Serial "friend" makers online

downfader
downfader Posts: 3,686
edited March 2009 in The bottom bracket
I get this a fair bit and its a little annoying. You sign up to youtube, soundclick, etc etc and you can link to other people of interest by becoming "friends". Personally I would rather have a links section but hey ho.

It seems to me though that there are people who are in it for the "friends" and to get as many as they can. I just got a friend request today from someone completely unlinked to my youtube page material, they dont even have the same interests (I'm not into computer games, lol). I went to their page and found that they have something like 7000 friends. I mean.. come on.. Why would I "add" you?

That and the camgirls. Jesus.... why would I add some girl who looks 13 and is potentially jiggling her bits into her webcam..? Why would I even want to watch your damn vids!? Is this entrapment? :lol:

There are some saddos online and I'm prolly the biggest :lol:

..sorry end rant. :roll:

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  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    downfader wrote:
    ... That and the camgirls. Jesus.... why would I add some girl who looks 13 and is potentially jiggling her bits into her webcam..? Why would I even want to watch your damn vids!? Is this entrapment? :lol: ...
    Briefly you caught my attention there.

    I've given up trying to work out what other people's motivations are. I work with the general public so come across all sorts. As far as I can see, most folks lives are dominated by pointless drivel. I'm fairly certain that they'd say the same to me, but I cycle, so that makes my life considerably richer than theirs. :wink:

    I'd imagine that your 'friend' is a shallow youth. Live and let live. Hopefully they'll grow out of it.
    A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Probably true tbh.

    Does make you wonder why they cant have real friends, or is the the internet equivilent of "the commuter racing game" some on here play? :lol:
  • snakehips
    snakehips Posts: 2,272
    Crapaud wrote:
    . As far as I can see, most folks lives are dominated by pointless drivel.

    At least the people mentioned by the OP are interacting in some sort of manner , albeit just with the occasional mouse click or keystroke. They are not just staring passively at a sequence of flashing lights that come at them from a box in the corner of the room.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Lets be friends..lol
  • TheDrunkMonk
    TheDrunkMonk Posts: 181
    Dudes, I'm honestly not judging, but you seem to be talking about the merits of real human interaction on a forum.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    You are so right DrunkMonk, we are so easy to judge so quickly nowadays. Every time a friend is made a seed of hope is planted, a future just got brighter and harmony will reign eventually.
    Lets be best friend forever.
    And ride bikes too.
    :shock:
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,195
    TheDrunkMonk wrote:
    Dudes, I'm honestly not judging, but you seem to be talking about the merits of real human interaction on a forum.

    LOL - my great mate :)

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