facebook, I started a fake account

[The Q]

I was forced on to Facebook when the rest of the family set up a family group.
We are spread round the world, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, All nations of the UK and a few other places.

Since then I've expanded my chosen groups to include, my sailing clubs, the RAF trade I belong to, and a couple of the Norfolk Broads.

I must admit, I didn't know you could block the stuff "chosen for you" time to get blocking.

 

[ShortForBob]

That there really are 49% of the population of below average intelligence, plugged into algorithms that are smarter than they are.

Nah, you are wrong there. They are not below average intelligence as is popularly measured by things such as IQ tests (I've had this discussion before)
They are vain and vulnerable and think their "intelligence" puts them above such things as algorithmic manipulation.

Us "not so smart" people just don't open the fucking box.

 

[Snaggletooth]

But even the dumbest can spell better than you do.

Bettere ist rellatieve.....

 

[veni vidi vici]

talking about hypocrites and fuckwits. When your doctor works out what that lump is, are you going to tell him his expensive treatment is a scam the same a vaccines are?

Gibberish
You could not connect two dots on a stencil

 

[Snaggletooth]

Gibberish
You could not connect two dots on a stencil

he mite be tryning to be funney.....

 

[PurpleOnion]

what is insidious, is that I had to make that account to find out what the fuck was happening in a club I belong to.

I was (am) in a similar situation. To get information and communicate with people who have the same boat, Facebook is the primary medium. A few months back, I caved in and attempted to create an account. I got the account setup, went through security and privacy settings trying to set the least invasive values. Looked up few tips for those and applied them. I left to do something and returned 2 hours later. I was locked out of my account for violating an unnamed policy. They provided no other details beyond an email address I could send a grievance to. I did that a day later and never received a reply. The only activity I performed other than changing settings was to search for one person. I have no idea what I could have done, but they managed to harvest my data while giving me nothing in return.

At some point, I may try again because I'd like to be more involved with the class. It's hard to be a digital hermit these days.

 

[ShortForBob]

Bettere ist rellatieve.....

Funny how all the anarchists here are spelling obsessed.
I bet they did panty waist spelling bee competitions at school and kept all their little tin medals in a box

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Funny how all the anarchists here are spelling obsessed.

What's funny about it?

 

[Snaggletooth]

Funny how all the anarchists here are spelling obsessed.
I bet they did panty waist spelling bee competitions at school and kept all their little tin medals in a box

I allwayes thouht it wase 'pantey waste', butte thast me.

 

[ShortForBob]

What's funny about it?

Did you miss the italic on anarchists?
Shakespeare couldn't spell with any uniformity.
Neither could Chaucer, or Tom Paine, or any of the framers.
Even Johnson got it wrong half the time

It's fine to pride oneself on something one does well, not so cool to judge others failings in one's specialist area. One day you might need that "semi literate" sailor.

 

[ShortForBob]

I allwayes thouht it wase 'pantey waste', butte thast me.

waist, waste or if you're Chaucer, it's wast

 

[Snaggletooth]

waist, waste or if you're Chaucer, it's wast

Ime am no Chausere

 

[MR.CLEAN]

not so cool to judge others failings in one's specialist area.

If someone taught you that spelling was a specialist area, they destroyed a lot of opportunity for you in life.

You are meant to learn it in primary school. It's no more specialist than addition, subtraction or basic geography.

 

[Snaggletooth]

It's no more specialist than addition, subtraction or basic geography.

Or the 'me firste' selfe centerred drive to be lawyere.

 

[Goodvibes]

If someone taught you that spelling was a specialist area, they destroyed a lot of opportunity for you in life.

You are meant to learn it in primary school. It's no more specialist than addition, subtraction or basic geography.

Except that we use different dictionaries.

I agree with Meli, you are being a smart arse on your little legal dung heap. Easy pickings hey?

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Or the 'me firste' selfe centerred drive to be lawyere.

I became a lawyer for two reasons.

1) My father fucking hated lawyers.
2) I fucking hated my father.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Except that we use different dictionaries.

I agree with Meli, you are being a smart arse on your little legal dung heap. Easy pickings hey?

Good job with the spelling. You get a star.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Edit: Meli, if you have an actual visual or other learning disability that prevents you from seeing words correctly, please accept my apologies. I do not intend to make fun of the disadvantaged.

If, on the other hand, you just type words without considering whether they are spelled correctly, then fuck you for not respecting your reader.

 

[Goodvibes]

I became a lawyer for two reasons.

1) My father fucking hated lawyers.
2) I fucking hated my father.

That explains at least some of the attitude.

Guy I went to school with became a lawyer (solicitor more commonly here) re-befriended all his old class mates, really concerned for them, always asked about their welfare, devout Christian. I was always a bit suspicious about the practice details in the email footer when we didn't do that but, hey, friends!

Then I got reports of the work he did generating bills two or three times the going and expected rate, to people who could not afford it. But they will have to pay it right, friends after all!

Sometimes people have good reasons for hating Lawyers.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

That explains at least some of the attitude.

Guy I went to school with became a lawyer (solicitor more commonly here) re-befriended all his old class mates, really concerned for them, always asked about their welfare, devout Christian. I was always a bit suspicious about the practice details in the email footer when we didn't do that but, hey, friends!

Then I got reports of the work he did generating bills two or three times the going and expected rate, to people who could not afford it. But they will have to pay it right, friends after all!

Sometimes people have good reasons for hating Lawyers.

I never charge friends and family for the usual couple hours of advice/research/background checks. If they hire me to form a company or draft offering documents, its full price.

I hate a lot of lawyers too, though I find on balance they are both smarter and more ethical than the average human.