Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At first, I found it to be a great way to find and contact friends I lost track of decades ago. It is really the people I work with who created the greatest problems for me. The people who don't really understand the First Amendment seem to be those who get into trouble the most (i.e., believing that the first amendment means that one cannot be held accountable for anything he/she says). Jeffery On Sep 17, 2013, at 9:28 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > > On Sep 17, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> FB seems to bring out the idiot side of many folks. > > I observe that behavior on the part of a number of FB users. > Lack of common sense IMHO. > > I've only had one episode on my own FB page in nearly a decade of use. > I simply "blocked" that person. And that was the end of that. > > The value that I enjoy on a daily basis > far outweighs the little bit of stupid that shows up > within my personal networks. > Examples: > A number of people on the LUG also show up on FB. > Some of their postings are redundant > though more often I get to experienced another nuanced side of them > that would not come up on the LUG. > In other words I get to "know them" just a little better. > > A couple FB friends actually edit and proof things > which keeps me on my toes - and better informs me. > > I get to meet some of my daughter's friends; > and see her interact with them in ways she'd not interact with me. > And vice versa. > > I like (some) people. I like "knowing" the people I like. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information