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  • I hate my generation we are so arrogant and pretentious

    the only thing we have to be proud of is technology that we didn't create

    technology has killed creativity, integrity, intelligence and privacy

  • @Jasmineellis69 continued... standing, but not everyone on these networks for those reasons. some of us just like to get into contact with old friends, share ideas, or hear otthers' ideas.

  • @BlackJacketJones i agree with you completely. Like you said, there are people on facebook who use facebook solely for the purpose of boosting ones image ans social sta

  • I agree with you! on Facebook it just seems that everyone else's life is so much more exciting than mine and that in some ways made my life a little more depressed.

  • Problem is not the facebook. Problem is stupid monkeys, which are on facebook.

  • @rycka1983 The problem is not technology itself, it's the temptation. The problem is not money itself, it's greed. The problem is not in things in and of themselves, the problem is our condition.

    "The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement."

  • @jamesdragonforce I slighty change my mind. Now I think problem is greedy corporations and stupid monkeys which are on facebook and feed that greed.

    Any way, I think I agree with you.

  • @rycka1983 Aristotle. Yes, you agree with me. The problem is not just corporations, be careful not to say that ALL corporations are greedy, a lot of its government too.

  • @jamesdragonforce I speak in general. Not allare greedy.

  • Social networking causes people to focus all of their energy towards creating a virtual personality rather than a real one. I've noticed that since the invention of facebook, people have become so consumed by trying to find ways to update their pictures and profiles in a way that portrays how "fun" their lives are, rather than living in the moment and actually enjoying themselves. If a moment cannot be bragged about to hundreds of others, it means nothing.

  • The key to (my) happiness is doing things from the heart. Of course I care about what other people think, but I do that on an (sound) arguments basis. In terms of right / wrong expectations, you may also mention the role (and importance) of internal and external motivation. What really drives you? Does it come from within or are external factors the main drivers of your actions? Ask yourself these questions and try to answer them in an honest way. Maybe that's the most complex part.

  • I'm a loner in real life, and a much bigger one in the cyber one. What's the point of having x number of friends, if you interact with them almost zero number of times.

  • I certainly think it makes people feel inadequate. "Oh why don't I have as many friends as them" or "They have so many pictures up of them having a good time, why don't I?. Their life must be better than mine." etc. In actuality most everyone on facebook presents the best version of themselves, none of the bad with all of the good.

    A study has show n that people that use facebook the most rate high on narcissism and low on self esteem.

    And no one cares if your going to the gym.

  • Note. I have since terminated my FB account, which took repeated attempts and ultimately seemed more difficult than leaving a cult.

  • A while ago I noticed that some of my Facebook friends would not bother posting anything for weeks, sometimes months at a time. Collectively, they turned out to be the people I saw most often, who were the most likely not to own televison sets and to leave their bunkers to see what might be going on in the outisde world. Essentially, there were far more social than most of their counter-parts on the so called 'social networks'. And none had more than 10,000 'friends'

  • A racist lunatic - he's a member of the David Project, a white supremacist organization. As for narcissism, I guess we can ask why he thinks anyone who is morally or intellectually serious would give a f- about anything he says...

  • @2left4obama

    The David Project is in Israel, you tool. Israeli's are not white and, if you bothered to do any research you'd know, the Project has nothing to do with race.

    Idiot.

  • Facebook is an inanimate entity and it is only as bad as the people who are on it. If you use it constructively and moderately facebook can be a good thing, actually even if facebooks used for hatred, its not facebook that should be blamed its us. WE ARE FACEBOOK! 

  • It's not just Facebook.

    Just how are the countless (and often so aggressive) reality shows that provide people with grossly distorted versions of the human personality while passing destructive messages of blind victory, going to help?

    We forget adults are also impressionable. I worry just how much these shows are starting to affect people's behavior, especially in what regards the workplace.

    Already way too many Gordon Ramsay imitations out there. And we don't want them.

  • The best recipe I found for lasting happiness is this:

    1) Physical fitness

    2) Eating healthy food

    3) Learning

    4) Meditation

    5) Quitting all drugs

    6) Good social life

  • @DrInfidel FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOK ARF

  • @DrInfidel I got the best advise for this from a friend- "the key to happiness? make good decisions".

  • I been invited to many face book links but Decline...Torrents and piracy for fun....

  • blah blah blah who is he anyway

  • @garycalgary Positive Psychology Professor at Harvard University. Who are YOU?

  • stopandthink22's characterizations are monolythic and judgemental. as a professional artist---through facebook I'm able to network with other artists all over the world---sure some of it's trite, some is silly and useless---but it's many things---and it's up to each user to define it...by the way, we define ourselves by our judegements of others.

  • he's good!!! and kinda cute! heheheh

  • a little ray of wisdom

  • FB making me sad? On the contrary, it's helped me keep in contact with friends as they come in and out of my life...

  • Genius. I love this guy.

  • It's true that facebook/twitter/et al are for the herd and the truly noble type would naturally transcend such narcissism. These pages are used wholly to promote one's social standing, and since most of the user's so-called 'friends' are either people he's never met or passing aquaintances added simply to boost totals, its basis is solipsistic. How many boozy mess pictures do you need to see before you realize this is a waste? How many more asinine comments on each others "walls"? sickening!

  • I agree.

  • I disagree with you. Yes, narcissism and one's social standing is one aspect of websites like Facebook. But to diminish it to that one aspect is short-sighted. Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with friends and relatives that you might have otherwise lost touch with. It can also be used as a medium to spread ideas and information, just like this site here. Yes, Youtube has a lot of baby fart and shaking tit videos. But that's not all there is. There's also stuff like this.

  • @BlackJacketJones but are you really in touch with them? Let's examine that term: In Touch. What exactly are you touching? You're touching YOUR KEYBOARD. And that's IT! You are essentially IMAGINING your life. It's like people who MUST TALK on the phone all the time. They are simply interacting with technology. There is no actual contact.

  • @sevenonpaper1 If we want to get bogged down like that, the only way to actually have contact with someone is to physically meet up with them.

    Tell me, what would be the difference between talking with someone over the internet & speaking with someone from behind a closed door?

    In fact, what is the difference between speaking with someone through a window or using a video conversation?

    If I can speak with the person, I'd consider it contact. We can transmit ideas back & forth to our benefit.

  • @BlackJacketJones plus its good for hooking up with bitches and shit.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    you can do all that with the an email, or even better meet people in real life, there are other ways of doing all those things in a far more productive ways. Facebook can be a good tool but thats not how people usually use it.

  • @Crazylalalalala You think people don't use the Facebook site to keep in touch with friends and family and to spread ideas and information? You're just flat out wrong about that. It seems odd to me that here you are on the internet talking to me about how it's better to talk to people in real life. Why are you here giving your opinion then? Where exactly does the difference lie between writing a status update and commenting on a Youtube video? You are essentially doing the same thing.

  • @Black

    no, im saying that "most" people dont use it productively and often use it to procrastinate. Sure you could have a productive discussion. just look at the unrest in the middle easy. those are all facebook revolts. looking all day at pictures is not productive by any means.

    facebook and the like are a tool and like any tool there is a proper way of using it and then there is the wrong way.

    there are also books that document how the use of such tools often leads to a "dumbing" effect

  • @Crazylalalalala Oh, okay, I see what you're saying. I wonder, though, what all of these people would be doing otherwise if they didn't have social networking sites to do unproductive things. Would they tend still to do other unproductive things that don't involve the internet anyway? I don't know the answer to that question. Supposing these tools do have a dumbing effect, which is a claim I am skeptical of, they are extremely popular and unlikely to go away.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    an interesting book i would recommend is "the dumbest generation". it deals with the issue how the internet/tv and other electronics are effecting us. of course this is just one point of few.

    to answer your question, one thing they can do is read or play outside or walk around do art... while still procrastination by reading books that typically have better volcab you unknowingly improve your vocab/reading abilities and others.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    on facebook tweeter people generally use slang and low lvl vocab so other then finding out what your friends did/ are doing and maybe some social benefits (i personally think Facebook is bs and doesn't really improve any social relationship but it might for some) you are not getting anything else. If you did art instead, you are improving you creativity, if you walk around the city - better health, read newspapers - local/world knowledge, tweeter - ? better typing?

  • @Crazylalalalala I can't help but point out that the comment you wrote to me has more than a few errors in it. It makes me think you're hardly in a position to criticize those who use slang and low level vocabulary on Twitter. But putting that aside, I can say Facebook has allowed me to stay in touch with some of my best friends who live in other parts of the world now. I also met my girlfriend through the site and we have been together for three years now.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    its like there is a reason that i wrote "for some"....

    but good job not getting the point.

  • @Crazylalalalala Oh, no, I got the point. I was simply sharing with you how Facebook has been beneficial to me. I think you're being a little condscending and rude now. Perhaps you ought to do what you keep talking about: go make some art, take a walk, or read a book. Ah, but the thing is it only takes a few moments of your time to respond back to me on Youtube. The same can be said about Facebook. You can use these sites and still have plenty of time for the more productive real life stuff.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    dont be rude and i wont be rude in turn. "i can't help..." thought we were having a productive conversation? then you go with personal attacks?

    as i said its a tool. it can be used properly (like you do) but it can be use improperly like many people who just go on it for hours just to see what their friends are up too. For example when i were at the university walking past the library you see everyone is on facebook and no notebook in sight.

  • @Crazylalalalala If someone is speaking critically about how so many people on internet sites spell poorly, use low level vocabulary, and make grammatical errors often, all the while that same person continues to do exactly what he or she is criticizes, I don't think pointing it out to that person is necessarily a personal attack. I'm not calling you stupid or saying that you "don't understand" or anything like that. People don't always feel the need to write formally on the internet.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    you think wrong.

    you are still not showing that you are getting the point. Its not facebook is bad because it makes you stupid or something. 

  • @Crazylalalalala "Its not facebook is bad because it makes you stupid or something." Could you restate that? I'm unsure what you were intending to say. "you think wrong." Wrong about what? This isn't a serious discussion anymore, if it can be said that it ever was one.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    i love how you trying to weasel your way around and make it look like you are i made the discussion fall out.

  • @Crazylalalalala Twinkle toes, you're breaking my heart!

  • @Crazylalalalala So, ideally, what do you think should be done about this? People use Facebook improperly. Should we get rid of it then? Do you feel the same about video games, televisions, and texting? What about bars? Humans are social animals. We go to bars to get drunk, meet people, be social, and many go their hoping to end up fucking a person they find there. Is this productive? Depends on how you look at it, I guess. It is revealing, though, of our species or culture and it's interesting.

  • @BlackJacketJones

    ideally, if you want to be social you go a meet people in person. being a social animal, things like facial expressions, smell, tone of voice, and the like are just as important as what you are saying. being on the other side of a computer network is no where near being social in my opinion.

    if you cant do that, use skype, if not that call, if not that then facebook/aim.

  • @BlackJacketJones Very good point sir.

  • @BlackJacketJones you didnt even watch the video.. he said that also

  • @BlackJacketJones He mentioned all that about it being "a great way to keep in touch with friends and relatives that you might have otherwise lost touch with." Did you just blank that out when thinking about your response to this video?

  • @DeathBringer769 My comment was a response to someone else's comment. It's like you're angry at me for repeating something that the guy in the video said... "Did you just blank that out when thinking about your response to this video?" What a condescending remark. Do you feel better about yourself, trying to put me down for something so trivial? Take it easy, okay?

  • @stopandthink22 this is exactly correct. It is a downward spiral that ultimately produces devastation. An extreme example is that rapist who posted pictures of his crime on facebook, for the kudos he would receive from his friends. The cops simply used his facebook account as evidence against him. And now HE is experiencing what rape feels like when HE'S the victim. His dance card is FULL.

  • @stopandthink22 it sure feels good to insult others and put yourself on a pedestal doesnt it. So very noble.

  • @stopandthink22 is same that real life bro

  • @stopandthink22 I completely agree, it's sick! and the art of photography has been spit on by these teenage brats! People can't communicate anymore. Last night I was with some friends and some girls came over, they were staring into their phones half the time... So I joked with 1 of them and asked her if I can text her at that moment cuz apparently she couldn't communicate naturally.

  • @stopandthink22 Hey buddy.

    It is funny how assume most of a user's friends are people they've never met. Ever heard of keeping in touch with friends or family? I have dozens of friend with whom I have almost no other ways of communicating with. Facebook is much more convenient and much cheaper than phone calls.

    You must know some really pathetic people if that's all you see on facebook.

  • @stopandthink22 "asinine comments on each others "walls"? sickening" ... really? the last comment to someone's wall i made was "can you tell me what pages we were supposed to read for dynamics?" what is asinine about this? i have zero "boozy mess" pictures on my facebook. you, sir, seem to have a very closed mind towards social networking. it is like ANYTHING else: there is a way to use it right, and there is a way to abuse it. you have, in a short-sighted way, only discussed the latter.

  • @stopandthink22 Damn, that's all 100% fact, isn't it? There isn't a single person who didn't get a social networking profile just to elevate their perceived social status. Learn something new every day.

  • I'd love just the media to stop advertising FB/twitter.I'm tired every time on some show ,especially on a news network,calling us to join their twitter or facebook.They won't be happy until everyone on the fucking planet will be on these stupid sites.I mean they're now even reporting whenever twitter is down or having issues !

  • Am I the only one who doesn't even use FaceBook/MySpace/Twitter, or anything else? I use this YouTube account for viewing and commenting only.

  • No, your not the only one. There are afew of us.

  • Maybe the few of you should start your own site.

  • Quit bragging.

  • Very good points made in this video.

  • i put out a model pic and none of those hos said a fkn thing,fukn nonsense world,even here, you can find a good vid, but noone has a shitload of fukn great vids like me ,im so fkn great

  • True, but you choose what you post on Facebook, you can only share certain things.

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