I think it was just an excuse to criticize facebook, but he is using a justification that makes no sense (and comes off as, at best, selfish).
Disappointed by my facebook 'friends'
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This seems to me like an attention getting thread. Post something outrageous and get responses from people about it. If it's not...apologies but yeah I'm not surprised that no one donated money to you for some dinner you wanted to attend. Especially if they're not getting anything in return. This just seems silly and naive.
I think it depends on how a person uses Facebook.
I am close enough to most of my Facebook friends to ask them for help though this help is asking them to do something for me rather than asking for money. However of my 29 Facebook 'friends' I am related to 8 of them, 9 are real life friends living in Hobart, 4 are real life friends who used to live in Hobart but moved away. The other 8 are people I know more casually.
This must be very much tongue in cheek, I'm surprised so many are responding to it as a dead straight post. 
And that's just it. It seems that the more and more friends one has, you have more percentage of people that aren't really friends, and more like aquaintances that you wouldn't consider giving money to.
It's silly trolling.Still hoping it's a joke, but he's sounding awfully serious.
Hey OP - I'll send you $1001. PM me your address and I'll put it right in the mail for you.
This must be very much tongue in cheek, I'm surprised so many are responding to it as a dead straight post.
Of course it is tongue in cheek, I agree why the annoyance and/or serious responses?
Most of my facebook friends are internet friends, I pretty much only post fannish stuff. I have read some of my RL friend's walls (because they are too dim to understand privacy settings) and they are so boring I have no intention of ever friending them. I get enough of that dribble talking to them every week.
FB friends are what you've chosen to make of it. 90% of mine are people I'm actually friends with, but live all over the place. The main page is anything but boring, because my friends are awesome.
Why would you not?
It takes time and effort to set up the account, find some friends, post status updates, upload photos, learn to play those games and so forth. That is an awful lot of work.
And the facebook company makes money from advertising and from selling your private information to companies and sponsors.
So why would you not try to get something out of your facebook account?
I like mimic's idea of charging a 'friendship fee' to offset the costs of finding and befriending people on facebook and posting occasional status updates.
Maybe you beg. I demand.
What are the chances that this Legends Club was serving Komodo Dragons for their dinner?
Well, for me, out of the 89 people on my Facebook friends list, I'd say about 75 of 'em have been in my home, one I used to live with...four of 'em are folks I've known online for years, and of the ten left are from high school or just folks I've hung out with over the years.
It'd be rude for me to look those folks in the eye & ask 'em for ten bucks each.
I damn sure wouldn't do it online.
But that may just be me...
Oh it's arduous. And you know sometimes people actually want to chat as well which can consume at least several minutes of the day.
I'm thinking I will charge people a subscription fee to be my friend as mimic suggested. I do post the most awesome stuff, it would be well worth a few bob. For 10.00 you can have a lifetime subscription.
Because for one, they would have to be people who I actually know and have known for quite a few years. I'm not going to throw my money around at a stranger. The only time I'd consider giving money would be for charity purposes, ie good causes where I feel I would make a difference and feel good about it, or if that someone is immediate family.
I honestly think you would likely have more luck picking up an instrument and performing on a street where people would give you money based on what they see and hear. I find that in social situations such as these, people tend to be more receptive and giving, especially if one puts their heart into it and doesn't expect anything in return. And as you say you "demand", it's all in the attitude. People, even friends, won't be so receptive if one demands money.
As to the fee charging... access to videos and beach snaps would cost extra, of course.
Hopefully in five or ten years I will be good enough on the piano to go busking. If I can pull a couple of hundred a day doing that, I won't need to work any more.
This is amusing. So I'm just curious Nick...outside of soliciting your online friends what do you use facebook for? I use it to communicate with my friends, both real and online friends. You're suggesting that everyone who uses facebook should be charged some kind of fee for the trouble it takes to set up one's account (at least that is what I took out of that comment). It's a social networking site. It's used to share information and for communications purposes. If you wanted something to promote yourself maybe you should set up a blog or personal website.
Mm, no when I feel like self aggrandoisement I come on to forums and post garbage.
To be perfectly honest, outside of facebook scrabble, and trolling supporters of other AFL teams, I haven't found a use for the thing.
To be perfectly honest, outside of facebook scrabble, and trolling supporters of other AFL teams, I haven't found a use for the thing.
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