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Re: Who's on Facebook?
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2011 Mar 20, 17:14 -0400
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2011 Mar 20, 17:14 -0400
My, My Greg, you do paint with a broad brush. I have a Face Book account in a fictitious name. It allows me access when needed. Over the years I have received more than a few "friend requests" from total strangers. This has made my view of FB "friendship" a rather jaundiced one. Friend Friend (fr[e^]nd), n. , frij[=o]n to love. 1. One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society and welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant. [1913 Webster] I am happy that you have so many friends. As to your remark regarding GPS. I believe you are right -it is different - and the difference is what is lost. With CN I feel the relationship between my self and the universe. When I look at the heavens to find my stars, I can not fail to find my self as a part and not separate from heaven or earth. To say nothing of the satisfaction of making a landfall after a month at sea. With GPS? Tell me Greg, (I hesitate to ask) what does it give you aside from your position on earth? Philip On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 12:06 -0700, Greg R. wrote: > On 3/19/2011 11:30:26 AM, Philip (philip.lange@albemarleweb.com) wrote: > > > Facebook subverts the meaning of "friend". To be or have a friend was > > once regarded highly, now it is one step(?) above total stranger. So - > > what word do we now use to describe what once was "a friend"? > > How so? Most of the people who are in my Facebook network I also know in > real life, and Facebook is just a convenient way of keeping in touch with > most of them (it's a lot easier to post short status updates than to e-mail, > phone, or personally visit everyone - and when I check the e-mail in the > morning I can also get a quick "snapshot" of what people are up to on a > given day). How does that somehow "subvert the meaning of "friend""? > > A lot of the comments on this thread sound like people who have never > actually been on there (or any other online social network), yet are unduly > afraid of trying anything that might remotely be different from the "usual" > way that we conduct social interactions. Wonder if they were also so > vehemently opposed to using a GPS (etc.) for navigation just because it's > somehow "different". I hesitate to use the word "Luddites", but the > similarities are definitely striking. > > -- > GregR > > > > On 3/19/2011 11:30:26 AM, Philip (philip.lange@albemarleweb.com) wrote: > > > Facebook subverts the meaning of "friend". To be or have a friend was > > once regarded highly, now it is one step(?) above total stranger. So - > > what word do we now use to describe what once was "a friend"? > > Philip > > > On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 09:44 -0700, Alan wrote: > > > Frank: > > > > > > Thanks for the additional comment, information and so forth."Cuteness" > > > is, I think, something that could easily be done without, but that's > > > simply my take. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > > > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > > > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -- > > S/V ORYOKI > > Currently lying in Beaufort NC > > > > -- Philip Lange P.O. Box 701 Edenton, NC 27932 252.370.7453