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<blockquote data-quote="Retro" data-source="post: 483533" data-attributes="member: 37517"><p>I was on FB from '07 until this past spring. I went too far with adding 'friends' based on interest alone, and I have too many interests, several of which were offensive (such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5JrKraxOg" target="_blank">X-Sinner</a>) to some of the 'friends' I had. I'm a Libertarian, so I had Libertarian friends, but most of them were atheists. I could handle that, but I also agreed with some of their views, which were offensive to my Christian friends, most of whom think heavy metal is satanic,:stupid: and I hated that I had to keep my opposition to the drug war to myself, to avoid further offenses. Then there's my appreciation of Adam Kokesh and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Auax5rpJPI" target="_blank">Stefan Molyneux</a>. But I shouldn't like those men because they think the Bible is false.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Really?</p><p></p><p>Then there's my passion for Reformed theology, logic, and critical thinking skills, and nobody cares about that, but I did have a few friends who did. Then there was the debate about alcohol. I couldn't hide my contempt for the prohibitionist crowd. I've never been drunk, but I like whisky once in a while, and I'd like to be able to have a glass of wine with a meal.</p><p></p><p>I'll explain it this way: I'm on Nikonites because of my love for Nikon cameras and photography. It's not hard for me to keep my posts restricted to this topic, because that is what the site is for, and I don't struggle with any temptation to deviate from that.</p><p></p><p>What is FB about? It's about YOU. And what am I about? All kinds of things. And most of the people represented by those things don't like each other. I liked all of them for those various specific interests, but my 'friend' list brought them all into the same 'room', so to speak, where my interaction with any one of them offended someone else.</p><p></p><p>I just couldn't find it in me to eliminate an interest, as with Nikonites, where I eliminate everything but Nikon photography. I wanted everything all at once. I know I could have segregated everyone into groups, but managing what list each post is for, and who sees what, would have been aggravating.</p><p></p><p>So I 'unfriended' all of my 'friends' and now I have zero. I don't use it anymore.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]174267[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retro, post: 483533, member: 37517"] I was on FB from '07 until this past spring. I went too far with adding 'friends' based on interest alone, and I have too many interests, several of which were offensive (such as [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5JrKraxOg"]X-Sinner[/URL]) to some of the 'friends' I had. I'm a Libertarian, so I had Libertarian friends, but most of them were atheists. I could handle that, but I also agreed with some of their views, which were offensive to my Christian friends, most of whom think heavy metal is satanic,:stupid: and I hated that I had to keep my opposition to the drug war to myself, to avoid further offenses. Then there's my appreciation of Adam Kokesh and [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Auax5rpJPI"]Stefan Molyneux[/URL]. But I shouldn't like those men because they think the Bible is false.:confused: Really? Then there's my passion for Reformed theology, logic, and critical thinking skills, and nobody cares about that, but I did have a few friends who did. Then there was the debate about alcohol. I couldn't hide my contempt for the prohibitionist crowd. I've never been drunk, but I like whisky once in a while, and I'd like to be able to have a glass of wine with a meal. I'll explain it this way: I'm on Nikonites because of my love for Nikon cameras and photography. It's not hard for me to keep my posts restricted to this topic, because that is what the site is for, and I don't struggle with any temptation to deviate from that. What is FB about? It's about YOU. And what am I about? All kinds of things. And most of the people represented by those things don't like each other. I liked all of them for those various specific interests, but my 'friend' list brought them all into the same 'room', so to speak, where my interaction with any one of them offended someone else. I just couldn't find it in me to eliminate an interest, as with Nikonites, where I eliminate everything but Nikon photography. I wanted everything all at once. I know I could have segregated everyone into groups, but managing what list each post is for, and who sees what, would have been aggravating. So I 'unfriended' all of my 'friends' and now I have zero. I don't use it anymore. [ATTACH=CONFIG]174267._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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