# I grow weary of the facebookers... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950 "2017-06-27T00:32:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/1 "2017-06-27T00:32:25Z")
Ugh. I know everybody has seen some form of this on Facebook; the OP makes a post that is deliberately vague, emotional and open-ended. Then, when people respond with, “Oh, what’s wrong?”, the OP will say, “Oh I don’t want to talk about it.” WTF. What sort of “support” would the OP be getting if they don’t even reveal what that support is supportive of? [the following is a hypothetical scenario in an alternate universe where people use Facebook in a slightly different manner. From the other person’s perspective, at least.) OP: “It’s really hard sometimes…” ☹ Well meaning FB friend: “Well tell me what’s wrong, it’ll probably feel better to talk about it.” OP: “Nah, I don’t really want to talk about it, it’s a private matter.” Well meaning FB friend: “Oh, um, ok. Well why make a status update that brings up that private matter? If you don’t even want to talk about it?” OP: “It’s just, like, the hardest thing I’ve ever been faced with is all.” ☹ Well meaning FB friend: “…that you _don’t_ want to discuss? I’m getting confused here.” OP: “likes” preceding post. 😕:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/2 "2017-06-27T00:38:09Z")
Vaguebooking. It’s a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/3 "2017-06-27T00:44:07Z")
Yesterday I signed into FB and posted for the first time in two weeks. Just to say that I hadn’t read anything on FB in two weeks and had only clicked on it to clear the notifications and see if anything was directed at me, and that I likely wouldn’t be back on FB anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/4 "2017-06-27T00:53:03Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Yesterday I signed into FB and posted for the first time in two weeks. > > Just to say that I hadn’t read anything on FB in two weeks and had only clicked on it to clear the notifications and see if anything was directed at me, and that I likely wouldn’t be back on FB anytime soon. I don’t find much similarity between this and the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/5 "2017-06-27T00:54:05Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Vaguebooking. It’s a thing. Could you clarify a bit? ---
**Author:** ![Lubricious\_Integument](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/6 "2017-06-27T01:10:19Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Could you clarify a bit? nm ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/7 "2017-06-27T01:14:44Z")
> [@Lubricious\_Integument](#): > > nm Ha! Touche. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/8 "2017-06-27T01:16:53Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Could you clarify a bit? It’s just hard sometimes. Know what I mean?.. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/9 "2017-06-27T01:21:38Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Could you clarify a bit? …I dont really want to talk about it… (But I definitely want the attention and hearts and supportive messages that anyone might care to throw me) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/10 "2017-06-27T01:22:27Z")
Sigh… I has a sad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/11 "2017-06-27T01:28:19Z")
It’s slowly dawning on me that I may have been mistaken putting my thread in this forum. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/12 "2017-06-27T01:28:44Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Sigh… I has a sad. ☹ _Like_ ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/13 "2017-06-27T01:30:02Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > _Like_ I had to laugh at this one. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/14 "2017-06-27T01:32:46Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > It’s slowly dawning on me that I may have been mistaken putting my thread in this forum. 😉 Slowly?.. Okay, we’ll wait. Take your time. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/15 "2017-06-27T01:37:15Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Slowly?.. Okay, we’ll wait. Take your time. Thanks! I’d be quicker with it, there’s just this thing…It’s pretty much taking up every minute of every hour of my life. It’s consuming me, really. I think I’m falling apart over this thing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/16 "2017-06-27T01:38:22Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Thanks! I’d be quicker with it, there’s just this thing…It’s pretty much taking up every minute of every hour. ☹ I’m told facebook does this to the truly addicted. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/17 "2017-06-27T01:43:44Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Thanks! I’d be quicker with it, there’s just this thing…It’s pretty much taking up every minute of every hour of my life. It’s consuming me, really. I think I’m falling apart over this thing. ☹ Entropy?.. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/18 "2017-06-27T01:45:19Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > I’m told facebook does this to the truly addicted. > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Entropy?.. Sorry guys. Boundaries, k? :rolleyes: Geez ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/19 "2017-06-27T01:46:31Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Sorry guys. Boundaries, k? :rolleyes: Geez _unfriend_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950/20 "2017-06-27T01:48:59Z")
Not entirely in line with the OP, but: I have some dear, sweet friends on Facebook who do not do anything but share content from other sources. There’s very, very rarely anything original, and I thought the purpose of Facebook was to share pictures and experiences with friends and family. I see the same news stories as you do; you don’t need to post a news story that the whole fucking world knows about. I don’t know who you think you’re impressing, but it ain’t me. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950.md?page=2)