<p>I love how easy it is to connect with old, and new, friends through facebook. Being able to share and look at pictures would probably have to be one of the main reasons for me.</p>
<p>How did people have a social life before Failbook and other social networks? ;)</p>
<p>I think all of those social networks are superficial. They are taking over the world, and they shouldn’t be. I had a Facebook, but I couldn’t stand being cyberbullied all the time.</p>
<p>College without Facebook is the Heroic mode. It’s possible, but it takes better gear, coordination, and skill than normal.</p>
<p>his question was, </p>
<p>“Is it possible to have a social life or make friends without facebook?”</p>
<p>the answer is yes. 10 years ago, plenty of people had friends because they actually took the time to hang out and play outside instead of being on the computer everyday. You do not need a social network to make friends. But is it easier to meet people with technology? most definitely.</p>
<p>No. It is absolutely impossible. </p>
<p>That is why everbody who lived during the pre-Facebook era was lonely and friendless.</p>
<p>FB seems to be more of a staying in touch sort of thing rather than a means of socializing–especially after you leave an institution. As a recent high school graduate, I see some kids get kind of carried away with it, but if youre gonna be in graduate school, I would assume that your peers act like adults and socialize in person.</p>
<p>However, if you don’t get one, you’re not missing much. But realize that although critics label FB a timewaster, it’s always up to you how much time you spend on it.</p>
<p>i dont think facebook should be taken this seriously…</p>
<p>I prefer not to really engage that much in FB, pretty much keeping it simple, like casually chatting with friends and keeping most of my info private. I wouldnt recommend revealing too much about yourself, unlike some people who post their whole resume, every activety they engage in, up-to-date information on everything going on in their life, etc. It really has an adverse effect because I had people I really respected before but from seeing countless extremely stupid status updates it definitely gives me a new found outlook on them</p>
<p>Ive deactivated my Fb and its never been better. My life is 10 times more interesting. I actually go out and meet people and socialize, as opposed to sitting online chatting and looking at everyone’s profiles. Make friends without fb? How did we make them before fb??!!!</p>
<p>Of course it’s possible. I have quite a few friends who do not have a Facebook account, and we just keep up using good old methods – real social meetings and phones to arrange them.</p>
<p>Sure, Facebook is a convenient tool, but it’s no more than that. Any socialization you do on Facebook is superficial. It’s much better to meet people in person and call them as plan B.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are events that appear only on Facebook, but they’re more of things that will help you make new friends. If you have the right friends, you’ll still be invited to a good number of events when the friends who know that you don’t use Facebook call you.</p>
<p>That being said, I recommend that you create a Facebook profile, but keep it simple and don’t actively use it.</p>
<p>I wish I could delete my CC account.</p>
<p>If you’re not the gossipy, needs to know where everyone is, what they’re doing type of peron, Facebook is only good for catching up with old friends once in a while and looking at old high school photos :)</p>
<p>you act like people didn’t have social lives before facebook. yes its possible to have a social life without facebook but it’s easier to meet people via facebook and stay connected. All I use facebook for is to catch up with friends and find out what’s going on.</p>
<p>Nowadays I can’t imagine my life without Facebook. I don’t use it to actually make friends, I only add people I know. I don’t spend much time on it, but it’s nice to know what’s going on in the lives of friends, especially ones that live someplace else.</p>
<p>I sometimes think that Facebook has become a networking crutch for people our age. We become accustomed to making friends as easily as “inviting” them to be our friends, which doesn’t teach us much on how to network effectively. Some people may argue that Facebook is networking, but I think that being able to make lasting connections “IRL” is incomparably more valuable.</p>
<p>That said, I don’t see why one would not have a Facebook… I’ve had many conversations over it that I would not have had otherwise, but it certainly isn’t a make-or-break kind of deal.</p>
<p>Just get a facebook man!!!</p>
<p>Guys…the OP asked you to please not tell him to “Just get a Facebook.” FYI.</p>
<p>facebook is what you use to talk to the people you don’t really want to talk to</p>
<p>Even if you have heightened privacy settings, people can get your info. There are a lot of privacy issues with FB, don’t be naive and think you have any type of privacy.You are posting personal info. Even if you delete things, it is stored. Just because the typical user can’t see your profile doesn’t mean that people who you don’t want to see it can’t see it. People can hack into it. There is very little privacy offered. And you can get into a lot of trouble even if it’s your friends posting inappropriate material. It’s sad people think everyone should have one. You def do not need an account. It’s just away for people to feel popular and to brag about what they did on the weekend. Yes, it has its perks and it can be a cool time killer, but you can just as easily text, call or email people to keep in touch. It’s also becoming creepy by pulling your info and “suggesting” things and now it’s connecting with outside sites. Pretty much don’t use it if you truly value your privacy, because FB doesn’t try to protect it.</p>
<p>Tappmann I applaud you for that reference to WoW.</p>