Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! My experience exactly. I use FB to keep up with my kids and grandkids and to get to know my on-line friends, their politics and prejudices. It's very informative. I've discovered that several of my relatives get all of their news from Fox. I will not be discussing politics with them at Thanksgiving. Thank goodness all of my children agree with me politically. Tina On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > On Sep 17, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > FB seems to bring out the idiot side of many folks. > > I observe that behavior on the part of a number of FB users. > Lack of common sense IMHO. > > I've only had one episode on my own FB page in nearly a decade of use. > I simply "blocked" that person. And that was the end of that. > > The value that I enjoy on a daily basis > far outweighs the little bit of stupid that shows up > within my personal networks. > Examples: > A number of people on the LUG also show up on FB. > Some of their postings are redundant > though more often I get to experienced another nuanced side of them > that would not come up on the LUG. > In other words I get to "know them" just a little better. > > A couple FB friends actually edit and proof things > which keeps me on my toes - and better informs me. > > I get to meet some of my daughter's friends; > and see her interact with them in ways she'd not interact with me. > And vice versa. > > I like (some) people. I like "knowing" the people I like. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com