Evolution of net54/Message Boards

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by npa589

Peter, I've never understood it either. I just want to tell all of them to have some pride in themselves. The idea of acknowledging I am "FOLLOWING" someone makes that little guy in my stomach stand up and sprint around with ferocity. For many, it's their source of worth and the fallacy that people care about every tiny thing their doing encourages them daily.

Well-said. My take on it is that people place too much importance on themselves. Too few realize that "we are all just extras in everyone else's play" (I think FDR said that?). Blogs, Tweets and Facebook pages are proof of this. My family and close friends care about me, but even they don't want to hear my every thought - some bloggers and tweeters, on the other hand, seem to think that their followers spend the day contemplating their every word.

I post a lot, but I basically only post here, and I'm unemployed, and most importantly, I realize that there are those here who think I'm totally full of crap, and others who are skipping past this, simply because I'm the one who posted it I think that is a GREAT dynamic.

Scott's Tweet: Reading the newspaper (one made out of actual paper), drinking coffee, dog at my side, heading down to Puget Sound for a walk.....will continue reading my book (and posting) when I get home.

Hope to meet a few more of you in real life some day.

[SushiX37]

Originally Posted by Runscott

My take on it is that people place too much importance on themselves. Too few realize that "we are all just extras in everyone else's play" (I think FDR said that?). Blogs, Tweets and Facebook pages are proof of this. My family and close friends care about me, but even they don't want to hear my every thought - some bloggers and tweeters, on the other hand, seem to think that their followers spend the day contemplating their every word.

You are missing out on the bigger picture. If you are a 13 year old girl, then what you said above applies. There is news and information available through social media that you can't find elsewhere. My company is very connected with social media, it's a key piece of our marketing effort. Nevermind the humor that you can find through social media. If you don't believe me, look up some of the tweets from The Iron Sheik, the wrestler from the 80s. That's comic relief at it's best.

All I'm saying is, embrace the future rather that running scared from it. There really is a whole new world out there.

Rich

[Leon]

My wife, the one with the Iphone (and my daughter, but not me) follow Net54baseball on Twitter. I have no idea how that even happens. It doesn't bother me, I just don't know who does it. She thinks it drives traffic. I drive my car in traffic, what do I know. I feel like Teddy Z sometimes .

[HRBAKER]

I'm okay with the old world.
I'll leave the social media for the hipsters.
To each their own.

For the folks marketing on social media I doubt if I am their target demographic anyway.
I find it plenty easy to spend money already.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

You are missing out on the bigger picture. If you are a 13 year old girl, then what you said above applies. There is news and information available through social media that you can't find elsewhere. My company is very connected with social media, it's a key piece of our marketing effort. Nevermind the humor that you can find through social media. If you don't believe me, look up some of the tweets from The Iron Sheik, the wrestler from the 80s. That's comic relief at it's best.

All I'm saying is, embrace the future rather that running scared from it. There really is a whole new world out there.

Rich

Rich, you responded to a straw man of your own creation. I have no idea why you quoted me.

[hangman62]

OMG.. mssgebrd CR@zzzee WTH ! :', pCC O^ dog

[SushiX37]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Rich, you responded to a straw man of your own creation. I have no idea why you quoted me.

I quoted you in the hopes you'd see the bigger picture. I was clearly wrong. To each his own.

Rich

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

I quoted you in the hopes you'd see the bigger picture. I was clearly wrong. To each his own.

Rich

...and this example of an attempt to start one of the flame wars that your generation has tacked on to this new technology are also something I can do with out.

[Ease]

Originally Posted by Runscott

...and this example of an attempt to start one of the flame wars that your generation has tacked on to this new technology are also something I can do with out.

I don't think he's trying to start a flame war Scott, relax, have a brewski...

[SushiX37]

Originally Posted by Ease

I don't think he's trying to start a flame war Scott, relax, have a brewski...

+1

Rich

[Texxxx]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

in the hopes you'd see the bigger picture. I was clearly wrong.

Rich

I would have taken that just like Scott did. You implied he wasn't smart enough to "See the Bigger Picture". Now flame me.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Texxxx

I would have taken that just like Scott did. You implied he wasn't smart enough to "See the Bigger Picture". Now flame me.

Flash Mob in Lubbock <#$$$#> xxxxeT 7ubV^^V (((((()))))) zzzz 32:17:73 Dennys flipflop synneD #vintage #The Hustle W&C_-_-_ O&O

[teetwoohsix]

Net54 is the closest thing (aside from emailing) to social networking that I do. I can't even understand all of that hashtag stuff

So, you aren't alone Leon

I have no desire to ever go on FB although my wife will on occaision. I do love You Tube though,,,,I can find all kinds of great music and interesting alternative news to watch.

Sincerely, Clayton

[SushiX37]

Originally Posted by Texxxx

I would have taken that just like Scott did. You implied he wasn't smart enough to "See the Bigger Picture". Now flame me.

Not at all. There are two sides to this discussion. I believe social media is a useful tool and has found it's place in our society. If you don't want to use it, that's your choice. It's not the devil, it won't rot your brain, and it isn't just for 13 year old girls.

If I offended anyone, implied or otherwise, I apologize.

Rich

[Leon]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

Not at all. There are two sides to this discussion. I believe social media is a useful tool and has found it's place in our society. If you don't want to use it, that's your choice. It's not the devil, it won't rot your brain, and it isn't just for 13 year old girls.

If I offended anyone, implied or otherwise, I apologize.

Rich

Rich, I appreciate your conciliatory tone. We should all be friendly on the board. That said I personally believe that technology has dumbed down our society a little bit. I think the good far outweighs the bad but I see the effects every single day in my own home. It makes us lazier in many respects. I think we can pick and choose technologies that help us and we don't have to use ones we don't want to. This board has changed 100% over time. If anyone wants to see the s/w we came from, which is ok but quite antiquated, they only need to look up on the far right of this screen and click on the Non-sports forum. That is our old s/w they still use. We might install facebook and twitter etc....over time, on this forum, but I don't see the need right now. Although I will say my wife kind of smiles when she sees tweets from this board. I think a more pressing issue is looking at the BST to figure out if another spot is needed for T206 only. I am still undecided on that that have stated my thoughts in the other thread. Technology is good and everything evolves. I really like this board software and am very happy we made the change several years ago.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

Not at all. There are two sides to this discussion. I believe social media is a useful tool and has found it's place in our society. If you don't want to use it, that's your choice. It's not the devil, it won't rot your brain, and it isn't just for 13 year old girls.

If I offended anyone, implied or otherwise, I apologize.

Rich

Rich, I am not going to go back and read your initial response to my 'flame' comment, but I have read the comments by others that were posted afterward.

Texx is completely correct - I took your words exactly as he did, as belittling. I have been involved in computer technology since the time when we programmed using punch cards. I have the latest technology at my fingertips at this moment, and could tweet, blog, or anything else...right now.

So, no - I'm not ignorant of the advantages of moving out of our caves (I even recently replaced my candles with light bulbs and upgraded my fire pit).

With some good things come bad things as well. For instance, I love the moves forward that we've made with non-technology (equality, freedom of speech,etc), but I cringe when I hear the torrent of 'F' bombs on the radio, in the coffee shop conversations...everywhere. Is that progress?

It's a similar thing with all the social media. I often see two people sitting next to each other in a bar, coffee shop or restaurant, having a discussion. One is obviously animated and excited, but the other gets a phone call. He drops everything and talks until the more important person on the phone is through. Or he gets a ring indicating that an email or tweet has arrived - same thing - the person in 'real life' drops in significance.

I think that's poor behavior, and I think it's directly related to the effects of social media.

I'm currently sitting in a coffee shop. If a friend were to walk in and sit down next to me, this laptop would get shut and I would not respond to phone calls, emails or anything else during the period when that other person was present. I can guarantee you that this is not true of most of the other people in this coffee shop.

Now, does what I said in this post mean that I'm "not seeing the big picture"? Perhaps, but I see enough of it to move forward while not losing the valuable aspects of life that I've learned from the cavemen who proceeded me.

[CW]

Originally Posted by SushiX37

All I'm saying is, embrace the future rather that running scared from it. There really is a whole new world out there.

Rich

Some new things are good, but I don't believe we have to embrace every new piece of technology, and embrace it so wholeheartedly that it takes over our lives. I go to family events or small get-togethers now, and half the people there are buried in their smartphones, consumed with the last flurry of texts they received. The ironic thing is that we now have an app for "voice to text". Why not just call the person??

For the record, I am a 42 yr old computer tech, so I stay fairly abreast of all the new stuff out there. In my opinion smartphones have actually made us dumber. I realize there is no fighting it. It is what it is. People like #hashtags, they like having a nonexistent farm with a nonexistent tractor, and they like "like-ing" stuff. For now I'll continue to struggle to find a non touchscreen cell phone at my local Verizon store.

Regarding this forum and its evolution... I've been on many forums over the years covering many subjects, and they all seem to change. It's an ebb and flow of people and information, and as much as you'd like things to stay the same, all forums eventually change, for better or worse.

[HRBAKER]

I'm generally looking to lessen the way people can get in touch with me, not increase them. When I get home from work most days I leave my cell phone in the truck. I no longer have a land line. I "like" a lot of things, one of them is peace and quiet. Another is Net54.
I hop on my wife's Facebook account occasionally to see someone's new baby or pictures of a wedding or kids but I have little interest in where anyone is "checking in" from.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

I "like" a lot of things, one of them is peace and quiet. Another is Net54.

A BIG +1 to this.

[Jewish-collector]

I think this song says it all:

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Scott's Tweet: Reading the newspaper (one made out of actual paper), drinking coffee, dog at my side, heading down to Puget Sound for a walk.....will continue reading my book (and posting) when I get home.

Hope to meet a few more of you in real life some day.

Scott,

PM sent.

Best Regards,

Eric