is Facebook really necessary for college?

<p>Great. You need advice on whether to use facebook or not. You sound like a real champ.</p>

<p>^^^Sweet I got insulted because of Facebook too!! you where right Tastyb33f, you predicted this would happen...freaky</p>

<p>Well I am person who didn't use facebook or myspace in highschool and I didn't become like a social outcast or anything. In fact I have some darn good friends who I can keep in contact regardless of a facebook, with an email; I was just more of a person who enjoyed more of his time being with his family than watching movies every weekend. I also believe that every person should have their own privacy; I really don't want to know what everyone is doing every second of their life nor the conversations that everyone is having. Ignorance is bliss sometimes.</p>

<p>But I realize that in college my family is far away and that i need to find my own niche (man i have been hearing that word a lot) and that Facebook is a good way of doing that. But the big thing is what Stalker said about discipline, about just checking info on you bio group and not absorbing yourself in its superficial aspects, then I think facebook is darn good tool.</p>

<p>I just wanted to see whether or not Facebook has changed your college experience for the better.</p>

<p>yes. if you do not get facebook you will turn into a flaming homosexual and your balls will ironically fall off, making it impossible to commit aforementioned homosexual acts.</p>

<p>I don't have a Facebook, and I'm doing just fine socially. In fact, I recommend avoiding it altogether; you'll spare a lot of otherwise wasted time. (Though some may claim "it takes up all of five minutes a day," my feeling is, many students frequently check it during lecture, while studying, etc.)</p>

<p>Aside, I advise the poster above to use better judgement before making somewhat homophobic remarks in the Berkeley forum.</p>

<p>"I also believe that every person should have their own privacy; I really don't want to know what everyone is doing every second of their life nor the conversations that everyone is having. Ignorance is bliss sometimes."</p>

<p>I agree with you. People are putting so much out there, looking for their 15 minutes of fame, I think they will regret it some day. I mean, does everyone really need to read all of my messages from other people? How about cherishing a little privacy in this overlinked world?</p>

<p>Don't get a Facebook then. But I don't know why you're on CC.</p>

<p>Btw, thanks for the iPhone advice!</p>

<p>did it work?</p>

<p>CC has been helpful for college advice; I also don't have to put my whole life story on here and worry about being contacted all the time.</p>

<p>The thing about Facebook, though, is that it's pretty darn good about the versatility of its privacy settings. So you can still have a facebook account but customize privacy settings to however comfortable you are with what information is available to others.</p>

<p>if you want to have friends and not be a loser social outcast that nobody likes then you should get facebook.</p>

<p>i have it, and everybody loves me so much that i can't leave my apartment without getting accosted by 1000+ hot naked virgins, so if it works for a loser like me, then you should probably just jump on the train.</p>

<p>unless you dont like virgins. you DO like virgins, don't you???</p>

<p>I've never really understood the big deal about virgins. I mean, they have no idea what they're doing. Other than the whole symbolic representation of innocence lost and power overwhelming (+5 EC pts), really, it's kind of a bloody mess and the girl complains about how it kinda hurts and it's just a not-as-fun-time for all.</p>

<p>They sure are tight though.</p>

<p>Starcraft ftw.</p>

<p>Facebook is the worst kind of social networking out there. I mean people used to write personal letters in the old days, which was replaced by email and "emocons." Although the personal touch was lost, speed and efficiency of emails offset the cost. Now, emails are being replaced by a message on some facebook friend's wall. It's so superficial and meaningless. Personal information is leaking in very inappropriate ways. If you don't get a facebook, some people just deem you uncool. If you do get a facebook, you are simply being sucked into the stupid cultural norm of the time.</p>

<p>wait...are there two "tastybeef" people? </p>

<p>...I've been gone too long...</p>

<p>^ Yep. :rolleyes: tastybeef and tastyb33f, I believe. Are the two even related? =O</p>

<p>Absolutely not related.</p>

<p>How do you know the other isn't your evil twin or something? It happened to Bart.</p>

<p>Because I've already met my evil twin, three years ago. I killed him on the spot with a steak knife and used his bits and pieces as chum while fishing off the pier.</p>

<p>So this guy can't be my evil twin. ...Right?</p>

<p>He could be if the guy you killed was actually a decoy...or if you were born a triplet and not a twin. You could even be one of four, five, six...the possibilities really are endless.</p>

<p>Wait. I thought the theory behind the Evil Twin is that it's you from an alternate universe instead of a literal twin from the same womb who happens to be evil. No?</p>

<p>It's both. You only killed your literal twin, and the one alive is your alternative twin.</p>