Facebook: Can Kill A Man's Sense of Mystery

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Facebook is everywhere. Like an epidemic of H1N1, it's sweeping the world and has been growing steadily for years. It has come to the point where everyone on the planet essentially has a Facebook account, and much like the use of e-mail and cellular phones, it has become a mainstream form of communication.

Facebook can be a great tool, however in my own personal experiences, the use of Facebook by men can be a devastating when it comes to the pursuit of women and maintaining relationships with them.

I've learned that having a Facebook account and using it to communicate with women absolutely kills a man's sense of challenge, mystery, and uniqueness. It's hilarious to browse around the site and see many men put their entire lives on their profile, citing their favorite movies, books, and music. And to make things even more pathetic, it's hilarious to read some of the status updates, as if anyone really gives a crap that you're sore from working out so hard, or still drunk from last night's frat party.

And the problem is that potential suitors are going to see this, and unless they have the genetic makeup of a prokaryote, a simple-celled organism, you're going to come off as a loser, plain and simple. I'm not saying having a Facebook/Twitter/MySpace/Whatever is bad, but as men we have to learn how refrain from depending on it and revealing our daily lives on it.

I see MANY men make the fatal mistake of sharing everything about their daily lives with their Facebook friends, and I can say from personal experience that things like this destroy your challenge, mystery, and lower your value.

I once heard my father tell my sister that the right man for her is going to be smart, educated, have a professional career, and NOT have a Facebook. I remember my sister laughing about the last trait, and after thinking about it, it's true.

Facebook will soon go the way of MySpace, down into the dumps of spam, stalkers, and attention *****s who lack so much worth of their own lives that they are thrusted into learning every detail of someone else and the habitual and mundane activities of others. It's gotten to the point where it has become a narcissistic joke.

For the men on here that do not use Facebook, I applaud you. For those of you who do, be careful what you write and how you game women using it!

And now for the discussion, do you think Facebook kills a man's challenge, mystery, and value in the pursuit of women? Discuss!
 

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This is an interesting topic. Personally I hate facebook. I even wrote an essay on it:

Why I hate facebook:

Why was facebook invented? Was is so people can keep in touch? Maybe at first perhaps, but it has since evolved into a device that preys on the insecurities of teens and twenty somethings. It is an ever evolving virus that has infected the minds of young and even the older alike. Why do people feel the need to constantly update their statuses or bring a camera everywhere they go? Is it to keep track of their lives? Would they be doing the same thing if they knew no one else could see their personal messages and pictures? Probably not. After all what's the point of posting pictures of yourself doing a kegstand if you're the only one that can enjoy it? Everyone else must see! Why can't you call someone if you wanted to speak to them instead of leaving a cryptic short message that only you and you're facebook buddy can understand? Because it makes other people curious about you! The creators of facebook and other social networking sites are very smart. They understand human phsychology. A website that shows the world how many friends you have and can advertise you social life is bound to be a hit. It provides an opportunity for people who feel somewhat small and unimportant to devote a entire page to building up an ego based representation of Themselves. It gives them a chance to feel important or to feel like people actually care about who you are even if it's just online. Your Facebook page is exactly what it says it is, a "face". It is a face that you create. You can be who ever you want to be online. People get so involved in their facebook page that they start to believe that their page equals who they are as a person.

What people don't realize is that no page of pictures, comments or descriptions can ever fully embody who and what you are. And the whole social network is just a web of lonely insecure people who only show their shallow "face" to others, which only succeeds in moving people farther apart.
Girls LOVE facebook, I've seen some of the most despicable displays of stalking ever on the computer of girls in my old dorm.

One thing is probably true, facebook if used correctly can be a great tool for social proof.
 

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Voice said:
This is an interesting topic. Personally I hate facebook. I even wrote an essay on it:



Girls LOVE facebook, I've seen some of the most despicable displays of stalking ever on the computer of girls in my old dorm.

One thing is probably true, facebook if used correctly can be a great tool for social proof.
That was a short but EXCELLENT essay, and straight to the point.
 

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Master JJ said:
And to make things even more pathetic, it's hilarious to read some of the status updates, as if anyone really gives a crap that you're sore from working out so hard, or still drunk from last night's frat party.

Yeah when you see people trying to add more friends because it gives them an ego boost you know they've got problems. They don't like themselves so they need others to like them.
 

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That's why my Facebook account is hardly detailed. My favourite books, movies, television shows, all of that stuff is completely empty. The only thing filled is the about me but that is pretty short. I have better things to do on my time than fill up a question-are about every single detail about my life; if someone really wanted to know such trivial things, they could ask me in real life. I like it though because it's a great way to keep in touch with people, especially with the implementation of the Facebook IM feature. What I don't get though is how people can upload albums and albums every single weekend about what they're doing. I personally have a short album about some of the best times I had, but that is just for me to enjoy, and it's on private.

Facebook is just another time killer that will more or less, effect your outcome in life.
 

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Yes, Facebook absolutely kills the mystery and intrigue. I think that even women secretly think it is gay for a guy to AW on the internet and post about his favorite books and movies and how everyone should like him because of his quirky status updates...it's so fvckin gay!

Social proof? Sure, if you're 14.

At long last, after much badgering from my friends and family, I broke down and got a facebook last year. It didn't last a month. And I'm better for it, in that I am much less likely to get badgered into doing narcissistic, juvenile crap again! In that time, I lost muchos respect for a couple guys I know just for the cheesiness I saw them display on facebook.
 

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I beg to differ.

You can still setup your OWN privacy settings to ward off any unwanted views.

Learn how to use Facebook, and your mystery level may just be in a safe box.
 

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War Against Betaism said:
What I don't get though is how people can upload albums and albums every single weekend about what they're doing.
It's true. Facebook is just a collection of photos of drunk people/ girls in nightclub toilets/ webcam photos of people posing/ more drunk people/ peoples pets and parties. Of the 285 photos of me on my profile i have uploaded precisely 0.

What makes it crazy is that people always complain about invasion of privacy and yet they go and plaster their personal information, email, phone numbers all over Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.
 

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I see nothing wrong with facebook If you keep thing private.
 

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women haze said:
I see nothing wrong with facebook If you keep thing private.
Agreed. It's a great tool, you just have to know how to use it. Yes posting every mundane event in your life is stupid, but that's more of a personal issue than a facebook phenomenon imo. There are plenty of privacy settings that you can use to set up your page exactly how you want. In your info tab - less is more. I just have my high school/college, and city of residence. No interests of any sort listed, no one really looks at that anyway.
 

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Here are my thoughts when it comes to Facebook:

1) It's important to have one in my current social setting. Being a college 20-something, I can almost count on one hand the people I know that DON'T have one. And guess what? Those guys are serious social rejects who don't have any friends anyways.

2) Being a bit mysterious IS important. Why bother talking to someone if you can find out everything about them by scanning one page? I have a very limited amount of things listed on my "info" stuff. Show people who you are through your pictures and let them get an idea of what you're into. Then you can go from there with a conversation.

3) Girls ARE addicted to this ****. Ever heard of "Facebook-official?" Girls LOVE to show off to other people that they are in a relationship with a real live person that someone else can check out by clicking on the name. Using their addictions to it can work in your favor, whether it's a simple neg-hit ("WOW you are such a stalker!") or throwing up pictures of yourself with lots of other girls. Believe me, it will drive them nuts.

4) It's just overall a useful tool to have. I made a ton of friends in a new city that I moved out to for the summer to do some seasonal work, and the best way to keep in touch with them is through Facebook. I honestly don't have time to sit down and email each one or text/call them frequently, so occasionally contacting them through this website makes it quite simple without having to go overboard.

There's definitely arguments for both sides, but for me, the pros outweigh the cons. It's all about not being too reliant on it. Use it for what it is and it can improve your social life and show people some of your strengths.
 

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For me, facebook is like a high school reunion on tap. Much like an actual high school reunion, there is novelty in seeing people that I knew long ago. However, also like real life, it quickly becomes apparent why I did not hang out with all of those same people in high school. Most of the people in your life that you lose touch with - it's for a reason.

Most people in their 30's using facebook are mommies sharing pictures of their kids with other mommies and status updates about how happy they are that their kid "pooped in the pottie."

I have noticed, though, that in the past few years, myspace has completely gone into the sh!tter. It's all crappy local bands, DJs, and spammers. I would expect Facebook to acquire Myspace within a year or two.
 

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of course you don't put your whole life story on facebook

- except for my city of residence and schools i went to, i left all other info blank.
- i don't put any photos on facebook which could get me in hot water.
- i set my facebook to private.
- i checked out all the settings on what i can put private.
- i post SOME pics of myself, (leave the posting of huge amounts of albums to everybody else).

a month ago i want to a "facebook reunion" with my 2 older sisters and the amount of people there was ridiculous.
all they did was rent a local park for the day and sent the word out of the reunion.
 

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This silly AW just sent this on my Wall.

" "Males" do not listen or register to what you are talking about when talking about feelings or there relationships, remember when they were younger they believed being emotional was less manly - i see this as due to when they were told to m...an up or stop crying, if u truley want your man to listen to you give him his own reason to be having the conversation..."

What do you think of that. This is a girl that previously wrote this "Woke up on the rong side ov the bed this morn. Got bk in n got out the other side bt the mood still stayedd..." at 11.30 am to this "I feel amazinnnnnnnn" at 12.56pm.

LOL working with these emotional AW's is something else. Should I terminate my FB once and for all I dont really talk to my friends and family on there anyway. Complete and utter Naccisstic joke. I'm not a sheep, so what do you guys rekon? Take pics off? or deactivate the whole thing?
 
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Facebook is everywhere. Like an epidemic of H1N1, it's sweeping the world and has been growing steadily for years. It has come to the point where everyone on the planet essentially has a Facebook account, and much like the use of e-mail and cellular phones, it has become a mainstream form of communication.

Facebook can be a great tool, however in my own personal experiences, the use of Facebook by men can be a devastating when it comes to the pursuit of women and maintaining relationships with them.

I've learned that having a Facebook account and using it to communicate with women absolutely kills a man's sense of challenge, mystery, and uniqueness. It's hilarious to browse around the site and see many men put their entire lives on their profile, citing their favorite movies, books, and music. And to make things even more pathetic, it's hilarious to read some of the status updates, as if anyone really gives a crap that you're sore from working out so hard, or still drunk from last night's frat party.

And the problem is that potential suitors are going to see this, and unless they have the genetic makeup of a prokaryote, a simple-celled organism, you're going to come off as a loser, plain and simple. I'm not saying having a Facebook/Twitter/MySpace/Whatever is bad, but as men we have to learn how refrain from depending on it and revealing our daily lives on it.

I see MANY men make the fatal mistake of sharing everything about their daily lives with their Facebook friends, and I can say from personal experience that things like this destroy your challenge, mystery, and lower your value.

I once heard my father tell my sister that the right man for her is going to be smart, educated, have a professional career, and NOT have a Facebook. I remember my sister laughing about the last trait, and after thinking about it, it's true.

Facebook will soon go the way of MySpace, down into the dumps of spam, stalkers, and attention *****s who lack so much worth of their own lives that they are thrusted into learning every detail of someone else and the habitual and mundane activities of others. It's gotten to the point where it has become a narcissistic joke.

For the men on here that do not use Facebook, I applaud you. For those of you who do, be careful what you write and how you game women using it!

And now for the discussion, do you think Facebook kills a man's challenge, mystery, and value in the pursuit of women? Discuss!
I know everyone on my facebook friend list, they are either old school friends or I have met them numerous times in social settings, so I am able to put up silly status and I am able to do this because I do not pursue women on my facebook account.
 

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Facebook is mostly for girls to attention wh*re. Reading some of the corny stuff these dudes comment on girls status updates its not hard to see why they get no play. But IF used correctly facebook can be one of the best ways to meet women and expand your social network.

Like in real life you can't be boring. Your updates have to be interesting. Everything you put on there must show you have high value. Even if your in a conversation with a dude, same rules apply...be more alpha than him. All these girls are gonna be reading it and noticing what you did. You'll start to stand out.

Don't comment on their updates too often, if you do decide too spread it around and don't kiss ass like the other guys do. Bust her balls about what she wrote. NEVER comment on her pictures of her partying!!!!!!!!!!!!

Theres nothing wrong with listing your interests on your profile page. It can't hurt unless you go overboard and give too many details, in most cases it'll only help. Girls want to know that your a fun guys with alot of interests, and she'll be able to see if you and her have common interests. If you do nothing but sit around and play video games all day then yea, don't post that. But theres nothing wrong with listing what kind of music your into. lol. Just don't list 500 different artists. A girl wants to know at least SOMETHING about you. In my movie listing I switched it up and listed all the "MAN' movies like Godfather, Scarface, Menace II Society...so she knows I'm a guy who likes guy things, but then listed movies like Titanic, Love and Basketball, Toy Story...movies I do enjoy and it shows a girl you have a softer side and can relate too her.

Don't take the be mysterious thing too seriously. If your life is so boring that you have to hide every last detail from a woman then the fact that you can't bang chicks is the least of your problems. Let her get to know you a little, just not too much.

As for Facebook. I'm addicted. From people I hardly see, to all the games and quizzes. Its alot of fun.
 

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Facebook is mostly for women, but also weak males who need approval from others and to 'show off' their (usually faked/exaggerated) social proof. Pathetic.
 

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I can see why all the good posters leave this place.

Facebook is a tool, at worst. It's a social networking/contact at best. It performs a duty that any self-respecting DJ would consider valuable and worth a minimum effort.

You're all arguing semantics. "Don't put too much info!" you shout, "You're going to lose your mystique!!!"

No, you won't. Stop being silly. If you are the type to lose mystique because of facebook, you have a lot to learn, so facebook should be the last of your concerns. Anyone else, go for it. You have nothing to lose, and a nifty, convenient networking site to gain.
 
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