Are your Facebook friends your 'friends'? (person, member, children, relatives)
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So, I had a conversation today with somebody and we brought up the subject of a relatively obscure band.
And I was like, "Oh, I have a friend who loves that band. They see them tour every time they come through this area. They're like crazy about them."
In reality, my 'friend' is a Facebook friend that I know from high school that I haven't talked to since then and really didn't talk to that much when we were in high school. And I know they follow the band because they post on Facebook quite a bit and blast posts about how much they love the band and see them everytime they come through.
I don't really consider that person a 'friend'. But it just popped into my head. And I just referred to that person that way. But it felt a little odd.
But it's odd. In the year 2018, sometimes you know more about what's going on in the life of your Facebook friends than your regular friends? And we all know there's people who post so often, you know everything that is going on in their life including the intimate details of their love life, even though that person might not even remember your name if they see you if you barely post yourself.
Do you guys refer to your Facebook friends as your friends? Sometimes I refer to such people as my 'Facebook friend'. Lol.
I usually just say "fb friend", most of my fb friends are old highschool, college or old coworkers, with a mix of family members. Most of the people I actually talk to on a daily basis arent even on Facebook or barely use the acct
All of my FB friends are friends in real life. No relatives or former co workers or classmates are FB friends. I only use it to send messages. I don't care about their children or what they had for dinner.
Actually, a good percentage of my fb friends are real life in person. I have h bed far away & love to hear what is happening from where I moved. Love it. And it's a way for us to keep in touch.
I've "known" lots of people online for the last 20 years. Most I've never actually met, but we've discussed everything under the sun, which is what real friends do. I don't call them friends. Rather, I call them online friends, which is exactly what they are.
I only accept facebook friends that are friends or relatives in real life. We use it to communicate with each other.
ditto for me. No way am I going to call someone I have never laid eyes on a friend. I've moved away from my home town and most of my IRL friends stayed. So it's nice to stay caught up on their goings on.
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And we all know there's people who post so often, you know everything that is going on in their life including the intimate details of their love life, even though that person might not even remember your name if they see you if you barely post yourself.
