Facebook page?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Says a guy who probably uses that same technology to scroll through hundreds (scratch that...thousands) of eBay and Auction House listings each week to find a baseball card gem! I for one, am on a bus on the way home with my head buried in my cell phone reading Net54! My guess is there are many baseball card collectors who have had fewer than 10 face-to-face interactions w/ a fellow collector. I have had about four such interactions in my 15+ years of "serious/non childhood" collecting. The OPs question is not that far-fetched.

I see people walking down the street, or sitting at tables with their friends, who literally cannot take their eyes off their devices for more than a couple of seconds at a time. This cannot be a good thing for them or society. Even in professional meetings younger people especially have one eye (or even two) on their devices much of the time. And what compels people to put their daily lives online for all the world to see, I truly don't get that.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I see people walking down the street, or sitting at tables with their friends, who literally cannot take their eyes off their devices for more than a couple of seconds at a time. This cannot be a good thing for them or society. Even in professional meetings younger people especially have one eye (or even two) on their devices much of the time. And what compels people to put their daily lives online for all the world to see, I truly don't get that.

+1

different generation




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[Jantz]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I see people walking down the street, or sitting at tables with their friends, who literally cannot take their eyes off their devices for more than a couple of seconds at a time. This cannot be a good thing for them or society. Even in professional meetings younger people especially have one eye (or even two) on their devices much of the time. And what compels people to put their daily lives online for all the world to see, I truly don't get that.

I notice this as well, although I'm not in meetings, but I see it when I'm out fishing. Maybe 1-4 people will show up and fish, all the while on their phones. After about 15 minutes they pack it in and leave because they haven't caught a fish or "the fish weren't biting". Personally I love it because it gives me the opportunity to fish along the entire shoreline and presents me with better chances to catch more fish.

Its not a video game or instant gratification, so if the fish don't respond right away, they leave. Patience is becoming a lost virtue.

I do have a Facebook page only because my Army buddy was in Iraq and it was a way for us to communicate instantly. Now that the war is over I've found that I have no need for Facebook.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If there isn't one already, there will be an app that locates the fish for them and turns catching them into a virtual reality video game.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If there isn't one already, there will be an app that locates the fish for them and turns catching them into a virtual reality video game.

It's a brave new world.

[Leon]

we're a dying breed....

Originally Posted by Kawika

It's a brave new world.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Kawika

It's a brave new world.

@kawika @leon
I agree

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I see people walking down the street, or sitting at tables with their friends, who literally cannot take their eyes off their devices for more than a couple of seconds at a time. This cannot be a good thing for them or society. Even in professional meetings younger people especially have one eye (or even two) on their devices much of the time. And what compels people to put their daily lives online for all the world to see, I truly don't get that.

As someone who has noticed this at even work meetings as well as social gatherings, I encourage people to use what I call the "the phone bet".

All members of the table place their phones face down on a pile in the center of the table. First person at the table to check their phone pays the bill.

I get many free lunches this way, lol.

Exceptions can be made per a table vote - ie: checking sports scores for the table.

[bn2cardz]

To get a streamline like what you may be describing on Facebook I would suggest using the "New Posts" link. This lets you see all the new posts, no matter the category, since you last visited the page and puts them in order of newest to oldest.

This is the main way I use the site. This way allows me to see all the stuff that is recent without looking through every category that interests me.

[frankbmd]

What is this Farcebook of which you speak?

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

What is this Farcebook of which you speak?

Not sure, but I believe it is an online social network which can trace its origins directly through the house of Winklevi.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

What is this Farcebook of which you speak?

...back when I was a janitor at Harvard the kids putting it together referred to it as " The Facebook".....I suggested to them that they call it just " Facebook".....Cleaner.

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[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

What is this Farcebook of which you speak?

I hear it's on computers now....