I'm not on Facebook, Don't I still matter? ( a rant)

You count! And good for you. Unfortunately, I have been sucked in. It is now the #1 way my family and I communicate. With family blown all over the 50 states, in some ways it is a good thing. But I have noticed, when we get together in person we have very little left to discuss. I hope no one is giving you grief for your choice. It's probably healthier in the long run.

I've heard the same from others. I don't think you won't count just because you're not in Facebook. It's just the popular trend nowadays I guess that's why people sometimes get shocked finding out people who frequent the internet but has no Facebook account.

I don't have any old friends - or new ones for that matter. I certainly don't want to keep in touch with every single person I've ever been friends with. I've had friends drop me because I wouldn't join them on FB. I've also had a friend drop me because I told her I don't like to use the phone. I find it an intrusion. This person (whom I have never met) would ring me, long distance, and yak for over 3 hours about her while I said yeah, really, wow, ok, and uh huh. I hate FB, I hate phones and I hate phonies. That doesn't mean I don't count...we all count for something.

Dude, I think there's really no problem about being not on Facebook. I just want to know why you don't want to join this craze. I agree with other people saying that Facebook can really make you reconnect with old long lost friends. If you really don't like, then there's no problem. There's still a lot of people not on Facebook, not only you.

Facebook somehow becomes the most successful social network, but I don't really care too much about it. I have Facebook, but I just hate see my name showing up like that. Like here, you won't see my real name. There's always other better things that would matter to you most and Facebook would not be one of them. Just don't let any of your acquaintances sway you into joining.

Facebook has just over five hundred million users (as of late 2010). The world has a population of just over seven billion people. This means six billion five hundred million people do not have a facebook account. You are in the majority. Besides, it's a sad day when someone's worth is judged on whether they are in on the the latest flashy trend or not. :)

Personally sometimes there are days where I could have continued to not want to be there myself. There is good things about being a member there, and I have been able to find childhood friends and reconnect with them, but overall there is a lot of people using this site to rant and rave and use choice language that makes me wonder as well. It is your choice, and if you feel strongly against being a member there than continue to not be one. Never hurt anyone who chose this way I am sure.

It took me a long time to join Facebook even though I had been social networking for years beforehand. Over the couple of years I have been a member I have seen it develop. I now find it invaluable not only to connect with family and friends around the world but for information and research and for marketing my business. Increasingly I am finding special shopping deals on there too. I have a child with the disability Fragile X Syndrome and through FB now have 200 contacts with other parents of FXS children. We have a very active discussion group and swap our experiences and knowledge and help new parents learn and cope. FB may have wider uses than you think it has if you look outside the basic profile messaging system.

It's more of a social issue. Our family used to have it's own family website so we could all keep connected. But now we have decided to drop that and just keep in touch on facebook because the younger generation uses that more then the family website....so it's up to you ....so you still matter to those that love you? I would say yes.

My friend, Jon, has decided against joining Facebook. Shame, really. He doesn't do so well keeping in touch with people, I would have thought the social network might help him with that. I suppose everyone has their personal preferences.. and Jon's is to hole up in his house and mope.

It doesn't mean you wont matter. Some choose not to join, there is lots of drama and teens and stuff people don't want to deal with there. If I didn't have friends and family far away that I don't see everyday I would of got rid of mines long ago. It's not life though...it's just a social networking site. Some people worry that we wont be able to communicate face to face anymore if we do it so much online and through texting and stuff. Some relationships are based online? how could you even do that? I hope our future is more personal than that. I hope we don't start depending on this stuff for socializing. but sometimes that's where I see it going.

It is not like you need to have a facebook account. It's you personal choice which everybody should respect.

no sarah^^ its ok if you dont use facebook^^ a lot of people dont like it.. i must say that i didnt use it before.. i registered on tagged but then things started to change a bit in that site so i changed to facebook bcs is an easy way to contact with my friends^^ even real ones that i cant see so often :) but sure is fine that you dont use it. that doesnt mean that you wont count to the world^^ a lot of people that i know dont even know how to use a computer well and they live very happy without it^^ just dont care for what others think^^

You are not the only one! I'm not on facebook too! But, unfortunately, I think I'll have to open an account very soon, because all the news on my college are posted on facebook! So, if I wanna to know what's happening, I have to ask to my friends, because I don't have a facebook. If it wasn't for that reason, I would probably never create an account on facebook. For me, is just a waste of time, because I talk to my real friends live or on msn. Facebook would be only to meet old friends or that kind of persons that you know, but they are not your real friends.

There is nothing wrong with not having a facebook, and there is nothing wrong with having one. I know I've had mine since it was a college only site. You had to have a college e-mail address and everything. When I first went there my college wasn't even on it yet! They got on there right before I transferred to another school! I didn't join as a trend or anything, I just thought it was neat and a cool way to talk to friends. I stay there for that reason as well, and also because I like to play some games on there. But if you don't want to join it, I really don't think it will affect you at all. Maybe you won't run across old friends and such, but that's really the only thing. It is not a necessity, it's a convenience and entertainment, but I don't see it ever being mandatory for anything.

Of course it does not mean that you won't count. There are a lot of people who do not have a Facebook account and they seem to be doing well. I used to feel that way about Facebook too two or three years ago until I got addicted to Farmville. I do not play Farmville anymore but I am glad I have a Facebook account because I am now able to get in touch with my friends from different parts of the world. I am also just a message or a comment away from my brother who lives in Canada. And recently, somebody in our clan set up this fb group and our relatives from different parts of the world can now communicate and get to know each other.

I am on FB but my interest there is waning and so is the interest of those of my friends to look at my wall and send me comments. When I just started I went on looking for lost friends and relatives and that done I have nothing more to do there and the cheeky relatives are happy to interact on FB but never in the real world. I am sure others too feel likewise. Here at myLot we participate on a daily basis, contribute, learn, share, socialise - this is a global arena where we meet users the world over.

You are not lonely.I have no idea what Facebook is and don't know what is the good of it.At present,I concentrate on Mylot,I don't know whether this is righr or not.

It's but just fine! You always have a choice and you need not conform with the bandwagon craze of Facebook. But I suggest that you should just try it out and check if you will like it. Then delete your account if you don't like it. Then you can feel why there are a lot of persons using it and judge it by yourself.

Its not about the future. Today also, for doing most of the tasks on mylot need a facebook account. Its the best way to keep connected with friends and family. And i believe, in an year or two, you'll be forced by someone(friendly to join it)!