tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8701902328141161657..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Wear everything.Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89401843455173267942022-01-05T10:42:16.472-06:002022-01-05T10:42:16.472-06:00For fifteen years, I resisted Fecesbook, because I...For fifteen years, I resisted Fecesbook, because I heard so many negative stories about it. But then I got banned from Nextdoor last year, after one suspension too many, and I needed a source for neighborhood happenings and a way to find out information...like someone to put on a new roof, electricians, landscapers, and the like. <br /><br />FB is a cesspool of strangers, and the neighborhood groups are moderated by power-mad admins who consider their pages to be their own little kingdoms. I've already been removed and blocked from three of them. Hey, I'm a snarky guy, who says what he thinks. In my two decades online, I've lost count of how many times I've been booted and banned. <br /><br />And FB is also very, very addictive. It's as hard to resist as tobacco. But if I could quit smoking (cold turkey), after 32 years, maybe I can kick the FB habit as well. It's mostly a terrible waste of time. You're far better off watching TV. At least the folks on TV don't snark back at you.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44450139582954218342022-01-04T15:22:17.983-06:002022-01-04T15:22:17.983-06:00Agree completely, in balance...thumbs down to FB. ...Agree completely, in balance...thumbs down to FB. With all due respect to the pictures of ourselves, our grandchildren, our cats and the breathtaking beauty of our last meal.Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37372261077366831652022-01-04T14:12:37.894-06:002022-01-04T14:12:37.894-06:00The ending of this column was almost a companion t...The ending of this column was almost a companion to Caren’s most recent one insofar as there was optimism. A reminder that there’s much good out there.<br />Regarding FB. More harm than good.<br />A podcast called Sway by Kara Swisher had an excellent episode with Sasha Baron Cohen’s well founded opinions about FB and other social media. Offered some good solutions too.<br />Check out Best Of: Sacha Baron Cohen Has a Message for Mark Zuckerberg<br />https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?c=sharelink&af_dp=stitcher://episode/88125963&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/88125963&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/88125963 <br />Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55300146350273883352022-01-04T12:50:07.447-06:002022-01-04T12:50:07.447-06:00Great photo of the coffee! I like FB a lot, but t...Great photo of the coffee! I like FB a lot, but the reasons I don't may outweigh the good. Someone got my headshot & made a fake profile with my real name, and Facebook kept refusing to take it down after a ridiculous number of reports I made. Same just happened to a friend. A gross person has been making horrible comments on a neighborhood group, which I reported to FB and they claim his comments (of a sickening sexual nature towards a college student) do not violate their standards. A senior I know was duped out of tens of thousands of dollars, thinking they were donating to charity that a nun friend was a part of, using a fake account. Also, they have been a conduit for violence and fake news, and since one cannot reach them on the phone and they deny that problems are problems, it can be dangerous. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80747796347238256492022-01-04T11:41:22.852-06:002022-01-04T11:41:22.852-06:00Included in "everything" these days for ...Included in "everything" these days for me? A mask. We are required to wear a mask just to get out of our hundred-unit building, which doesn't bother me (much) because I'd be doing it anyway. The last few days, I've been happy to keep it on once I got outside for the warmth! Though taking the time and trouble to assemble and don "everything" in order to go for a walk -- uh -- sucks. Jakashnoreply@blogger.com