Get a social media account

Page 2 of 3 [ 38 posts ] Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3 Next

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 4:33 am

i actually have a linkedin account though. the good thing about it is that nobody really uses it or cares about it :lol:

still, amazingly, there have been casual acquaintances with no professional relation whatsoever who have added me there after realizing i wasn't on facebook. about half a dozen or more, i think. people that i only met once, or exchanged only a couple of messages with on the internet, and that i hadn't heard of or thought of in years

last month i also realized i had an "active" twitter account (that i never even used or divulged at all), and, to my surprise, i had a follower! :lol: an old friend i haven't seen or talked to in the last decade. nice guy though

_________________
404

hurtloam
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 27 Mar 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,747
Location: Eyjafjallajökull

27 Jul 2016, 4:42 am

Alliekit wrote:

hurtloam wrote:

I'm beginning to think my friends and family are pretty OK. I don't find Facebook that bad. I just view it as group texting.

I feel the same as you. Maybe it's a aspie thing but I like to know about the person a bit before getting to involved. It makes me more comfortable around the person cause I know what to expect in a way.

Also you can tell if they are just ignoring you or if they just haven't seen it

I don't want to stalk them. Most men don't post anything on Facebook more than twice a year. I just want to message them without the anxiety of having to ask for their phone number. If they reject my friend request that's a he'll of a lot less awful than rejection to my face.

Alliekit
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 12 Mar 2016
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,182
Location: England

27 Jul 2016, 4:45 am

hurtloam wrote:

Alliekit wrote:

hurtloam wrote:

I'm beginning to think my friends and family are pretty OK. I don't find Facebook that bad. I just view it as group texting.

Ohh I see you point. Yea I agree that it's better then asking for numbers.

I just get anxious about new people :oops:

The_Face_of_Boo
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 16 Jun 2010
Age: 42
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 33,126
Location: Beirut, Lebanon.

27 Jul 2016, 4:48 am

Sabreclaw wrote:

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

Sabreclaw wrote:

hurtloam wrote:

You don't have to post anything or read what others post, just use it like Whatsapp. Just make yourself easily contactable.

There's a few fair explanations for why they wouldn't do that.

1. They're loners and feel like there's no point bothering to have an account since nobody would care anyway.

2. They're confident enough in themselves that they see no need to make themselves easy to contact - they'll be more direct with the people they're interested in.

3. They have an account, but it's under a false name so they can easily avoid dealing with people they have no interest in.

and you can set your account not to be searchable I think.

Would you even need to bother? I mean, the typical western chap would share his name with about a million other people. How do you even find the one you're looking for without searching through mutual friends or some crap?

Well, I dunno.....I am not a western chap. :mrgreen:

The_Face_of_Boo
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 16 Jun 2010
Age: 42
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 33,126
Location: Beirut, Lebanon.

27 Jul 2016, 4:51 am

You will be assimilated, resistance is futile.

anagram
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 4:55 am

but really, hurtloam, i think that if they don't have a facebook account (or have set their account to private), it's because they don't want to be contacted without their deliberate consent

me, personally, i simply don't see any possible circumstance where it could serve any purpose to me that email/hangouts doesn't already

_________________
404

Drawyer
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 14 May 2015
Gender: Female
Posts: 3,860
Location: Away

27 Jul 2016, 4:57 am

I don't have one, but I plan to make one when I need one.

_________________
"Embrace the glorious mess that you are."

hurtloam
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 27 Mar 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,747
Location: Eyjafjallajökull

27 Jul 2016, 4:59 am

anagram wrote:

I don't think anyone in the UK uses Google hangouts

anagram
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 5:02 am

hurtloam wrote:

I don't think anyone in the UK uses Google hangouts

if you have gmail, you have hangouts

i did create a facebook account once to talk to someone who didn't have a gmail account and didn't want to create one. but that was the one and only purpose of my account, and i created it under a fake name. i made sure to not even use my real email to create the account

_________________
404

The_Face_of_Boo
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 16 Jun 2010
Age: 42
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 33,126
Location: Beirut, Lebanon.

27 Jul 2016, 5:03 am

Quote:

It would allow am admirer girl to contact you without the need to get your email.

And this girl might turn out to be the girl of your dreams....or nightmares, there's always this risk.

Last edited by The_Face_of_Boo on 27 Jul 2016, 5:05 am, edited 1 time in total.

anagram
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 5:05 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

It would allow am admirer girl to contact you without the need to get your email.

there is no possible circumstance in my life as it is under which an unexpected admirer who knows my name wouldn't be cause for concern :lol:

_________________
404

hurtloam
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 27 Mar 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,747
Location: Eyjafjallajökull

27 Jul 2016, 5:06 am

anagram wrote:

hurtloam wrote:

I don't think anyone in the UK uses Google hangouts

if you have gmail

Yeah just discovered it's already installed on my phone. But I don't know anyone who actually uses it.

The_Face_of_Boo
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 16 Jun 2010
Age: 42
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 33,126
Location: Beirut, Lebanon.

27 Jul 2016, 5:08 am

anagram wrote:

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

It would allow am admirer girl to contact you without the need to get your email.

there is no possible circumstance in my life as it is under which an unexpected admirer who knows my name wouldn't be cause for concern :lol:

Let me guess, you're a psychos-magnet.

anagram
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 5:08 am

hurtloam wrote:

Yeah just discovered it's already installed on my phone. But I don't know anyone who actually uses it.

as long as they don't mind using it, it doesn't make any difference really

_________________
404

The_Face_of_Boo
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 16 Jun 2010
Age: 42
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 33,126
Location: Beirut, Lebanon.

27 Jul 2016, 5:08 am

hurtloam wrote:

anagram wrote:

hurtloam wrote:

I don't think anyone in the UK uses Google hangouts

if you have gmail

Yeah just discovered it's already installed on my phone. But I don't know anyone who actually uses it.

Honestly, I only know males who use it.

anagram
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 4 Nov 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,433
Location: 4 Nov 2012

27 Jul 2016, 5:12 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

Let me guess, you're a psychos-magnet.

haha no. i could probably be, under different circumstances. but i don't think i need to worry about that

here's a thorough explanation:
viewtopic.php?t=325221&p=7233296#p7233296

welcome to my head

_________________
404

Page 2 of 3 [ 38 posts ] Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3 Next

Jump to:

Get a social media account Post Reply New Topic

Get a social media account