jairamesh Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 It's regarding the Colorado Batman Cinema shooter, who is on trial, and declared a psychopath because one of the reasons attributed was "not on Facebook"!! Interesting article in the Guardian (UK): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/12/catherine-bennett-facebook-psycopaths So all-pervasive is the social networking service that non-users are now treated with deep suspicion For instance, for those old giveaways "kept himself to himself", "never met your eye" or "had unnaturally pointed canines", now read "was not on Facebook", "had never played FarmVille", "unfamiliar with Spotify". In particular, given trends in suspicion, the person with no Facebook presence now finds him or herself in much the same position as, going back a bit, a sweaty person who, having lowered his voice in the pharmacy, requested both chloroform and quicklime. The absence of two leading psychopaths (the 2nd one is the Norwegian rightwing terrorist) from Facebook appears, however, to be already translating into an uncovenanted, promotional gift to a company that can hardly avoid association with some of the online world's sadder extremes, still visualised by some of us as millions of little Julian Assanges, each immured in the greenish light of a darkened bedroom and wearing socks unchanged for three decades. Smugly, an army of Facebook users now reports that the smelly sock is on the other foot. When people who resist this version of human identity are filed instantly under weird, that end appears to be pretty much here. This is getting ridiculous to lump absence from social networking as being un-normal or weird? This patronizing attitude of not being a big Facebook fan (or user) seems more like corporate and media pressure to make us easily more accessible for their needs.
Roshanrocks Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I am also not in FB (deleted my account), am I a psycho too?
Raghav_12 Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 phew.. I managed to get a FB account just in time..
Needforspeed Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I wonder if its the reverse. If you have a group of friends to hang around with regularly, do you really need facebook?
Stuge Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 this is dumb .. my mom doesn't have fb account does this mean she is a psycho :facepalm:
GautiMaan Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 created one coz of the endless badgering from frnds,dont see whats the big deal though
Anonymous Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I would say this is true to an extent. Not all non FB users are wackos, but there is a high probability that you could be one if you shun all "normal" social interaction avenues that are common among your demographic.
Sachin=GOD Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I would say this is true to an extent. Not all non FB users are wackos' date=' but there is a high probability that you could be one if you shun all "normal" social interaction avenues that are common among your demographic.[/quote'] there is a difference between shunning "all" social interaction and shunning FB.
Aaku Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I am also not in FB (deleted my account)' date=' am I a psycho too? [/quote'] you were addicted :orderorder: psycho
Roshanrocks Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 you were addicted :orderorder: I was.... remember we used to play those games on FB :giggle:
Ram Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 OK.. seems like I am a psychopathic serial kilee in the making..watch out people, I am coming to get you.:devil:
Aaku Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 OK.. seems like I am a psychopathic serial kilee in the making..watch out people' date=' I am coming to get you.:devil:[/quote'] psycho
DomainK Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Online social networking is crippling peoples real lives. It's becoming a curse on the society.
ganeshran Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 A sensationalist claim they know will get eyeballs. Studies like these give serious research a bad name :headshake:
EnterTheVoid Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Gotta love some of my friends. They spend all their time on Facebook instead of driving 15 minutes and meeting their friends in person. As they say, people are connected, just not connecting.
Ram Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I would say this is true to an extent. Not all non FB users are wackos' date=' but there is a high probability that you could be one if you shun all "normal" social interaction avenues that are common among your demographic.[/quote'] Hahaha..look at how these childish gimmicks like fb has changed people's thinking..apparently scribbling on someone's wall is now "normal" social interaction these days...
Lord Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Gotta love some of my friends. They spend all their time on Facebook instead of driving 15 minutes and meeting their friends in person. As they say, people are connected, just not connecting. true
Lord Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Online social networking is crippling peoples real lives. It's becoming a curse on the society. isnt posting on forums similar?:P
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