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I'm so glad I'm an adult.
This is gonna sound condescending, but here goes: if there's something you feel like you should keep your parents from finding out, and they are not crazy people, then you are being a silly, silly child.
Why? B/c social networking sites are the last place in the world for that kind of content. You have to be a dummy if you think even for a second that whatever you are putting up there is not being tracked by some third party or another, be it an advertising film, the government, or Facebook itself.
If you are above thirteen, the minimum age you are allowed to have a Facebok ccount, then you have no excuse to not be aware of this. It's as smart as taking dick pictures and sending them over to someone's cellphone.
This is gonna sound condescending, but here goes: if there's something you feel like you should keep your parents from finding out, and they are not crazy people, then you are being a silly, silly child.
Why? B/c social networking sites are the last place in the world for that kind of content. You have to be a dummy if you think even for a second that whatever you are putting up there is not being tracked by some third party or another, be it an advertising film, the government, or Facebook itself.
If you are above thirteen, the minimum age you are allowed to have a Facebok ccount, then you have no excuse to not be aware of this. It's as smart as taking dick pictures and sending them over to someone's cellphone.
Yer, I had the same. Was glad when I moved out so I could be my own self, and choose for myself what I do and when. My mum also doesn't approve of my gaming habits (and has a particular downer on MMOs), so at some times it was really irritating.this isnt my name said:
My Mum has me on Facebook. She keeps telling me to stop swearing.
Fuck you, Mum. You shouldn't even have it ¬¬
I don't really mind it that much cause I don't think she uses it for particularly malevolent purposes.
Fuck you, Mum. You shouldn't even have it ¬¬
I don't really mind it that much cause I don't think she uses it for particularly malevolent purposes.
Assuming you know what said people don't want their parents to see. I'm 20 myself, no longer a child either but I still won't add my mother to my Facebook account. Why? Because I know her. I know how she is, I know she'll try to mingle with my friends, keep commenting on 'Oh that girl is cute, you should talk to her!', I know she'll keep whining about me using English on my Facebook page,unabomberman said:
I know she'll just be a pain in the ass and I just don't feel like letting that happen. Hence, she ain't going to be added on my Facebook. Same counts for my dad.
My mom is my FB friend, mainly because quite frankly anything you can learn from my FB activity you could learn from talking to me. I have status updates maybe twice a year, almost all conversation with friends is done through more private means. Besides she and I compete against each other in random FB games out of pure competition, and that is part of the reason I even bother with the damn site. And as for swearing, I rarely see the need for it, heck I cuss more talking to her than I ever do online. My dad on the other hand shall remained blocked forever.
I actually have my mom added on my facebook. She's not to bright though, so I manly speak through quotes 
I'm friends with my mom on my facebook. It doesn't matter much because I don't feel the need to ever use facebook for anything social. Anyone can see what you do on facebook so why would you post something embarrassing?
There isn't much I would change if I knew my parents were watching. Considering how much of my time is the Escapist anyways its more sad then embarrassing.
There isn't much I would change if I knew my parents were watching. Considering how much of my time is the Escapist anyways its more sad then embarrassing.
Wow...yet another problem I've managed to completely avoid.
Seriously, f*ck facebook. Time drain + risk of personal data compromise (you think facebook is unhackable?) + possible negative effects on psyche and promotion of nasty ways of thinking about/ relating to other people (utilitarian calculus...).
I'll simply call the people that are really close to me. You know, use my voice. Can you believe there's a whole generation growing up with text messaging that is actually more or less afraid of engaging in an oral conversation over the phone (Sherry Turkle; Alone Together)?
We've probably already reached the point that someone is silently text messaging the person physically next to him, and the person silently responding back the same way (in a setting that does not in any way prohibit oral conversation). To me, that's just sad.
Seriously, f*ck facebook. Time drain + risk of personal data compromise (you think facebook is unhackable?) + possible negative effects on psyche and promotion of nasty ways of thinking about/ relating to other people (utilitarian calculus...).
I'll simply call the people that are really close to me. You know, use my voice. Can you believe there's a whole generation growing up with text messaging that is actually more or less afraid of engaging in an oral conversation over the phone (Sherry Turkle; Alone Together)?
We've probably already reached the point that someone is silently text messaging the person physically next to him, and the person silently responding back the same way (in a setting that does not in any way prohibit oral conversation). To me, that's just sad.
Nor do we have to post information with any regularity. My facebook page, for example, is incredibly boring because I find there to be no value in making it better. The sole reason I have one in the first place is that it offered a way to keep up with people I never see and even then it is little more than a stand in for my e-mail address or phone number of yesterday.Robert Ewing said:
My parents? On Facebook?
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate my folks or anything but the fact of the matter is ma and pa ain't never getting into social media (out of being bad with compters in general and not liking the idea of it respectively...not to mention they're both fairly old). I've had a Facebook account since the beginning of the year and even then me and the only other person in my family I know has facebook (my sister) agreed that we'd both have nothing to do with each other on it.
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate my folks or anything but the fact of the matter is ma and pa ain't never getting into social media (out of being bad with compters in general and not liking the idea of it respectively...not to mention they're both fairly old). I've had a Facebook account since the beginning of the year and even then me and the only other person in my family I know has facebook (my sister) agreed that we'd both have nothing to do with each other on it.
Ohh my god what the **** is wrong with you all. I have a lot of people on my facebook that I would not want seeing pics of me or other such stuff. How do I stop them. On facebook you can put your friends int groups then change ythe privacy settings. Some "friends can not see my wall posts or my pictures or interact with my friends. Others can. Hell with the people I am most comfortable with you can use usergroups that no one else has access to.
Facebook should be an expression of who you are as a person. If you hide that from your parents, then you probably shouldn't add them. Or you should have a long chat with said parents.
Personally, I have my Dad on Facebook, and even though we have a strained relationship at the best of times, I still won't hide things from him
Personally, I have my Dad on Facebook, and even though we have a strained relationship at the best of times, I still won't hide things from him
My mum couldn't figure out how to use facebook. Dad doesn't care. Yet at the same time, before I moved out, I used to periodically have my mother storm into my room and start screaming at me because one of her misguided "tech savvy" friends saw me like a page (I don't know how I don't have any of them) with the words fuck or **** in it and that these MUST be my status updates. But this was always coming from the woman who thought that leaving the modem and Xbox switched on for extended periods of time could result in us being hacked and our identities stolen.
I'm not a frequent poster on Facebook and when I do it's not what you'd call interesting.
My last post was 'did Evil Dead really need upscaling for Blu-Ray? No. Is it still fun to watch? Hell yes'
My last post was 'did Evil Dead really need upscaling for Blu-Ray? No. Is it still fun to watch? Hell yes'
She can go right ahead to her hearts content...
I have no personal information on there, don't upload any photos (or pose for any) and barely look at it.
I have no personal information on there, don't upload any photos (or pose for any) and barely look at it.
now if only I could somehow get an invite...AhumbleKnight said:
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I don't really use facebook, I have it but don't really use it. For me the main purpose is that everyone is there all the time and I can chat with them when I need them, kinda like what MSN used to be. Anyways most of the people I'd like to be contacted by have Skype. My parents probably don't even know I have facebook.
And if my parents were watching, I'd probably go underground, just because I find stalking creepy. Which reminds me I need to check my twitter - the best way to stalk people... I wonder what Notch had for breakfast...
I can completely understand that but I thought the OP was asking about them knowing what you do in there and not they socializing with your friends. Big difference. If you feel like compartmentalizing your social life, then that's fine, but unless you are a dummy, I doubt you are using Facebook to keep your parents from finding out about the 75 virgins you sacrificed to lord Baal yesterday or about any kind of serious, serious personal problem.Cowabungaa said:
But to each their own. My feelings remain the same.