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*Bob* Wrote:

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>

> You can scoff at those with their pithy-icky

> tributes to X Y and Z but the truth is that the

> decision ?not? to comment or ?show anything? can

> be just as much of a signal.



I agree - which is EXACTLY why I was so pissed off Mick Mac seemed to think I'd been leading a sentimental grief charge for Bowie rather than noticing I was far too cool to indulge

???? Wrote:

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> I agree - which is EXACTLY why I was so pissed off

> Mick Mac seemed to think I'd been leading a

> sentimental grief charge for Bowie rather than

> noticing I was far too cool to indulge



Never could read the signals, that one.

I am a total FB whore, always posting nonsense on there, usually just my musings on the news or whatever, and usually meant with tongue in cheek, but quite often I then find myself having to explain myself because people have taken me seriously when I didn't mean to be.


But what I don't do, and what fascinates me is when people put real personal stuff on there. I may say I've had a shit day and am fed up or something, but I've seen people post stuff about big rows between them and a friend or partner. It's uncomfortable just reading it. Much as I post on FB, I don't feel that I really put much of myself on there.


An interesting one recently was when a friend of my wife's had a nasty cancer. She stayed very quiet for a while but then one day said she needed to share, and started writing long VERY detailed posts about her illness and treatment (which, touch wood, seems to have stopped it for now at least). It was the most personal thing I've seen on social media, but it clearly had a therapeutic value for her, and there was nothing "look at me look at me" about it.

Writing can be cathartic - in which case you may possibly direct her to a blog or forum for that specific audience, which might mean she has more engaging conversations than posting randomly on fb....?


it's also quite easy to create a blog, so that could also be an option?

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> The passive aggressive posts wind me up, the ones

> that say things like "its tough when you find that

> you cant rely on the people you thought you

> could". Always followed by "you OK Hun? Message

> me" etc.




Yes absolutely. This is the sort of post I was getting at (as well as less cryptic ones).

In the Four Quarters on Rye Lane last night they were playing back-to-back Prince downstairs in the confession booth. Good place for that sort of vibe.


When I speculated how long it will be before Fidel Castro joins the 2016 roll call, the barman declared himself a big socialist fan. Reckon this might be an interesting place when it's El Jefe's turn.

I liked Prince, or whatever he chose to be called


But really, am I upset at his death, NO


I didn't know him, but I am moved by the circumstances of a talented man being dead at 57 and of course, much like Jacko. Whereas Bowie feels more premature, such is the nature of that disease



But if you've tried to kill yourself previously , then after a bit you might succeed



I hate FB for all the reasons laid out by others

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