If you're not on Facebook, you're suspect, and maybe even a potential mass-murderer

Lacking a social media presence the 2012 version of "oh he seemed nice enough. Kept to himself mostly."

Should I be worried about my mom? She barely knows that Facebook exists.

So, if I ignore/neglect/delete my FB page will that mean that idiots like these will run screaming from me everywhere I go? Hm...

Hmm. Maybe it is time to delete my Facebook account. People are getting rather comfortable around me, and I like it when everyone is slightly jumpy...

Obviously, though, it is imperative that people who have no social media presence be placed under some kind of pre-emptive surveillance. Now, if only we knew who they were, where they are, where they hang out, when their next party is happening, what they ate for breakfast, which youtube cat video made them laugh today...

Oh, damn.

I've never had a Facebook account. I'm only 41 and feel like social media and all the technology is passing me by. My wife did convince me to trade in our flip phones for this droid thingy. No idea what to do with it but it looks pretty neat.

Being unusual is a sign that you're, well, unusual. These things tend to correlate.

The intersection of law and social networks is bizarre.

According to the judge in this story, a Facebook 'Like' isn't protected free speech, because the person didn't actually say anything:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/tech/social-media/deputy-fired-facebook-like/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5

• Maxinquaye said:

  I neglect my FB terribly. And my twitter. And my google plus.

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Maxinquaye said:

Be afraid.

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Ditto.
Be very afraid.
(slips butcher knife into top desk drawer)

It always amuses me when someone is arrested for something nefarious and the police aren't releasing any info, so the news media go online and see what they can find there, and inform the public about the killer's blog and Facebook posts, etc.

I imagine the news reports if I were arrested - "On her blog she posts drawings of her dog, and on Facebook she kills a lot of Snatchins at Mystery Manor and is aggressively expanding her house at The Ville. Her avatar was dating another avatar called Bill, but they recently broke up, perhaps a sign of increasing alienation..."

JoyceH said:

... on Facebook she kills a lot of Snatchins ..."

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RUN FOR IT!

Well, that's not good. I hate having a facebook--it's such a time-suck. I've considered deleting it so many times, but it's the only way to keep in contact with all my friends and relatives far, far away. And now if I hear if I delete, I'm on the road towards America's Most Wanted. Huh.

benbradley said:

The intersection of law and social networks is bizarre.

According to the judge in this story, a Facebook 'Like' isn't protected free speech, because the person didn't actually say anything:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/tech/social-media/deputy-fired-facebook-like/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5

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However, money is protected free speech. I like it.

Shhh. If we mock, then they might tell us what having an AW account says about us...

I thought it was the other way around, that only the rejected of society turned to the internet which was habitated mostly by pedophiles, stalkers and satanic evildoers.

Ugh. I've avoided setting up a facebook account because you can't exactly refuse to friend some people. Why on earth would you want your boss seeing pictures of you in a swimsuit on holiday, or the relatives you try your best to avoid reading what you did on a night out, or your mum's friends swapping notes about your career and relationship status? It's bizarre. Certain areas of your life a best left... compartmentalised.

I'd like to think that makes me sensible and not sociopathic.

Do I have to go and sit on my own now?

It seems to me that the group we should worry about the most are those that are have a FB page, a twitter acount, and a blog--and have had all for some time--post a lot of screeds, yet have few FB friends, twitter followers, or blog readers.

They're probably close to the edge...



*checks own social media stats*

Wait. Nevermind...

Kaiser-Kun said:

I thought it was the other way around, that only the rejected of society turned to the internet which was habitated mostly by pedophiles, stalkers and satanic evildoers.

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Used to be, but my people are outnumbered now.


Wait a second...

Ugh. I've avoided setting up a facebook account because you can't exactly refuse to friend some people. Why on earth would you want your boss seeing pictures of you in a swimsuit on holiday, or the relatives you try your best to avoid reading what you did on a night out, or your mum's friends swapping notes about your career and relationship status? It's bizarre. Certain areas of your life a best left... compartmentalised.

I'd like to think that makes me sensible and not sociopathic.

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*applauds TudorRose*

Dare to be an individual and haters are going to hate.

Kaiser-Kun said:

I thought it was the other way around, that only the rejected of society turned to the internet which was habitated mostly by pedophiles, stalkers and satanic evildoers.

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We rejected wouldn't dare bother touching something like Facebook. Facebook is the intersection of reality and the internet, which is just an abomination. The internet isn't a place for real names. The internet is supposed to be anonymous. There are no real people on the internet, and sites such as Facebook are attempting to destroy the very ideals upon which the internet was built. It's the very Face(book) of Evil.

TudorRose said:

Ugh. I've avoided setting up a facebook account because you can't exactly refuse to friend some people. Why on earth would you want your boss seeing pictures of you in a swimsuit on holiday, or the relatives you try your best to avoid reading what you did on a night out, or your mum's friends swapping notes about your career and relationship status? It's bizarre. Certain areas of your life a best left... compartmentalised.

I'd like to think that makes me sensible and not sociopathic.

Do I have to go and sit on my own now?

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Some people have multiple FB accounts for this reason.