I recently reactivated my Facebook account after a long absence, and found that one of my friends on there has gone a bit SJW. What should I do? Is this something he's likely to grow out of?
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If it bothers you, you can visit his profile and unfollow him, which means you'll no longer see his posts, but will remain friends.
If it really bothers you, unfriend him.
If it really bothers you, unfriend him.
I'd say unfollow him if you're not interested in what he's posting.
And yeah, there's a decent chance he'll grow out of it. Social justice is a good thing, in my opinion, but I can't stand the kind of activist who's always "on" and who only sees other people as wrong-thinkers to be preached to.
And yeah, there's a decent chance he'll grow out of it. Social justice is a good thing, in my opinion, but I can't stand the kind of activist who's always "on" and who only sees other people as wrong-thinkers to be preached to.
As someone who tends to have a dislike for the SocJus types (mainly because for the past 4 years every time they move to a new target to invade it's always been something that I'm really into. Every. Single. Time.) I have to admit my best friend is actually one. It's something which you should ignore while it lasts, because it is a temporary state which doesn't last forever. Well, that's not true, with some people it does, but if it comes to that you'll have bigger things to worry about then Facebook (but it's a rare occurrence though).
He's not really a friend as such, I just know him from an old internet forum. It's strange since he used to always sit on the fence, play devil's advocate, not take a firm stance on anything. I guess he finally came down on the fence.
Why don't you "like" something innocuous that only a raging SJW would be vehemently opposed to, then see if they either unfriendly your in retaliation, or if they badger and attack you in an attempt to make you change your mind and check your privilege.
If they ignore it or don't respond, then they're probably harmless enough to remain friends and no further action will be required on your part. If they respond in a more "enthusiastic" way, then it should be pretty obvious what the next course of action is, if they don't already make that decision for you and un-friend you first.
Or just un-friend them immediately and be done with it.
If they ignore it or don't respond, then they're probably harmless enough to remain friends and no further action will be required on your part. If they respond in a more "enthusiastic" way, then it should be pretty obvious what the next course of action is, if they don't already make that decision for you and un-friend you first.
Or just un-friend them immediately and be done with it.
If the problem is that he's always sharing, replying to or commenting on activist pages, you can unfollow the pages. That way, you'll stop seeing his "SJW" activities, but not the normal ones.
If, however, he is siccing politics into everything and there's no way to avoid it, you'd better unfollow him. You could also unfriend him, but I find that drastic, and I only use for those people who were not really my friends to begin with.
Or, if you want the "friendship" to go down in flames, you could try replying to his ever-so-serious posts with memes or gifs. Logical fallacy referee [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/logical-fallacy-referee] is great for that. Nothing beats activism better than humor.
If, however, he is siccing politics into everything and there's no way to avoid it, you'd better unfollow him. You could also unfriend him, but I find that drastic, and I only use for those people who were not really my friends to begin with.
Or, if you want the "friendship" to go down in flames, you could try replying to his ever-so-serious posts with memes or gifs. Logical fallacy referee [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/logical-fallacy-referee] is great for that. Nothing beats activism better than humor.
I only unfollow people if they clog my feed with annoying/useless/hateful crap. If they just post things I don't agree with every once in awhile, I don't mind. It's good to be exposed to different views. The internet's already enough of an echo chamber as it is.
Also, I hope "SJW" gets phased out by 2016. I am so fucking sick of people bitching about it.
Also, I hope "SJW" gets phased out by 2016. I am so fucking sick of people bitching about it.
There are many worse things on facebook than sjw whateveries. That is more twittery it would appear. I get fed up with seeing people's babies and badly cooked meals, it doesn't make me think I should drop them. The people that is, not the babies. I don't mind dropping them so much. Perhaps just throw the odd potentially dark joke in the cauldron to see if they take issue with it in an aggressive manner. Not too provocative, I would imagine you may only be wanting to avoid "the extremists."
Hmm, is there a band called the extremists? There should be.
Hmm, is there a band called the extremists? There should be.
Eh. I had a friend who was driving me bananas with 'positive' 'motivational' sloguns.
Those were especially annoying because many of them amounted to 'your life would be so much better if you just think positive thoughts'.
That gets on my nerves, so I eventually unfollowed her.
Other things are people PM'ing you lewd suggestive crap constantly. or trying to start some cybersex thing every other day, and basically not listening when I say no to that.
Or, asking me to be their girlfriend even though I barely know this person, what they've said to me so far has mostly just been annoying, and...
Well, if you ask me to be your girlfriend 100 times, and I say no every time, what is it hmm?
You think I'm playing some game or something?
Then again, it's the same attitude I've run into sometimes in real life as well.
No or some kind of resistance seems to be viewed as a challenge. Some kind of game to play, which you'll win if you just keep pestering someone enough. Because obviously they didn't really mean it, and totally DO want you actually, really...
Ugh. Sorry. XD
(is that last one something only girls get? I dunno. Feels that way, sometimes, going by the few times I've ever talked to anyone about it.)
Anyway, if it bothers you, unfollow them. If they are a super-pest, unfriend them.
And if they completely cross the line, blocking them may be in order.
Those were especially annoying because many of them amounted to 'your life would be so much better if you just think positive thoughts'.
That gets on my nerves, so I eventually unfollowed her.
Other things are people PM'ing you lewd suggestive crap constantly. or trying to start some cybersex thing every other day, and basically not listening when I say no to that.
Or, asking me to be their girlfriend even though I barely know this person, what they've said to me so far has mostly just been annoying, and...
Well, if you ask me to be your girlfriend 100 times, and I say no every time, what is it hmm?
You think I'm playing some game or something?
Then again, it's the same attitude I've run into sometimes in real life as well.
No or some kind of resistance seems to be viewed as a challenge. Some kind of game to play, which you'll win if you just keep pestering someone enough. Because obviously they didn't really mean it, and totally DO want you actually, really...
Ugh. Sorry. XD
(is that last one something only girls get? I dunno. Feels that way, sometimes, going by the few times I've ever talked to anyone about it.)
Anyway, if it bothers you, unfollow them. If they are a super-pest, unfriend them.
And if they completely cross the line, blocking them may be in order.
I deleted my facebook permanently two months ago, and have never looked back. I don't say things like this so easily, but it was a very, very good decision for me.
Facebook brings most people nothing but trouble, and many of those that keep it do so because it can possibly come in use in the future under hypothetical circumstances. Hell, most of the people I've met who claim to actually enjoy having one always complain about what a chore it is to manage and how easily it sets relationships on fire.
I'm not demonizing Facebook for what it can potentially be; I'm demonizing it for how it's almost always used in practice: annoying, intrusive, and even outright destructive. Having the option to cherrypick away things that you don't find favorable is not a redeeming factor to me either, because very quickly, you'll find yourself with practically nothing left.
Facebook brings most people nothing but trouble, and many of those that keep it do so because it can possibly come in use in the future under hypothetical circumstances. Hell, most of the people I've met who claim to actually enjoy having one always complain about what a chore it is to manage and how easily it sets relationships on fire.
I'm not demonizing Facebook for what it can potentially be; I'm demonizing it for how it's almost always used in practice: annoying, intrusive, and even outright destructive. Having the option to cherrypick away things that you don't find favorable is not a redeeming factor to me either, because very quickly, you'll find yourself with practically nothing left.