How has Facebook affected you?

[Ronnie Rowland]

I'm seeing a lot of buff people on Facebook. I've been told that a lot of people are spending less time on the bodybuilding boards and more time on Facebook. Does this statement apply to you?

Also feel free to send me a friends request on Facebook. My user name is "Ronnie Rowland".

[Igifuno]

What's up Ronnie? Hope all is well. I can tell you that I spend a lot more time here than on FB.

[DCI]

What's up Ronnie? Hope all is well. I can tell you that I spend a lot more time here than on FB.

Same. I got rid of facebook years ago absolute shit is all it is.

[wellshii]

Facebook,insto grams,snapchat,et etc. My wife browses instagram looking at all the neat pics instead of doing something productive and actually working out instead of admiring people. Friends browse facebook instead of looking up something about cars or learning something new.Constantly showing me a new funny meme that IDGAF about. I had an instagram for maybe a month before I got sick of shit I dont care about. Im too busy fixing things,working out,reading scientific studies,or looking for a job to be browsing pictures and liking a piciture I dont even care about.I spend some time here and other forums trying to help out.
Overall,people more spend time on their damn facebook and other social media than with actual family .Sorry,just ranting.

[Ronnie Rowland]

Facebook,insto grams,snapchat,et etc. My wife browses instagram looking at all the neat pics instead of doing something productive and actually working out instead of admiring people. Friends browse facebook instead of looking up something about cars or learning something new.Constantly showing me a new funny meme that IDGAF about. I had an instagram for maybe a month before I got sick of shit I dont care about. Im too busy fixing things,working out,reading scientific studies,or looking for a job to be browsing pictures and liking a piciture I dont even care about.I spend some time here and other forums trying to help out.
Overall,people more spend time on their damn facebook and other social media than with actual family .Sorry,just ranting.

Unfortunately, I think your right!

[Igifuno]

My wife owns her own business and specializes in social media management. So she manages business pages on behalf those businesses, creates new content, reports on activity and responds to business inquires.

There's pretty decent money in it and she was a complete social media head beforehand. Now that she does it for work and has to be on there all day, she actually spends a lot less time on her personal pages.

[fxrjuiceman]

I hate social media fkn people scamming their phones all day liking pictures and taking pictures of everything they do or buy threw out the day. However I love forums.....

[clarky.]

Well for me it's only here i've not got fb and never have had it and i'm not a member on any other forum.

[marcus300]

I'd say that statement is false regarding Facebook but YouTube is the thing what's making these forums alot quieter imho

[Ronnie Rowland]

I'd say that statement is false regarding Facebook but YouTube is the thing what's making these forums alot quieter imho

Agreed! YouTube has hurt the bodybuilding forums.

[BG]

Facebook is for people with out real lives. For the most part at least

[Igifuno]

Facebook is for people with out real lives. For the most part at least

I don't know, I think that 10 different people use it for 10 different things, which is usually in line with their real life interests, but not always. For example, many of my friends and family members live far away and it's a great way to keep up with what they're doing, interact, and see their kids, etc. not to mention remember their birthdays.

I never use it as a forum to debate, state political opinions, and never post anything about lifting. My feed is nothing but pictures of friends and family for my mom, grandmother, etc to see what I'm up to.

I see lots of ignorance and/or other content I disagree with on FB that I always ignore, it's never worth getting into in that setting.

[Ronnie Rowland]

I don't know, I think that 10 different people use it for 10 different things, which is usually in line with their real life interests, but not always. For example, many of my friends and family members live far away and it's a great way to keep up with what they're doing, interact, and see their kids, etc. not to mention remember their birthdays.

I never use it as a forum to debate, state political opinions, and never post anything about lifting. My feed is nothing but pictures of friends and family for my mom, grandmother, etc to see what I'm up to.

I see lots of ignorance and/or other content I disagree with on FB that I always ignore, it's never worth getting into in that setting.

I agree!

[Armykid93]

Facebook is for people with out real lives. For the most part at least

I've heard people say the same thing about these forums.

[Bio-Active]

I don't do Facebook

[Hazard]

I don't do Facebook

Me either

[OdinsOtherSon]

I don't do Facebook

I don't even have an acct

[austinite]

I found that with Facebook, topics seem to get chaotic very quickly with no monitoring. It can get silly on forums too, but at least there is some structure.

If it's not car related, I don't post on facebook. Even that can get annoying at times.

[Igifuno]

I found that with Facebook, topics seem to get chaotic very quickly with no monitoring. It can get silly on forums too, but at least there is some structure. If it's not car related, I don't post on facebook. Even that can get annoying at times.

This is true, and although I don't interact with the ignorance and even hate I see on FB, I get very disappointed in some people, especially family (cousins, old friends, etc). It's sad to see what some people are truly made of, but again I just do my best not to let it get to me.

The vast majority of my feed is stuff I'm tagged in but it's 99.9% friends and family stuff.

I just sent you a FR Aust

[austinite]

I just sent you a FR Aust

We're already friends, ding dong!

[Igifuno]

We're already friends, ding dong!

Oh that's right! But neither of us are ever on there sooooooo...

[Hazard]

Aus on IG? Lol

[Euroholic]

Well i was at the airport a couple months back and it felt like everyone was on their phones. No social interaction with each other just staring at their screens like mindless zombies. Its like people have no patience anymore they seem to need constant stimulation.

[Ronnie Rowland]

Well i was at the airport a couple months back and it felt like everyone was on their phones. No social interaction with each other just staring at their screens like mindless zombies. Its like people have no patience anymore they seem to need constant stimulation.

Your right and this worries me. It's an addiction!

[RaginCajun]

i have never had an account

[bass]

great way to get my news quickly. other than that its worthless.

[73rr]

I go on Facebook when I'm bored at work and already read all the new posts on this forum. Haha, never really post anything on Facebook. Just laugh at ppl say comments

[ghettoboyd]

I have always been anti facebook...when it first came to be a lot of people I know lost there wives because all there old flames found them on facebook and the wives ran off to be with there exes...one person was a close friend, his bitch left him with 6 kids 3 of them where not even his...I know a lot of good things have come from facebook as well but I choose not to participate I guess im just too private of a person....

[GirlyGymRat]

I am on fB to keep in touch with my family living so far away. Another good is I get news and info from liked pages. BB motivation, Pro fitness figures, eating clean posts are reminders of my goals. Some days it keeps me on track.

Other then those there's no draw for me.

During election seasons, it's more annoying. My far right and far left friends post political stuff that seems to promote their parties propaganda. FB is not a venue doe debate.

The newest twist thing are friends using fB social media to market products as they start selling in multi level marketing. I rather they start a separate fB page for their new biz venture. We were friends once and now I feel like a target.

[Splifton]

I use Facebook solely for trolling my close friends and classmates. That's about it. I have no real pictures of myself except my multi colored eyes so people can easily identify me if they personally knew me. And I usually have my name switching between famous porn stars.

[somewhatjacked]

I use instagram to keep a memory of my outdoor and parkour life. I don't really follow a lot of people.

One day I will look back at my 40 inch box jumps and impress myself - hahhahaha

[tarmyg]

I have family across the globe so for me Facebook has been incredibly useful. I also have contact with friends which is something I am utterly useless at otherwise. Facebook have changed my life for the better in most ways and having one single place to communicate with family is awesome for an expat like myself.

[Ronnie Rowland]

I have family across the globe so for me Facebook has been incredibly useful. I also have contact with friends which is something I am utterly useless at otherwise. Facebook have changed my life for the better in most ways and having one single place to communicate with family is awesome for an expat like myself.

That's the reason I have an account. It allows me to keep up with family.

[Honkey_Kong]

I just joined MySpace!!!!

I really hate social networking sites like FB, Twitter, MySpace, IG, etc. Usually, it's just people posting stupid pictures of their worthless kids and people pretending to give a shit and clicking "like." Or some jackasses posting what they had for dinner last night. And most of the people on your friends list are people you haven't spoken to in at least 10 years and have no intention of really keeping in touch with them.

But yeah, I really agree with Marcus that Youtube is the site really taking traffic away from this site. You got tons of bodybuilding/fitness/nutrition videos on there and millions of people (and trolls) commenting away anonymously.

[< <Samson> >]

Well, social media like FaceBook, IG, Etc. Really killed the online forum communities. This place being one for sure.

Me personally, after all of home issues and what not - I don't have any social media accounts at all. No BS - if I'm online, it's only here - well, every once in a while I will stop by my old time LSx forum.

[TheTaxMan]

Im on fvckbook - i met my wife through it 4 year ago through a bit of flirting and now have a beautiful son. Its crazy to think if it wasnt invented my boy wouldnt even be here.
Some positives do come from social media, plus i advertise my business on there and get a LOT of work from it.

[Igifuno]

Im on fvckbook - i met my wife through it 4 year ago through a bit of flirting and now have a beautiful son. Its crazy to think if it wasnt invented my boy wouldnt even be here. Some positives do come from social media, plus i advertise my business on there and get a LOT of work from it.

That's crazy and very cool. Congrats on the family. Also, let's not forget that, if it wasn't for FB, you wouldn't have a milf mother in law

[TheTaxMan]

That's crazy and very cool. Congrats on the family. Also, let's not forget that, if it wasn't for FB, you wouldn't have a milf mother in law

The milf mother in law is sometimes frustrating as hell though, especialy when full of test

[Igifuno]

The milf mother in law is sometimes frustrating as hell though, especialy when full of test

I can only imagine.

[GirlyGymRat]

The milf mother in law is sometimes frustrating as hell though, especialy when full of test

I know of a twisted relationship between a young man, gf and gf MILF mom. One is no longer alive. Very sad. 2 families ruined.