Facebook is a cesspool of filth and mistrust. I still wonder why I have an account. Sure, seeing happy news from my close friends is good, but the majority of the time I see terrible ads and people who I never talk to requesting me to play some cheap browser game.
I'm pretty sure dark knows this, but I grew up in the horribly cold and impoverishedlovely city of Cleveland, OH. I used to listen to a radio show called Rover's Morning Glory every morning on the way to work and then during the day. Today, I learned that one of the show's former producers lost a loved one (a six week old infant...sheesh) in a terrible car accident. I just got finished listening to the interview about what happened and the status of the rest of his family. This is one of those situations where I have to touch base with family members and friends whom I cherish because accidents can happen in a flash.
To this board (and especially dark since he's been a great sounding board/confidant/friend) I want to just say how much I appreciate everyone and how lovely it was that I got welcomed to this great community without a second thought.
Yeah, I've known & been friends w/ Kash for years before finding VGC. Always saddened by your sadness & always here for you, friend
Me?
I'm just anti-social (media), I guess...I don't hate Facebooks and/or people who use them - but, between real life, real life problems & situations, a real g/f...who has real claims & expectations on some of my time & affection/attention, pets, a house, pool, cars, etc to upkeep, gaming, gaming-related sites, and a fast-approaching holiday season; including all of the family commitments, visitors, & guests (wanted or otherwise:) that are a part of all of my holiday seasons, the last thing I want/need is more things that take time away from the above.
I don't need to go to or use Facebooks to know that they haven't cornered the market on internet "cesspools, mistrust", etc.
The nature of millions of anonymous people, of all ages, in a consequence-free forum, to say & do wtf they want to, IMO, *breeds* & is bound to bring out the very worst that human nature has to offer...
...it's also how I've met the soeras, kashells, argyles, and VGC communities that I've grown ever so fond of
IMO, it's worth wading through a lot of shit...to find the few diamonds