FriendBurst vs MySpace
It may be because FriendBurst is small and does not have the number of members that MySpace had, but FriendBurst is much more shallow than MySpace was during its heyday.
On MySpace I belonged to several groups whose interests were the same as mine even thought the majority of members were politically opposite. It did not matter. We did not mix politics with other interests. On FriendBurst I have been removed from groups that I would like to contribute because my politics do not match that of the creator of the group. People have removed themselves from my non-political groups because they do not agree with my politics. This is sad. Why can’t we find these common interests and expand upon them?
On MySpace blogs, adversaries met and argued all the time. We debated, cussed at each other and it was sometimes a rumble, but we did not block each other. Yes, there was a lot of flaming, a lot of hate, but we slugged it out without blocking.
There are conservatives here on FriendBurst that are above that and I support you. I would name you but it would violate FriendBurst TOS, so I will have to give you a thumbs up when you comment on my blogs.
I can disagree with you politically and still allow you to have a voice. I even thank you for your contributions.
When FriendBurst reaches the point where dialogue not blocking is seen as the better solution, then we will have made it as a social networking site. Until then, we are just another attempt.
And, just maybe, the Dixie Chicks can sing the National Anthem at a Football game.
I do not agree with all who I call friend or family..I respect what they see is best for them. Comparing one social network to another is never going to be the same. Different ideas..different TOS…different people..even when your an identical twin you don’t see things the same..its a matter of how one’s own reality is seen. Can we please all get along? It might be boring if we did.
Dee
You’re right…we can disagree on some issues but that’s no reason not to be friends or listen to one another…I learn a lot from people I don’t necessarily agree with.
I think you hit the nail right on the head. Being on a small site is much like living in a small town, it has it’s advantages and disadvantages. Advantage is that you can form close friendships easily. Disadvantage is everyone can be mixed up in everyone else’s business a little TOO easily sometimes. That, and problems that could easily get swept under the rug on a big site are often magnified and easily noticeable on a smaller site like this one.
I guess all you can do is just take it and accept it as it is, and maybe try to participate more easily in groups in other places. Unless, of course, massive changes suddenly take place. Hey, it happened on MySpace, didn’t it?…..although for them it wasn’t for the better. :entertained: :groovy:
“There are conservatives here on FriendBurst that are above that and I support you. I would name you but it would violate FriendBurst TOS, so I will have to give you a thumbs up when you comment on my blogs.”
Any site that would make it a violation to publicly acknowledge a noteworthy attribute [and offer this tribute to the specific member(s) it is intended for] is a sorry one indeed. Jebus f*cking crispy……. 😕
I think a lot of it has to do with Myspace’s heyday was several years ago. The population is much more polarized, scared, suffering, and propagandized than it was even two years ago. The media, our politicians, and their ruling corporations have worked hard to turn Americans against each other. As long as we stay divided, we won’t notice what they’re doing and we sure as hell won’t fight them on it.
What used to be seen as totally crazy nowadays passes for common political discourse. 😥
I have to agreed with you Allah-O-Akbar, people are much more shallow in Friendburst then on MySpace and that takes some doing. If the objective of Friendburst is to keep everything clean and pristine; how much different is that from Facebook. You could make the arguement that Friendburst is Facebook on steriods, because you can built your own profile page and add video and have a better blog platform. A lot of people thought that Friendburst was going to be like the old MySpace but they were wrong because it is missing guts and soul. Guts and soul is what made the old MySpace different then Facebook. The nitty gritty bloggers is what gave the old MySpace life. And as for these blocking going on; I contribute that to mistrust. Nobody likes a snitch. Snitches makes everyone scare and breaks everyone off into little groups of their own kind. The only problem with that is it divides the house which is never a good idea when you are a small organization. And who wants to deal with someone who can’t take a punch especially if they started the fight. In Friendburst blogging you are safe if you talk about lovely things and good feelings but the minute you refuse to go along with the kumbaya mentally; well sooner or later they’ll come for you.
Oh boy,
ummm. John?
Not even CLOSE.
“FriendBurst is much more shallow than MySpace was during its heyday.”
Myspace made this place look like a fucking convent.
I dont know WHAT circles YOU hung around in but the one I was in and Moosehammer was ALSO in, had daily BS that makes everybody here look NICE>
You obviously didn’t know Badlisa, MTRG (Michael The Rochester Guy), Showstopper, Stacy, and many others who delighted in blogging for the sole purpose of destroying peoples characters and trying to get all of their friends to leave them.
Even the wording (namecalling etc…) was ten times more poowerful than in here.
This place is a CAKEWALK compared to Myspace.
I still have Gobs of entries from Myspace saved if you want some examples.
this isn’t *Friendburst*,it’s PEOPLE.
Friendburst just hands you the Means …
Hey, I fully admit I’m shallow. I have no desires what so ever to converse with people that are wacko’s, racist, bigot’s, birthers, etc. They turn me off and I have no desire to be around them even if we are talking about recipes.
Where does is say anything about not including anything but last names in TOS. I just looked and can’t find it.
That would be a silly rule…same way the screenshot or ‘using their own words’ is a silly rule. I’m typing and chewing gum, AT THE SAME TIME, right now…hopefully I don’t get reported.
You know John once upon a time I loved Myspace….its changed and I do not like Myspace at all now. Friendburst is fun and yeah it maybe stricter but those who chose to miss use the block…its their loss….I have only one (particular guy) blocked here…who acts normal doing poems but a real nutcase when it comes to politics!
I do agree we should all be able to work matters out….but some peeps here are just not able to without going Freddy Krueger on you! And note there are people going around talking bad about others to new comers here to get sympathy and justify their lies! Because of the TOS I can’t name them but will tell you in private!
Now to having fun……….
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 Have a nice day everyone!!!!!!!!
Myspace was incredibly different than here. Sure a blogger could have adversaries there, but they could also wind up in an internet feud that made the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look like nothing more than a backyard pissing contest. I didn’t comment or blog much over there because you just never knew what was going on. Some days it was just utter chaos. Here it seems more controlled. Sometimes I think it’s a bit too controlled, but I understand why the TOS are what they are. If it eventually becomes an online version of Stepford I’ll be looking to move to a different suburb.
As far as people deleting someone because of their other affiliations that’s just what they do. Some did it at Myspace just like they do it here. I’m discriminate myself at times. That’s just the way it goes.