Poll: So I finally have some evidence that Facebook is indeed evil.

[Murmillos]

OP, that is not Facebook's fault. You left an account open and somebody else hijacked it. Good job eventually spotting it, but you're still the one at fault for leaving the account open. It wasn't like somebody opened an account pretending to BE you.. when then you would have a leg to stand on.

captcha -- no brainer

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

I use it frequently to keep in touch with friends and to make fun of their profile pics and I post funny satirical photos of myself looking like a tosser and captioning it #Swag.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

I duly did the right thing, destroyed his profile, changed all his details, added unanswerable security questions, changed the password to an impossible combination of words numbers letters and random symbols. Then I replaced all his photos with a jolly roger and deactivated the account, never to be seen again.

I just wanted to point out that I broke out laughing when I read this. Also, I haven't used Facebook in years because nobody among my "friends" actually were friends, and I haven't gained any real ones. If anyone accuses me of being a hipster of having a sense of accomplishment for not using the damned thing, please note that being alone and therefore making a social tool useless does not make me feel cool. No sir.

 

[Baron_Rouge]

I think it's invaluable for keeping in contact with people, and a very useful tool. I also don't think it's replaced face to face socialisation; if given a choice, I'd go out and socialise with my friends rather than talk to them on Facebook any day. However, a great many of my friends live far away, or overseas, and I can't afford expensive phone bills. Facebook is a very useful tool to see what they're up to. Additionally, I can't spend time with everyone, but Facebook lets me keep in contact with people I don't have time to go and see, so that I can free up time to spend with my close friends.

 

[SlaveNumber23]

Meh, I only ever use the message function for talking to friends and the events function for organizing, well events. Still, I'd love for something less intrusive to come along and replace Facebook.

 

[BeerTent]

Somebody else made an account for me once... The information wasn't accurate, but it was done in good nature. I took the account from them under the promise that I'd check it whenever.

I logged in a total of twice with copious amounts of shit on my wall, requests for games, and friend requests from people I knew in high-school consisting of "Your in Halifax, eh? You must be doing pretty good for yourself. Wanna be friends? You can get weed up there pretty easily, right? Is your couch occupied?"

My roommate fell for that trap once. The Quebecer fled the second I said "Hey, Rent money. You've been smoking weed, playing my x-box, and eating dark-meat chicken nuggets for a month."

I guess Facebook might have been okay back then if scumbags weren't as abundant... Now Facebook is an atrocity because of it's crippling security and privacy issues.

lol, Captcha: take care... will do, buddy...

 

[Rawne1980]

I only recently got into Facebook but then some bugger got into my account.

He changed all my security answers to unanswerable ones, changed my password to a random series of letters numbers and symbols and then the git replaced all my photo's with a jolly roger.

The bugger then deactivated my account.

Some people.

 

[TehCookie]

I wouldn't have to worry about that, I set up my facebook with as little info as possible with a spam e-mail address and used a unique password for my facebook and a different password for my e-mail. I know facebook is evil. I never use it for people I see in my everyday life though, I mostly use it for people I've met at anime cons and want to keep in touch with.

 

[geK0]

I use Facebook frequently because most of my friends seem to have abandoned all other means of communication in favor of it. I find the interface to be clunky and the messaging service to be sub-par, so I have a mild contempt for it.

 

[Slayer_2]

Is it just me or does it seem that lots of people have some strange sense of accomplishment for not liking or not having a facebook page?

Yep, it makes you a better person, duh.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I like google plus better. Sure, google know everything about me, from my browsing habits to my blood type, but I trust them not to do something stupid with it.

 

[Hawk eye1466]

I have a profile but I haven't been on in so long I'm suprised I haven't just deactivated the account. It's just not useful to me everyone I talk with is on is as rarely as I am and there's nothing to do on it except those stupid games which I steadfastly refuse to get sucked into.

In fact the only positive thing I can think of for facebook is that one time a lot of my friends wanted to all get together but we were all busy so we created an event so I guess that was easier than having a long text message chain.

 

[lacktheknack]

It's very useful, seeing how my entire class is in a group that keeps us all up to date on homework, events, etc, as well as keeping me connected with friends I can't bus to.

Even better, it helps me quickly figure out who's a total tool when the "magic of the internet" "protects" them when they speak their mind.

 

[BigDeadMushy]

Beh, fakebook can disappear and it won't alter my life at all. If people want to stalk me, they can do it the old fashioned way: sneaking around in the bushes, trailing me on the road approximately 3 car-lengths behind, and calling me on the phone to breathe rather heavily for a few minutes before hanging up. Like decent folk. If people want me attend a box social (or whatever the youngsters are calling it these days) they can buzz me on the squawk-box (or whatever the oldies are calling it these days)
In the meantime, I have more important things to devote my time to; such as converting oxygen into carbon dioxide, slaving away in the pixel mines, and funny third thing.

 

[Unia]

As a college student (think that's the right equivalent) who has to do every assignment, group assignment and some full courses through a clunky intranet complete with messaging and calendar, I'm too burnt out on "social media" to bother with something like Facebook.
I do have a profile with minimal info and a years-old photo. Last time I remembered to check it some bully from 1st grade had sent me a private message asking me how I was
People who know me have a better way to keep in touch: it's called a PHONE.

 

[Dusty Donuts]

Beh, fakebook can disappear and it won't alter my life at all. If people want to stalk me, they can do it the old fashioned way: sneaking around in the bushes, trailing me on the road approximately 3 car-lengths behind, and calling me on the phone to breathe rather heavily for a few minutes before hanging up.

Aww, damn, I thought doing all that stuff was original. I might go for a few good anonymous notes and lurking behind a strange veil of mist in a trench coat and a hat.
Still, that breathing heavily on the phone thing is great. You never heard a girl scream like dat til you call her again at 4 in the morning.
...Not that I'm implying anything. See, THIS IS WHY I STAY BEHIND THE DAMN BUSHES.

 

[The White Hunter]

I duly did the right thing, destroyed his profile, changed all his details, added unanswerable security questions, changed the password to an impossible combination of words numbers letters and random symbols. Then I replaced all his photos with a jolly roger and deactivated the account, never to be seen again.

I just wanted to point out that I broke out laughing when I read this. Also, I haven't used Facebook in years because nobody among my "friends" actually were friends, and I haven't gained any real ones. If anyone accuses me of being a hipster of having a sense of accomplishment for not using the damned thing, please note that being alone and therefore making a social tool useless does not make me feel cool. No sir.

Oh I got my epic venge on the bastard it's one of those things that really pisses me off, somebody made a fake bebo of me in highschool and I broke his thumbs for it. I'm a bit more tactful now, prefer emotional torture and cyber attacks to physical confrontation. I'm glad you found it humorous though, it's a One Piece style Jolly Roger with a wool hat and the kanji for "Revenge" on the side of the hat.

I used to have it, don';t recall why I never found it useful, I'm in a similar boat, anybody I want to talk to I can call or text or skype, so facebook can fuck off as far as I'm concerned, my details don't belong in the hands of chinese business men and such.

As for being "cool to hate" I can't help but call bullshit on anyone who claims that, I don't hate it cuz it's cool to do so, I hate it because it has earned my hate. It's the same as why I love or hate most things, I do it because I want to without giving a damn for what people may think of me as a result.

 

[BaronUberstein]

I never made an account. I figure if somebody wants to keep in contact with me they can use Steam, MSN, Hotmail, Gmail, or my fucking phone if it's so damn urgent.

I honestly don't see how email or IM aren't enough to keep in contact with people.

 

[Blunderboy]

I like it. I keep in touch with my friends and can plan stuff easier.
If people complain about duck faces and shit games they really have only themselves to blame, and I basically propose that they sort it out or shut up because the complaining is pointless.

Well said sir. Very well said.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

I hate that you are just expected to have it for other things. I also want to slap anyone that takes anything said on Facebook seriously. Why on earth would anyone want to know what everyone else is doing every second of the day? I see enough god damn people every day, I don't want to listen to your boring relationship problems on Facebook.