tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post5838535475479446736..comments2023-10-21T04:20:56.387-07:00Comments on Flowers of Sulfur: Social NetworkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-88325368666116332312010-04-22T11:38:01.484-07:002010-04-22T11:38:01.484-07:00Yes Thomas, that's a freak-out. On a larger le...Yes Thomas, that's a freak-out. On a larger level, for me at least, is that FB jumbles up the set of roles one plays. Unless, you're going to segment your "friends" into groups, which for me, being lazy, is just too much effort, you can get into "uncharted" territory. For example, I have my family (wife and kids), my siblings, my other relatives, my high school friends, my college friends, my work friends, my poetry friends, some of my kid's friends, etc. all in one relative flat socio-system. In meatspace life, I play, like everyone else, many roles, which allows for a bit of inner decentralization and specialization, if you will. In FB life, those roles overlap and sometimes create weirdnesses. I haven't figured out yet whether that forces a kind of self-synthesis which, in the long run, would be a good thing.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-15095011957885464822010-04-22T11:01:17.052-07:002010-04-22T11:01:17.052-07:00The worst thing about Facebook for me was when my ...The worst thing about Facebook for me was when my girlfriend from school found me and showed me photos of her GRANDDAUGHTER!<br /><br />In fairness she was 16 when she got pregnant and her daughter about the same age - but still...Thomas Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666150454652215104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-48118500130223699102010-04-21T10:37:34.384-07:002010-04-21T10:37:34.384-07:00Sure. I'm on FB but I don't feel a compell...Sure. I'm on FB but I don't feel a compelling need to update my status every 20 minutes.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-42325839402648289022010-04-21T10:29:44.187-07:002010-04-21T10:29:44.187-07:00And the ones who can't stand the blather of ot...And the ones who can't stand the blather of others are usually the ones who blather the most :).Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-78392356560797534312010-04-21T08:41:54.064-07:002010-04-21T08:41:54.064-07:00I do that as well when I write, pretend to be a mi...I do that as well when I write, pretend to be a misanthrope. I've a special liking for darkness. Perhaps that is a sign of me being a romantic. I never thought I'd hear myself saying I'm a romantic. Jeez!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-85656625829422483412010-04-21T08:28:44.143-07:002010-04-21T08:28:44.143-07:00Me too. I was pretending to be a misanthrope.Me too. I was pretending to be a misanthrope.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-90516018991264654952010-04-21T08:27:22.631-07:002010-04-21T08:27:22.631-07:00Good that social networking is a voluntary thing. ...Good that social networking is a voluntary thing. I, for one, like it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-44301974636790824182010-04-21T06:17:46.329-07:002010-04-21T06:17:46.329-07:00Stick with it for the thirty-one ;)Stick with it for the thirty-one ;)The Scrybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804216068536725136noreply@blogger.com