On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Charles Lenington <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I keep getting invites to fagbook. What is it, is it secure, why do i > want it. does it run on macs? > > Fagbook?? Doesn't your pejoritive nicknaming say it all from your perspective? What facebook does for me is let me communicate very easily with many people at once. I am a Baby Boomer. and just joined a bit ago and just figured it out this weekm what the kids have known for five years. Facebook is like an open house where those friends and family can walk in any time. But everyone else must politely knock to get into the party. Who you let in is up to you. Whether you are of another sexual orientation or not. you also should know by now that Straights and gays socialize as free people in a mutually respecting society these days. Our younger generations were taught to recognize their orientations early and admit to them. So there my be friction left but people of all persuasions are allowed to express themselves and interact. But privacy is also accounted for. getting back to the facewall though you can have people come to yours or go to theirs. Exchange pictures, music, files , sand video clips which [play right there in the facewall. and people can give opinions comments etc and it is or should be a good time for all. on my blog i write about how In just the last 4 days I have just begun to know what is meant by hypertext. Because if you have to work so hard going through emails finding all of those links people sent to share and then you have to drag out the time to open and close all of those sites and clicks and etc.etc.etc. Facebook puts all of that together. It is a modern means of communication that does something I always wanted to do which is have family and friends from all over the country meet each other. So that new friendships and relationships and understanding can take place. Facebook makes that happen for those who use it. I am on many email lists. When you are on facebook all of those folks can mingle with your old friends and family too! Even those from around the world. this is a way toward peace and working together for mutual good. But you can also keep those whom are troublemakers or undesirables out. All under your control. and abusive types can be reported just like on a forum or email list. It took me a long time before I was brave enough. Even with taking web development courses at a state university. for old baby boomers like myself it all seems so foreign and frightening. But it is not. And it is meant to be benificial and easy for everybody. Ten year olds can do it! It just takes the courage to try. I honestly wish I had started five years ago when i first knew about it. I would have a running business. The University has a page. We know when the games are and when there is a cool concert or volunteers are needed for a community project or when a professor invents something breathtaking that will improve healing or the environment. Yes, people of all sexual persuasions use it but in the digital world as " the Guild" point out, there is no disease. And there are probably facebook pages which try to bring tolerance and understanding and peaceful social relationship among the general society. What is wrong with that? Elvis Costello sang : " What's so Funny About Peace Love and Understanding." Homophobia denies the rights of a segment of society. People come to our university from all over the world. it is good business for our town which doubles in population at the beginning of each September. The store owners, bars, teachers, and everyone else in town would suffer income and job loss if it got around the world that this town was full of intolerant, bigotted, provincials who lacked human understanding and common decency to live and let live. Sexuality can not " rub off " onto a percson from the interweb. You bring to your keyboard who you really are inside. If you think pothers can make you into something you do not want to be you are denting your own volition. No means no in lawful society no matter what choices are being talked about. There may be predators on facebook. Shut them out if they reveal themselves. you page is like your home you have the right to keep anyone you don't like out. That being said. there is not much to fear at facebook, or Twitter or blogspot. Free societies need open communication. If you have secrets encrypt them and send by other means. Don't put anything you don't want the police, your kids, your MOM, Dad, Wife or nieghbors to know about. But I bet they know about each of us already. With email it is easy for trolls and creeps to hide. If a troll comes on facebook or twitter there is no where to hide. So families and friends are flocking to facebook. Hope taht allays your fears. Adrian -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ http://twitter.com/FluxStringer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
