Is Facebook/Myspace Ruining Social Outings? |
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 Jun 30 2008, 08:07 PM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593  |
So I was at a party this weekend, and the majority of the time it was taking just taking pictures. What happen to just enjoying your time at the party, drink dance, go wild. Instead, it's everyone let's get together for group pic. snap snap. then everyone goes to each other with a camera and snap snap. then at great america the next day, I overheard so many people, like "ey take my picture, i'ma post it on myspace" i was like wtf? are you guys here to go on the rides, or take pictures. i don't know, sometimes i feel like everytime i go out now, everyone is so concern about taking pictures and trying to look good, because they know it's going to be on fb/myspace. I think it's really annoying hanging with some of my friends who are major fb whores who have 10,000 tagged photos/albums. nowadays, i try to avoid them, and hang with people who doesn't carry a camera around and snapping pictures 24/7.
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Jun 30 2008, 08:20 PM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
I definitely agree with what you're saying. The constant picture taking around here is just ridiculous. I mean to have a camera for unexpected things is one thing, but to take pictures every five seconds is something else.
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Jun 30 2008, 08:22 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
Yeah, that's dumb and unnecessary. I don't check my Myspace that often, but I think it's weird when you sign on and go to someone's page and you're in a picture of theirs... and you don't ever remember anyone asking you. It's just kinda creepy.
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Jun 30 2008, 08:22 PM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
oh one thing i agree with you. sit down with friends for a lunch and they're all taking photos. boring.
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Jun 30 2008, 08:23 PM
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 Krista. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,380 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,319 |
I can relate.
I have a couple friends who will always sit by themselves and take pictures whenever a bunch of us get together because they want to add them to MySpace. They'll worry about whether they look good, and if they don't, they go and put on more makeup and take more pictures. It's pretty annoying, and I think to myself, "Whatever happened to just having a good time with friends?" They're so superficial that I can't ever have a deep conversation with them because they'd rather take pictures. |
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Jun 30 2008, 08:29 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
^ OMG, it's the worst when you go to take a picture with one of your friends and then they look at it and think they don't look good enough so they have to delete it and take another one with you. Over and over. Until they look good.
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Jun 30 2008, 08:32 PM
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Krista. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,380 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,319 |
QUOTE(karmakiller @ Jun 30 2008, 08:29 PM)  ^ OMG, it's the worst when you go to take a picture with one of your friends and then they look at it and think they don't look good enough so they have to delete it and take another one with you. Over and over. Until they look good. That's exactly what one of my friends does! She wanted to take pictures with me one time, and I gave in. She kept on taking the same picture of the same pose over and over and deleting "bad ones" because she said I looked good but she didn't. 
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Jun 30 2008, 08:37 PM
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This is why I do my best not to hang out with stupid people.
That said, a couple of my friends this past year spent all their time just taking pictures of each other, and it drove me insane. I would go home for the weekend, and find that they'd taken three facebook albums' worth of pictures of themselves trying to look cool. |
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Jun 30 2008, 08:44 PM
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What I hate most about social events and facebook is the queer desire for some of my friends to contact everyone for a party through facebook. Then when I don't show up because I don't want to be there/didn't know about it, so they wig out and say, "How did you not know? I posted it of Facebook?"
"Yeah, my life doesn't revolve around facebook... It's call pick up this thing called a phone and dial my phone number. Hell, why not use that hellspawn(cellphone) in your pocket for its intended function. :O:O:O" |
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Jun 30 2008, 08:49 PM
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 ALLISON Group: Official Designer Posts: 3,372 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 310,259 |
Ugh. This is kinda off topic but I especially HATE it when couples take pictures of themselves making out. Please, get over yourselves.
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Jun 30 2008, 09:20 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
I see what you're saying... it's as if people go out just to take pictures to post on Facebook/Myspace, right? Yeah, I've noticed some people doing that, but it really doesn't bother me much. Maybe because they're still committed to having fun and actually enjoying the party while taking lots of pictures?
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Jun 30 2008, 09:21 PM
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 Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
I totally agree with what you're sayin', and I mos def know some people like that, but Facebook and other soc nets can be used more rationally to help create more social outings, imo.
I really like the Events feature for organizing and promoting events. Although the RSVP may not be 100% accurate, it's a nice first step to letting people know what's going on. |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:22 PM
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 muted imperfections <3 Group: Official Member Posts: 3,295 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,260 |
QUOTE(medicineforluck @ Jun 30 2008, 03:49 PM) Ugh. This is kinda off topic but I especially HATE it when couples take pictures of themselves making out. Please, get over yourselves. i agree ^^. and not that its pointed out. its so true. all i see now is people (mostly girls) lining up in the same direction and posing. it takes out of the fun and takes time. it is ruining ppls social outings. i thinks its to a point where ppl want to make sure that EVERYONE knows that they go out and have fun. |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:24 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Jun 30 2008, 07:21 PM) I really like the Events feature for organizing and promoting events. Although the RSVP may not be 100% accurate, it's a nice first step to letting people know what's going on. I completely agree. Except people get pissed off about not remembering about the event because the organizer didn't send a reminder through Facebook (mind you, they check Facebook every day and the organizer reminded them IN PERSON a few days before) |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:25 PM
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 R U A Q T ? [; Group: Official Member Posts: 7,276 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 421,631 |
haha, i do that sometimes, but only when there's nothing else to do. but i really hate it when people just sit there the whole party or whatevre and take pics. T_T
&i agree with medicineforluck. i hate that kind of PDA >:O like no one wants to see you and your significant other sucking face. |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:27 PM
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 Hello Newman. Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620 |
I went to a party once where the majority of the time people sat at the computer and went on Facebook.
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Jun 30 2008, 09:31 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
QUOTE(mackenziee @ Jun 30 2008, 09:27 PM) I went to a party once where the majority of the time people sat at the computer and went on Facebook. lmao 
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Jun 30 2008, 09:33 PM
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muted imperfections <3 Group: Official Member Posts: 3,295 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,260 |
QUOTE(mackenziee @ Jun 30 2008, 04:27 PM) I went to a party once where the majority of the time people sat at the computer and went on Facebook.  |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:34 PM
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Hello Newman. Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620 |
QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Jun 30 2008, 11:31 PM) lmao I know, right? I was like wtf? Why are you guys on it? The host of the party was actually on more than anyone else.
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Jun 30 2008, 09:34 PM
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R U A Q T ? [; Group: Official Member Posts: 7,276 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 421,631 |
QUOTE(mackenziee @ Jun 30 2008, 07:27 PM) I went to a party once where the majority of the time people sat at the computer and went on Facebook. man wtf losers x] &WTF @ the host. some party huh. s/he just should told everyone to bring their laptops "hai guyz, we're gonna have a facebook/myspace party kekeke snort" |
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Jun 30 2008, 09:38 PM
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Hello Newman. Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620 |
QUOTE(moninja @ Jun 30 2008, 11:34 PM) man wtf losers x] &WTF @ the host. some party huh. s/he just should told everyone to bring their laptops "hai guyz, we're gonna have a facebook/myspace party kekeke snort" I made fun of her the whole time. 
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Jun 30 2008, 09:39 PM
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Krista. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,380 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,319 |
QUOTE(moninja @ Jun 30 2008, 09:34 PM) man wtf losers x] &WTF @ the host. some party huh. s/he just should told everyone to bring their laptops "hai guyz, we're gonna have a facebook/myspace party kekeke snort"  |
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Jun 30 2008, 10:11 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 290 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,423 |
yeah definitely. it's also annoying when i don't look good, then i have to be self conscious because i know those pictures will be online.
technology ruins the values of life ;( |
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Jul 1 2008, 02:03 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,071 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,748 |
But, but...I always took a shat-load of pics even before facebook, SO THERE. And I still party.
 But yes, I know what y'all mean. |
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Jul 1 2008, 02:05 AM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
You take pics for the party not party for the pics. YEAAAAHHHHH.
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