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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Nov 20 2012, 4:07pm
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playing down your accomplishments as not to upset those who may be struggling. But because of the shotgun (broadly cast, broadcast) style of communication on FB, even if you wanted to, that level of tact is removed from the equation, unless you go to PM or IM (chat). And it may be that only your real friends are interested in hearing about your troubles, or feel equipped to comment on them.
Consider a likely scenario in a common feed in a circle of friends:
Buddy A: Oh my mom just died.
Buddy B: Good news everyone, we're having a baby!
Now this isn't outside of the norm in terms of the type of news one might receive on any given day, but hardly do you see such statements side by side in a single conversation (or what reads as a single conversation).
Oxytocin release makes sense (if only it came in pill form) as do a whole range of other chemical reactions and feelings that attend regular human interaction. (Usually) there's a real person on the other side of the monitor and it pays to act accordingly. Face to face might leave it's own unique affect on our health, but the kind of interaction we have online, when it is focused (ie when we don't mistake broadcast for intimate or narrowcast) obviously is a decent substitute, especially where face to face isn't practical.
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Nov 20 2012, 4:10pm)
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What social networking sites do you use?
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alienorchid
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Nov 17 2012, 12:33pm
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FB & Tumblr
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Spencissimus
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Nov 17 2012, 1:32pm
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Only Facebook
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DanielLB
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Nov 17 2012, 1:47pm
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Me too
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Vangalad
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Nov 17 2012, 2:49pm
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Facebook and one "other"
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Elizabeth
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Nov 17 2012, 5:34pm
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Facebook.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 17 2012, 5:43pm
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Awesome job!
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alienorchid
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Nov 19 2012, 9:05am
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Facebook & Twitter
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Finwe
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Nov 17 2012, 6:22pm
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actively none
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imin
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Nov 17 2012, 7:02pm
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actively none either
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Sam20
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Nov 17 2012, 7:25pm
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None
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SirDennisC
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Nov 17 2012, 8:22pm
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I hear you!
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alienorchid
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Nov 19 2012, 9:17am
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Facebook is my lifeline to the outside world
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zarabia
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Nov 19 2012, 8:19am
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That's understandable
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SirDennisC
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Nov 19 2012, 4:18pm
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Thank you, SirDennis :)
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zarabia
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Nov 20 2012, 4:57am
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Like this post very much
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Starling
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Nov 20 2012, 9:50am
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that's one study
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Annael
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Nov 20 2012, 3:45pm
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Certainly I'm not advocating
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SirDennisC
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Nov 20 2012, 4:07pm
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Facebook
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Annael
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Nov 19 2012, 4:47pm
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None and I don't see why I should
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Misto
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Nov 19 2012, 9:55pm
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y'all are making me feel
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Annael
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Nov 20 2012, 4:01pm
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Oops - I didn't read the first post before taking the poll
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Kassandros
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Nov 20 2012, 3:47pm
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Facebook & Livejournal
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Arwen's daughter
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Nov 20 2012, 4:31pm
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FB pros and cons
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CuriousG
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Nov 20 2012, 5:41pm
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I think the whole life story style of fb updating...
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Spencissimus
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Nov 20 2012, 10:55pm
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On one hand I agree that
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alienorchid
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Nov 21 2012, 12:58am
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I just treat "fb friend" as separate from "friend"
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Spencissimus
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Nov 21 2012, 3:22am
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I'm pretty fussy about who I "friend"
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Annael
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Nov 21 2012, 2:50pm
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Three mostly....
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Donry
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Nov 21 2012, 3:24am
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Tumblr, dA and Livejournal
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Faenoriel
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Nov 21 2012, 7:35pm
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FB a lot, Twitter and Google+ less
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Dec 5 2012, 9:42pm
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