around 50 years old and in my eyes I find this behaviour embarrassing. I could also tell you what my sister in law is doing almost every hour and where is she and what she has planned?! To me this is too much information. I know Facebook asks you what's on your mind but I'm sure if a stranger walked past & asked you you would run a mile. So why do people find this ok to do?

I also hate how viral videos are, on my news feed I will see at least one abusive video a day. The most recent been a woman throwing her baby around. (his bones obviously broken) I found this video extremely disturbing and it made me extremely angry. I know some people will say don't watch the video then but I must admit I am a very very curious person, the video doesn't usually explain how graphic the content is. While people are watching this video has anyone ever thought that it may be giving people ideas? A mother (if you can even call them that) may watch that video and think 'haha that looks fun, I may try it with my child' I completely disagree with these videos been made viewable to the public but even the Daily Mail are guilty of doing this.

My last problem is how attached people have become to their phones. So much so that the Daily Mail released statistics which stated that about 90% of people no longer look up when been out in public, they are all looking downwards at their phones and not taking in their surroundings (this could be very dangerous) I also have many friends who will do this. They will get in my car and we will head out, my friend was once directing me to somewhere and because she was so wrapped up in her phone we missed the turn off on a roundabout, just after the turn off she decided to shout out 'oh it was that turning' which was very off putting. I will be out for dinner with a friend and she won't stop looking at her phone & won't even hear what I'm talking about. I find this behaviour very rude and I don't condone it. I make a point of not looking at my phone when been with friends and I sometimes won't even answer a phone call out of respect.

This has been a major rant but what happened to been out and about and taking in your surroundings? Actually appreciating the world rather then missing it. What happened to phoning your friend or family member to see how they are or even popping round to their house? Actually taking in what they are saying in a conversation?
Everything has become so social mediafied and I find it a real shame.
If you are guilty of the above please think about how your post of Facebook may make others feel before posting, how much scenery you missed while been out today or instead of messaging that person to see how they are, ring them.
Too much information is never a good thing. People will know so much about you that they won't need to ask you how you are because they already know from your previous Facebook status.

It's a real shame and things will only get worse x
 
Well I'm the only person in the world I think who isn't on Facebook and twitter , it can wreck lives ! I'm proud I don't need Facebook as it rules people's lives nowadays if I want to talk to my friends or family I just ring them , people are antisocial now as they are always on their phones checking Facebook , I am managing to survive anyway and get on with my life without it xxx
 
Ahhh Lydia, that's what I like to hear. If I wasn't scared about losing business I wouldn't be on facebook at all. It's definitely something to be proud of x
 
Business I would but personal use not for me some may think its odd but I'm alright without it Xx
 
That is awful to find out about a family death of Facebook :-(
I have to say I do agree with what you are saying, things are becoming out of control almost and people are addicted to it, including myself, I can not believe I am saying this ! But as I am writing this my husband is sat on his i pad on Facebook, me on salon geek, my son on his i pod and x box....

I do not post everyday on Facebook but probably check it 10 times a day if not working, and even when working I will flick it on just for a second between clients...crazy why, I don't know !
That's it I am stopping !
 
Funny this has become my bugbear recently too! I thought it was just me getting old. I used to go on FB a lot, and my excuse was "its to keep in touch with my friends" hmm, really! I stopped checking and using it back in December and a massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I do however, use it for my new business page.
Twitter! lol! Havent a clue how to use it, although my daughters have told me I must learn as it will really help me for business purposes! An as for mobiles..... well... I have now had to confiscate my daughters phones virtually on a daily basis! I could go on and on about this subject.
However, on a little last note, my moaning about all this to my kids and hubby has now retaliated as I am on SG at every possible moment! My excuse is, its educational but thats now wearing well with them :eek:
I didnt even have a mobile phone when I was a teenager, God how did we cope back then?? Er, we coped fine actually hee hee. x
 
I use facebook for business as it is very good for that, providing it's used in the right way of course. I also have a profile page which I don't use much. I hate it when someone posts a picture or video of something disturbing on my wall asking me to reshare etc.
Take yesterday for instance a family member shared a disturbing photo of animal cruelty on my wall and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's disgusting and I wish people would stop and think what they are doing before they take it upon themselves to post these things.
It should be monitered properly as I think it's becoming like You tube now.:sad:
 
thank goodness i'm not the only person not on facebook! i can pretty much guarantee that every monday morning at college there will be at least one person who has or is going to get into some kind of conflict over something that has been said on facebook. i've seen relationships ruined, trust destroyed and reputations (professional or otherwise) ruined because of it, a friend of mine lost her beloved gran last year and her cousin had put it on facebook, she was so proud of how many 'likes' the news received!!!seriously, how can you like the news that someone has passed away?! mobile phones are a godsend and a curse at the same time but its so rude to be actually in someones company and have them sit there and text other people constantly, and i can't help but wonder how many more affairs or shady shenanigans are going on because of text messaging? speaking of that, flipping text speak...i can barely understand any text i get from my son...so we have that to blame for the lazy denigration of the english language too (though i am really guiltly of the 'lolz lol). as for viral videos, and the availability of things like internet porn ( i'm no prude but i'm sure there will be a generation of men and women with highly unrealistic expectations and jaded taste) etc, the world is becoming so densensitised now i really worry about the younger generation when violence,extreme acts and abuse are available at the click of a mouse, i understand that the latest video doing the rounds on facebook is of a girl having s*x with her dog for a bet...
rant over, i feel like i should be on that grumpy old women show hahaha!all that aside, i'm on salon geek far too much so me signing out...jacqui, tagged,bagged and sagged on salon geek 9pm lol xxx
 
thank goodness i'm not the only person not on facebook! i can pretty much guarantee that every monday morning at college there will be at least one person who has or is going to get into some kind of conflict over something that has been said on facebook. i've seen relationships ruined, trust destroyed and reputations (professional or otherwise) ruined because of it, a friend of mine lost her beloved gran last year and her cousin had put it on facebook, she was so proud of how many 'likes' the news received!!!seriously, how can you like the news that someone has passed away?! mobile phones are a godsend and a curse at the same time but its so rude to be actually in someones company and have them sit there and text other people constantly, and i can't help but wonder how many more affairs or shady shenanigans are going on because of text messaging? speaking of that, flipping text speak...i can barely understand any text i get from my son...so we have that to blame for the lazy denigration of the english language too (though i am really guiltly of the 'lolz lol). as for viral videos, and the availability of things like internet porn ( i'm no prude but i'm sure there will be a generation of men and women with highly unrealistic expectations and jaded taste) etc, the world is becoming so densensitised now i really worry about the younger generation when violence,extreme acts and abuse are available at the click of a mouse, i understand that the latest video doing the rounds on facebook is of a girl having s*x with her dog for a bet...
rant over, i feel like i should be on that grumpy old women show hahaha!all that aside, i'm on salon geek far too much so me signing out...jacqui, tagged,bagged and sagged on salon geek 9pm lol xxx

I know people are always Facebook this and Facebook that , salon geek is different I think yep it's socialising but it's educational at the same time Xx
 
Yes, this desensitising thing also worries me.
I do check salon geek often, but sometimes I'll go weeks without checking. I feel salon geek is different though. It helps us develop our skills & keep up to date with the new trends in the beauty/hair industry. What does Facebook do? It's just a load of rubbish & gossip x
 
Yes, this desensitising thing also worries me.
I do check salon geek often, but sometimes I'll go weeks without checking. I feel salon geek is different though. It helps us develop our skills & keep up to date with the new trends in the beauty/hair industry. What does Facebook do? It's just a load of rubbish & gossip x

I am all for salon geek nothing else though x
 
I HATE social media. Especially Facebook. I only left school 6 years ago & I have a 16 year old sister who is constantly getting trouble through Facebook. It has created a world of nasty people who can hide behind a computer screen(phone)
The horrible videos that are shared around the world of various things such as children beating are in called for. The pages called things such as 'cancer is great' 'dead baby page' has shown me the sick twisted world we live in.
I'm worried for my 2 year old daughters future. I pray it doesn't get worse than it is!
 
I HATE social media. Especially Facebook. I only left school 6 years ago & I have a 16 year old sister who is constantly getting trouble through Facebook. It has created a world of nasty people who can hide behind a computer screen(phone)
The horrible videos that are shared around the world of various things such as children beating are in called for. The pages called things such as 'cancer is great' 'dead baby page' has shown me the sick twisted world we live in.
I'm worried for my 2 year old daughters future. I pray it doesn't get worse than it is!

I'm the same I have two girls 6 & 3 what will it be when they are teenagers x
 
thank goodness i'm not the only person not on facebook! i can pretty much guarantee that every monday morning at college there will be at least one person who has or is going to get into some kind of conflict over something that has been said on facebook. i've seen relationships ruined, trust destroyed and reputations (professional or otherwise) ruined because of it, a friend of mine lost her beloved gran last year and her cousin had put it on facebook, she was so proud of how many 'likes' the news received!!!seriously, how can you like the news that someone has passed away?! mobile phones are a godsend and a curse at the same time but its so rude to be actually in someones company and have them sit there and text other people constantly, and i can't help but wonder how many more affairs or shady shenanigans are going on because of text messaging? speaking of that, flipping text speak...i can barely understand any text i get from my son...so we have that to blame for the lazy denigration of the english language too (though i am really guiltly of the 'lolz lol). as for viral videos, and the availability of things like internet porn ( i'm no prude but i'm sure there will be a generation of men and women with highly unrealistic expectations and jaded taste) etc, the world is becoming so densensitised now i really worry about the younger generation when violence,extreme acts and abuse are available at the click of a mouse, i understand that the latest video doing the rounds on facebook is of a girl having s*x with her dog for a bet...
rant over, i feel like i should be on that grumpy old women show hahaha!all that aside, i'm on salon geek far too much so me signing out...jacqui, tagged,bagged and sagged on salon geek 9pm lol xxx


ugh yes that video came up on my page. It's vile what people are doing. What is the world coming to? I know what you mean about mobile phones though. One of my friends is never off hers. A group of us went out for dinner one night and she was on it constantly. Very rude.:mad:
 
ugh yes that video came up on my page. It's vile what people are doing. What is the world coming to? I know what you mean about mobile phones though. One of my friends is never off hers. A group of us went out for dinner one night and she was on it constantly. Very rude.:mad:
i turn it around on anyone who does it if i'm out for a drink/dinner with them, i become like an attention seeking child, i start fidgeting and bouncing up and down on my chair 'hellooo! i'm here, look at me!'....god,is it any wonder my son thinks i'm an embarrassment?!
another point about mobiles, Daybreak started a campaign today for people turning their phones off whilst driving, the estimated figure is 128(i may be wrong,it was very early a.m.) deaths per year caused by drivers on mobiles...a good point was made, no matter what the phone call or text is about there is very little that you can do about it whilst you're driving xxx
 
i turn it around on anyone who does it if i'm out for a drink/dinner with them, i become like an attention seeking child, i start fidgeting and bouncing up and down on my chair 'hellooo! i'm here, look at me!'....god,is it any wonder my son thinks i'm an embarrassment?!
another point about mobiles, Daybreak started a campaign today for people turning their phones off whilst driving, the estimated figure is 128(i may be wrong,it was very early a.m.) deaths per year caused by drivers on mobiles...a good point was made, no matter what the phone call or text is about there is very little that you can do about it whilst you're driving xxx

I hate drivers on phones I really do ! I saw someone driving uphill in the snow on their phone , they came back down the hill sideways , silly people lol x
 
Completely agree, especially about the phone obsessed people, it's so annoying!
 
I have to agree with this, I've found out so much terrible news through Facebook. I hate it but I can't help but Check it regular.
Although I would prefer to ring a friend for a chat, they don't see it the same way so if I don't check Facebook I sort of feel like I miss out. Very weird. Feels Almost silly saying it!

I do agree with the post about people being foul and abusive over these social media sites!
A friend of my partners killed himself before new year, why? We will never know. Although the messages found on his stupid Facebook allow us to believe he was bullied and suffered In silence :(
It's so sad how people can be so cruel, and it's like they don't realise how much damage they can do from typing such harsh and disgusting words!

I also recently came across the videos you've spoken about, also such trends like 'cut for bieber'
Where young girls were slicing their arms in a attempt to get Justin biebers attention. Its disgusting that because of social media, so many get caught up in these trends :/ xxx
 

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