So I just signed up for Facebook...

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15 years ago 02/21/2011 10:19pm EST

At almost 33 years old, I just signed up for Facebook. I only did it because a good friend of mine has been accepted to run Badwater this year and I will be pacing/crewing again. The rest of the crew is spread out, so they want to use "The" Facebook as the means of communication (Whatever happened to a phone call or email?) My plan is to take down this account almost immediately after the race.

The only people I have as "friends" are the person that I am pacing and my wife.

So I signed up and I guess it alerted family and friends that I *finally* signed up for this crap and now I have like 7 "friend" requests. Am I a dick if I ignore them because I am only using the site for updates from my racer? If I accept them will they then think I am actually serious about being on this site (Facebook, not Lets Run, because I love LR)?

15 years ago 02/21/2011 10:38pm EST

re: MeHereYouWhere?!

What's the big deal. I don't get it when people play the "there's a stigma attached to facebook" game or act like they are too cool or progressive to have an account. It's just a website! It can be whatever you make it to be. Participate as little or as much as you want. It can be a glorified address book or it can be your passion for every waking hour.

Just get over yourself and be who you are. If you have a facebook account, so what. If you don't have a facebook account, so what.

Just remember to be gracious.

15 years ago 02/22/2011 12:14am EST

re: Bullet the Blue Sky

^Yep

Don't know why you're stressing. If you want people to see your shit then friend them, if not don't.

15 years ago 02/22/2011 9:22am EST

re: MeHereYouWhere?!

...you might just want to check your 'privacy settings' as the entire planet now knows you have a Facebook page.

I recently went off FB as it got to be too much work. Again, the biggest issue being privacy.

Here's a funny link you might enjoy while I think of FB!!!!

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/269228/so-im-not-your-friend-then

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