Social Media - is it really a good thing?

[brooklandsblue2.0]

As long as you’re mentally strong and realise it’s all make believe then it’s a positive thing for work and play.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

BM is a form of social media. Always amazes me when posters on here think they’re whiter than white. All the issues they raise with Twitter, etc., can also be found on here (and any other forum - do not read this as a dig to this site, simply an observation that these posters aren’t necessarily better than others because they don’t have a Twitter / FB account, etc.).

Some guys on here have 60-100k posts and moan about social media. They literally waste their days arguing with other middle aged men on a footy forum with the occasional foray over to pornhub yet they want to throw stones at others -LOL

 

[Northernstorirs]

Some guys on here have 60-100k posts and moan about social media. They literally waste their days arguing with other middle aged men on a footy forum with the occasional foray over to pornhub yet they want to throw stones at others -LOL

BM has no influence on society.

FB, Insta etc has an impact on people's social behaviour outside the platform. It is in some respects people's life. I got rid of my FB account years a go and feel great for it.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

One of the biggest changes to society in modern times. Think back 25 years ago, say. An embarrassing incident at school, for example. It'd be mocked for s few days until the next unfortunate person comes along. Now though it's captured, recorded, put online and within minutes it's appearing left, right and centre. It's a life changing event in some cases. Take Ronnie Pickering as a pretty tame example. Whilst comedic to see, he's said it changed his life for the worse in some sense.

There's a 'meme' of the Titanic with the caption 'if the Titanic sank today' and all the passengers on the life boats and in the sea are holding their phones, recording the entire thing. Nails it.

Of course it has many positive uses too.

 

[Bill Walker]

Good and bad really. Great for people like drone and Brooklands to arrange their sex parties I guess.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

BM has no influence on society.

FB, Insta etc has an impact on people's social behaviour outside the platform. It is in some respects people's life. I got rid of my FB account years a go and feel great for it.

It does when you’re on here 24/7 getting all aggro with people you’ve never met. As I said if you’re mentally strong none of the stuff should effect you negatively.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

Good and bad really. Great for people like drone and Brooklands to arrange their sex parties I guess.

angling for an invite still.....

 

[willipp]

BM has no influence on society.

FB, Insta etc has an impact on people's social behaviour outside the platform. It is in some respects people's life. I got rid of my FB account years a go and feel great for it.

In general on BM as well we all have the same interests at heart and thats City. Twitter for me is the worst and got rid of it last year. I followed really only certain things of interest on there and mainly City stuff, however the amount of bile and hatred towards anything City related just became depressing and almost becomes obsessive. I like BM, its on the whole City fans discussing City and then some random other Cellar shite that often makes me laugh. Yes people argue and fall out, but its nowhere near the level of anger and hatred that spills out of twitter.

 

[Dirty Harry]

My old neighbour, a retired University professor in Psychology, calls it (Facebook in particular) evil, that's good enough for me.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

largely ditched Twitter earlier in the year and much happier for it