When we were kids there was no Facebook We had real friends and yes even real enemies.
You could see them and talk to them in person. We fought and made up and all was soon forgotten because it was probably just a storm in a teacup. Nobody committed suicide because other kids were spreading nasty rumors that reached the whole school and the neighbourhood with just a click of a button. We were real kids too. Maybe in a way we learned to deal with real ‘stuff’.
It did not linger out there in cyberspace to come back at you with vengeance. Because what you say on the internet will float around until the end of time, Google will see to that. (I once read that some will have to change their identity at a later stage because of all that was written by them on FB – when they mature they may regret it).
But now I see (with some amusement) that you can ‘Not like’ on Facebook and make it known. No wonder that hate and dislike and aggression take over with the use of social media ? I am just wondering out loudly!
I saw this in the Daily Mail
EnemyGraph is a new app which lets you add Enemies to your Facebook profile – including real victims from your friends list, or from other users of the app.
You can also declare war on any product, person or company that has a presence on Facebook.
As soon as you have declared someone – or something – an Enemy, they appear on your profile on your Enemies list, visible to other users of the app.
Just Fletcher 
Mar 26, 2012 @ 14:41:12
AI die mensdom! Somehow I think people just sit and think, OK what next? What is NOT out there? Without giving any meaning to the thing they think up!
Mar 26, 2012 @ 21:32:41
@Maan Interesting phenomena but dangerous too.Think what J Edgar Hoover could have done with FB, I shudder,
Mar 26, 2012 @ 16:45:04
Daar is darem meer ‘normale’ mense as die uitsonderings. Die uitsonderings is darem net soveel in die gewone lewe.
Mar 26, 2012 @ 21:34:27
Solank die uitsonderings nie die nuwe normaal word nie
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Mar 26, 2012 @ 18:31:08
Cyber space seems to specialise in the creation of enemies – deservedly or not
Mar 26, 2012 @ 21:50:59
Yes because readers can project qualities whatever they wish on to the person on the other side of the screen. Cyberspace can be a danger place.
Mar 27, 2012 @ 05:52:16
A friend of mine came under brutal attack from a woman at her husbands work for no reason whatsoever. It was bizarre. We think the crazy chick at work had a thing for her husband……was rejected and brought her wrath down on the wife.
We advised her NEVER to respond – not a word……once it is written, thats it. She did however save everything that was written to/about her……and once she had a thick file of screen copies and poison emails, she marched off to the company MD and presented it all. The crazy was called in and asked to explain. Of course she claimed she was provoked…..had no proof and was issued with a warning and a promise of legal action if she continues. Oh – and then she claimed she has bipolar – hence her disgusting behaviour!
Mar 27, 2012 @ 06:27:32
Very clever to save these things!
I read about a girl who had a love affair with a guy who turned out to be anither girl …these things happen, rather sick.
And so btw 70% of pateints diagnosed with bopolar are not suffereing form bipolar bur it seems to be a handy excuse
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PS How about starting a WP blog?
Mar 27, 2012 @ 06:55:12
I tried. I don’t know how. I downloaded something and then whatever it was vanished into my computer somewhere.
I can be very blonde when it comes to these things.
Mar 27, 2012 @ 07:03:28
You have to get used to it, different to what we were used to.
But once you have looked for a theme , you write your post or even copy and paste from word to WP
and Publish
If you don’t like you can edit afterwards.
And then eventually start playing round with widgets
Quite a lof of fun.
🙂
Mar 27, 2012 @ 07:08:13
I dont even know how to load the whole WP thingie and when I struggle with something technical, my ADD kicks in and I lose interest….
I have to shoot out quickly and will try later today.
Mar 27, 2012 @ 07:24:50
Well we can go thorough it step by step because I would LOVE to have you here, would be like old times!
Mar 27, 2012 @ 10:13:03
Very interesting post. I think I’ll just stick with liking my friends and family’s stuff, and hope for the best. 😉
Mar 27, 2012 @ 10:34:00
Much much safer
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Sep 27, 2014 @ 10:04:57
Whatever next. Do some people never live in the real world anymore. People seem to spend so much time telling everyone how well they are doing that they forget to live. I have had very few bad encounters online but that doesn`t seem to be the norm. 🙂
Sep 27, 2014 @ 13:56:37
I have met in inverted commas 2 really really horrible people on the blogs, so sick they should be locked away. Otherwise it is OK, I can live without social media
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