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Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

Mer5eywhite said:
Never been on Twatter, Instantgran or Facefuck

This is as close to social media as I get.
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I've never been tempted by any of those at all. In addition to PNEOnline the only other platform I use, which could loosely be described as social media, is Linkedin which i still look at reasonably frequently - mostly to see what my former colleagues are up to
 
Lord Edgington said:
And while I am at it
Facepage
Should there not be a simple spelling test first before you get your license to publish inane ramblings
It winds me up
“Wot doo u fink off the noogent fing at PNE at the mownent.
halfwits
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That’s a sad indictment of today’s education system, them arrow and eaten schools ain’t arf let there standards slip. 😉

I have to say as a recent Facebook user, mainly to keep in touch with family who reside in the wild outbacks of Swindon of all places and another family member who has joined the exodus to the Antipodes it does have its uses.

As for the PNE page, you can read the bumph that the club puts out and the little videos of goals or interviews without getting into conversations with the halfwits.

I do a bit of family history and use a couple of Facebook pages for Lancashire and Cumbria and they have people ready and willing to help.

If Facebook is used as it is supposed to be it would be OK, I guess that it is another case of the tiny minority spoiling it for the majority.
 
Walton said:
That’s a sad indictment of today’s education system, them arrow and eaten schools ain’t arf let there standards slip. 😉

I have to say as a recent Facebook user, mainly to keep in touch with family who reside in the wild outbacks of Swindon of all places and another family member who has joined the exodus to the Antipodes it does have its uses.

As for the PNE page, you can read the bumph that the club puts out and the little videos of goals or interviews without getting into conversations with the halfwits.

I do a bit of family history and use a couple of Facebook pages for Lancashire and Cumbria and they have people ready and willing to help.

If Facebook is used as it is supposed to be it would be OK, I guess that it is another case of the tiny minority spoiling it for the majority.
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You speak as an educated and intelligent man
AKA the minority
 
Walton said:
That’s a sad indictment of today’s education system, them arrow and eaten schools ain’t arf let there standards slip. 😉

I have to say as a recent Facebook user, mainly to keep in touch with family who reside in the wild outbacks of Swindon of all places and another family member who has joined the exodus to the Antipodes it does have its uses.

As for the PNE page, you can read the bumph that the club puts out and the little videos of goals or interviews without getting into conversations with the halfwits.

I do a bit of family history and use a couple of Facebook pages for Lancashire and Cumbria and they have people ready and willing to help.

If Facebook is used as it is supposed to be it would be OK, I guess that it is another case of the tiny minority spoiling it for the majority.
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A big problem is that Facebook and other social media platforms are addictive. They have become increasingly designed to be that way since more and more advertising and promoted content has creeped in. I know a lot of people (often out of work, stay-at-home parents or retired) that spend all day on it. It’s not good for your mental health.
 
Walton said:
You call people unintelligent and brainwashed for believing the shite on social media and then go on to defend the BBC and Sky?

Are you trying to tell me that the BBC and Sky are impartial?
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As Thracia says, if you think that the BBC and Sky are not reliable, but you're happy to listen to Nigel Farage or @Dave23456(EnglandFlag), then you yourself might need to question where you're getting your facts from.
 
Never understood why some people have 'had to come off twitter, facebook etc'.

Just follow close friends and topics that you are generally interested in. Stay clear of the news threads and comments that are obviously going to swing back and forward with opinions, and simply use the platform as an occasional escape.

Maybe it's an age thing, and some people find it harder to bite their tongue then others, but I've never taken them seriously enough to let them bother me.
 
MrBoomBoom said:
Never understood why some people have 'had to come off twitter, facebook etc'.

Just follow close friends and topics that you are generally interested in. Stay clear of the news threads and comments that are obviously going to swing back and forward with opinions, and simply use the platform as an occasional escape.

Maybe it's an age thing, and some people find it harder to bite their tongue then others, but I've never taken them seriously enough to let them bother me.
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For me it wasn't a need to come off social media, more a realisation that it added nothing to my quality of life. I was no better off with social media, I'm no worse off without it.

But I think the issue here around sports people and others in the public eye is that it isn't possible to stay clear of comments when they're being targeted at them, often through direct messages. Something has to give, this 'just ignore it' attitude helps nobody.
 
BeteNoir said:
I don't twit and I hate it when people on Here put links to it instead of their own comment. As for Instagram a big no not a clue how to use it Facebook I will avoid for the 4 days.
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Bang on mate. The constant links to Twitter in threads on here to make some sort of political "point" is tedious in the extreme
 
Lord Edgington said:
From a media perspective you used to have to be qualified of a fashion to get a job that ultimately ended up with your thoughts on print or a radio / tv show
Now it seems the only qualification is to have an opinion that individuals seem to think must be shared and even more so understood and agreed with even if it makes as much sense as slamming your head in a door whilst eating jelly
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In many respects that's over qualified.. 😀
 
Garden Gnome said:
Social media would not exist if there were not many positive elements and I have enjoyed reading about family contacts through Facebook.
However even here we can see how friendly discussion can turn, often very quickly into disagreement and insults. It is the latter that we want to avoid and what the boycott of social media over the weekend is supposed to be highlighting.
I have a couple of friends who are always on facebook. It will be interesting to see if they can keep away for 3 days.
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The inability to tell everyone what you've had for your tea for 3 days will be devastating..😀
 
IrishNorthEnder93 said:
I stopped using my social media back in January 2020 as it was my resolution at the time and I haven’t looked back, got my missus to deactivate them for me early this year.

Social media is a massive waste of time only thing it is good for is keeping up with family who live abroad, majority of people on them are keyboard trolls who spout abuse and racist remarks at people, hopefully in the near future we are able to track down the abusers and bring them to justice.
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I just have family and friends like a few of the funny joke and meme pages. Rate my plate can be funny but savage, but that’s the point of the page.
 
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