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Fox Valley FC wrote:

Am I too late to attend the mid life crisis rant meeting?

No mid life crisis here mate. Not trying to sound patronising but ever hear of the saying as you get older, you get more wiser? Infact, I would personally judge myself as having a mid life crisis if I was using social media sites wanting to meet new people... I'm pretty sure my mates would refer to me as Billy no mates as it would be more sensible for example to just go down to some pub and meet people face to face for some real socialising

Arsenäl FC wrote:

Champione wrote:

Have you guys ever even used social media? Also you act like people never go outside

Who is "you guys"? I'm not acting at all that people don't go outside. I'm well aware people with social media accounts go outside from time to time. I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. I'm just basically trying to point out there is more to life than spending hours on end every day on social media. Tell me because I'm curious to know, what does social media do for you? I bet you are 1 of those guys wasting hours of your precious life every day on social media when there are a zillion other better things that you could do instead

Actually I barely use social media. Maybe at most 1 hour per day. And I mean you as in you who saying social media is a bad thing. People can enjoy what they want. If they want to spend hours of their day on it they may see it as an important thing. Social media allows me to interact and see content with people that I may not have met. Just because I didn't go outside to do it doesn't mean it isn't good interaction. Also many people have started up careers with social media. I see what you mean with people interacting less outside but social media allows better planning to do so as well especially if you haven't met that person in ages and won't ever really interact face to face otherwise. You can plan to go to the movies or do something and catch up. And most people who use social media aren't incredibly addicted to it. Yes there are a few who always use it all the time but most people only spend a couple of hours each day to do so when they have nothing better to do. People have different prioritises to what they do in a day and you are not one to judge what they are.

No Pukki No Party wrote:

Champione wrote:

Arsenäl FC wrote:

Champione wrote:

No social media? Get a life old man. This ain't the 2000s anymore

That would be correct...no social media. If i want to socialise, I go outside

People go outside as well y'know. Yes technology has decreased the number of people going outside doesn't mean people stop going outside altogether. Most people I know both use social media and go outside and socialise as well. Also social media has allowed a wider range of socialisation. I guarantee that people socialise more now than they did 20 years ago. The only difference is that it has become more technological than before.

Speaking as somebody who was a kid 20 years ago, who works with kids now... they absolutely do not socialise more now. When I was a kid, I used to walk 2 miles each way (I spent bus money on fags) to spend an hour or two in town with my mates from other schools, pretty much every day - at least 3 times a week and then on Saturdays too. We were regulars in the coffee shops around town, where we used to sit, and chat, or find some girls to chat up.

They slag each other off a lot more now, usually over facebook or snapchat. That's not socialising.

Posting "OMG you're so beautiful" every 5 seconds all over every photo that pops up on their timeline or shouting at each other over xbox live or asking people to choose their profile picture is not socialising.

It's really sad

Now people do it in other ways. Whether it's sad or not people have found other ways to communicate with people. Yes than people go out to the local coffee shop less but plenty still go outside and if people want to say "OMG you're so beautiful" every 5 seconds then there is nothing wrong with that. People can enjoy what they want even if it's not the same as they did 20 years ago.

No Pukki No Party wrote:

Champione wrote:

Understated Excellence wrote:

It is daft when people go for a meal then take a photo of it before they eat it.

People want to share what they are about to eat especially if it is fancy or they are going to a restaurant or something. I don't do it personally but there is nothing wrong with sharing what they eat. You may not care but some of their friends might.

I am 31 and can honestly say that I have literally never sat down and thought... "I wonder what ____ is having for dinner?" - Nobody cares, nor have they ever cared, nor will they ever care.

You would think that but many people do actually care. Otherwise no one would be bothered to take the picture. And normally you don't just take a random picture of what you are having for dinner. Normally it's if you go out with friends or family to a Indian restaurant for example and want to take a picture of the food there. I don't really do that but there are many who do and many believe it or not who actually care.

Arsenäl FC wrote:

Fox Valley FC wrote:

Am I too late to attend the mid life crisis rant meeting?

No mid life crisis here mate. Not trying to sound patronising but ever hear of the saying as you get older, you get more wiser? Infact, I would personally judge myself as having a mid life crisis if I was using social media sites wanting to meet new people... I'm pretty sure my mates would refer to me as Billy no mates as it would be more sensible for example to just go down to some pub and meet people face to face for some real socialising

What's wrong with meeting people over social media? You can meet more people than ever before. Not every can or wants to go down to a pub or coffee shop to meet knew people anymore. How many new people are you meeting may I ask? Compare that to someone who also uses social media to meet knew people and see the difference. Also what about someone who is shy. To shove them into a busy place like a pub might be too far. They can build up communication skills talking online before maybe going out into the real world and socialising.

Finto, do you ever regret posting on a forum?

If ye have Instagram, ye wear skinny jeans.

Bin.

Had fakebook, deleted it.

Got twitter, only to keep up to date with all my sports.

Bolton Wanderers wrote:

Finto, do you ever regret posting on a forum?

Im not following you. Don't beat around the bush there Paul Tell me what you exactly mean. If your question is exactly what you're asking me, then I can honestly tell you no i have never regretted posting on a forum. Why would i?

Bolton Wanderers wrote:

Finto, do you ever regret posting on a forum?

Paul, do you ever regret asking Finto a question, in the forum?