Why remain woefully ignorant of Facebook?

[Kynoch]

Why do so many pro-2A individuals take what seems to be an almost misplaced pride in remaining ignorant about Facebook? Why do they also take pleasure in attacking Facebook? Their behavior no doubt extends to other social media as well but I'm asking about Facebook because it contains so much positive, gun-related information on it.

All the clubs I shoot at and each shooting discipline maintain Facebook pages. They're effectively used to advertise, post photos and schedules and otherwise communicate. I also see a lot of gun-related goods (especially black powder stuff) being traded via FB pages.

So why do people remain ignorance about FB and why do they feel the need to attack it when it's clear they have no idea what Facebook is all about?

 

[Scarpia]

Since when is someone "woefully ignorant" if they chose a web site, YouTube, a forum or other source for information rather than FB?? You might feel compelled to follow the crowd but not everyone else is or needs to.

 

[JohnBiltz]

I've never liked the idea of it in general. I don't like the way they play around with the rules and I already spend too much time on the internet as it is.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Scarpia, it's more of a matter of folks who don't use Facebook yet feel the need to bash Facebook based on hearsay.

 

[rhinoh]

So why do people remain ignorance about FB and why do they feel the need to attack it when it's clear they have no idea what Facebook is all about?

Oh make no mistake some of us know EXACTLY what Facebook is about and that IS why we avoid it.

The same reason some of us run tracker blockers- this site currently has 4 trackers running- some have 25 or more!

 

[Pilot]

I avoid Facebook because of privacy issues, and their political/anti legal gun leanings. This does not make me ignorant, it makes me informed.

 

[guyfromohio]

People who dislike Facebook, say "I hate Facebook". Adult men who like Facebook, generally hide it with their dirty magazine collection. I don't think there is a link with 2-A supporters there.

 

[AlexanderA]

It may be a generational thing. At my age, I've never seen the need to have anything to do with FB. I still remember the late, lamented Usenet.

 

[JRWhit]

Not a matter of ignorance. I have a FB account and over time have naturally come to avoid it like the plague. It had a new toy appeal to it but was soon revealed as a source for those looking to be stroked who continuously post little hooks in an effort to get attention. I quickly grew tired of the hourly updates of peoples status and pictures of food. Just not for me.

 

[GBExpat]

So why do some people remain ignorant about FB and why do some of them feel the need to attack it when it's clear they have no idea what Facebook is all about?

There ... fixed that for you.

Now, backatcha: Why does it annoy some FB people that we do not all "jump in the pool" with them?

I choose not to participate in Facebook as I did not participate in its predecessor(s). I also don't Twitter or do any of that stuff. I choose to spend my time in other ways.

Yet, I am not technology-averse as I still build my own desktop computers as I have for the past 25 years and I have a nice 803.11n dually network setup in my home to service my multiple systems and devices.

I also feel no drive to always be connected in some way to another human being ... so I am not compelled to always be talking on or texting with my phone.

It is the folks floating thru the grocery store yacking away to thin air that cause me to shake my head (and smile).

 

[ku4hx]

So why do people remain ignorance about FB and why do they feel the need to attack it when it's clear they have no idea what Facebook is all about?

You're generalizing, i.e. taking a relatively few known instances and then asserting what you see applies to all.

As an analogy, "Handgunners are woefully ignorant of the shotgun shooting sports: Skeet, Trap, Five-Stand, Sporting Clays and etc." Is that true? Seems to be to me, but in reality my sample population is too small to be valid. It's what I see at our local gun club, but that's a very limited sample. Too limited to be valid.

 

[Willie Sutton]

Interesting...

I find Facebook one of the best ways imaginable to remain networked with my (adult) friends worldwide. My Alumni Association, several professional associations, and several specialty interest groups each containing a large number of people sharing resources and information daily. We engage in collaborative efforts daily on a variety of topics. I've reconnected with many people who I had lost track of over the years, and been reunited with high school and college classmates, etc. with whom I would never have reconnected. Several "Boy, I've not seen you in 40 years" dinners have resulted, and it's truly enrichened my life.


Like any tool, you'll gain the best benefit if you learn to use it.

Like any tool you will have no clue what it'll actually do until you use it.


Willie

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[OilyPablo]

I used to avoid it. But this last political season I joined. Indeed there is no privacy anywhere on the internet. And you need to watch what you write. Just like here. Interesting that most of my friends on FB are involved in politics. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, plus I've joined some great Pro-2nd amendment groups.

 

[Plan2Live]

On the flip side from Willie Sutton's experience, I have seen friendships ended over FB postings, marriages and families torn apart, office gossip increase by untold amounts, office productivity reduced dramatically and many other negative effects of FB.

I recently heard two morning DJs bantering about FB and one absolutely nailed it. One of the DJs asked the other one "let me get this straight, you have 250 friends on FB but you couldn't get anyone to drive you to the airport last week?"

If you and I haven't kept in contact since high school or reached out to each other since then, there's probably a reason. Let's leave it there.

 

[rogerjames]

I avoid Facebook because of privacy issues, and their political/anti legal gun leanings. This does not make me ignorant, it makes me informed.

^^THIS^^

I was on FB for a year or two before I signed off and never looked back 2-3 yrs ago. For me, it's the privacy that was the biggest issue. Potential/current employers, etc scouring your posts for anything that could be used against you, no thanks.

 

[FROGO207]

When I socialize I prefer to do it up close and personal. Teaching someone how to reload or shooting at a range/pit to see who can put the most holes in a soda can with a full mag is the kind of socializing I enjoy. Finding out who went to breakfast, what they ate, and their clothing choices complete with about 100 pictures with commentary for example are NOT my idea of social networking IMHO. YMMV

 

[Robert]

I am not seeing how yet another Facebook is awesome/terrible thread really does anything other than stir the pot.