Do you block people from your Facebook feed?

[Anonymous]

FFS just get of FB. High school is over. By going on FB you're just allowing them to track your movements all over the web and link your name to crap. My 90 year old Meemaw uses FB.

[Anonymous]

Haha, I block my friends that post about politics that I don't agree with and I know will set me off. It's just easier that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FFS just get of FB. High school is over. By going on FB you're just allowing them to track your movements all over the web and link your name to crap. My 90 year old Meemaw uses FB.

Good for her, your 90 year old Meemaw sounds more fun than you.

[Anonymous]

OP here -- thanks for the responses, but I should have spoken more precisely, what I was talking about is the opposite thing, where I restrict my posts so that some of my FB friends cannot see them or comment on them. I am sure that several of my FB friends are not subscribed to my updates and don't see what I post. That doesn't bother me. But I did find out because of the "ticker" thing on the upper right hand side (we have a mutual friend) that a FB friend of mine posts all the time but I am not allowed to see what he posts. I will be honest, it hurt my feelings, and I don't understand why he wouldn't just unfriend me, except that that is considered sort of a throwing down the gauntlet move. I am considering unfriending him, because if he doesn't want me to see his posts, there is no point in being FB friends, am I right? Similarly, there are one or two folks who I have considered blocking from seeing my posts and I am wondering whether I shouldn't just unfriend them. For the moment I just have an acquaintances group and when I post something that I don't want all to see, I post it to "friends except acquaintances." But if I was doing that with every single post, I think I should just unfriend those people. FWIW, I don't use FB in any professional sense and I would really prefer to be able to "be myself" a little more.

I'm sure I am overthinking this, and I know this guy and I can both use FB however we want, but I am just not seeing the point of keeping him as a FB friend if he can see my posts but I cannot see his.

[Anonymous]

When did Facebook become so ridiculous? I've been on it since it came out (when it was just for college students) and sometimes I am mazed by the fb threads on here. People really take it this serious? ! Your feelings are honestly hurt because you can't see someone's posts? Because of all the ridiculousness on it now, I rarely use it except for certain events, birthday reminders and to get in touch with some old friends. I don't know, something just seems wrong how much people let Facebook bother them.

[Anonymous]

Pp here. That should say amazed. Stupid phone to should also say
By how much

[Anonymous]

OP is talking (I think) about not allowing people to read your posts, not about hiding them so that you can't see what they post.

Anyway, I block people who I can't unfriend without it becoming more drama than it's worth. Neighbors, coworkers, old college friends, DH's family members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did Facebook become so ridiculous? I've been on it since it came out (when it was just for college students) and sometimes I am mazed by the fb threads on here. People really take it this serious? ! Your feelings are honestly hurt because you can't see someone's posts? Because of all the ridiculousness on it now, I rarely use it except for certain events, birthday reminders and to get in touch with some old friends. I don't know, something just seems wrong how much people let Facebook bother them.

Yes, they honestly are. It's because of the history I have with this person, it's not like he's someone I met once or went to school with or something. I do agree that it's ridiculous on some level but I can't help how I feel about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is talking (I think) about not allowing people to read your posts, not about hiding them so that you can't see what they post.

Anyway, I block people who I can't unfriend without it becoming more drama than it's worth. Neighbors, coworkers, old college friends, DH's family members.

No, fuck that. I don't post anything that I would be embarrassed for anyone to hear me say IRL. I don't often get on my soapbox because I don't care to argue about politics. If any of my friends have a problem with what I say, they can block/unfriend me if they like. The only person I've ever blocked was a relative who, while his mother was dying of cancer, did everything he could to stress her out and help her into her grave. Now most of his fb posts are all about how he *misses you mommie!* and *u r wit tha angelz nao*. He's too far away for me to slap some sense into him and if I unfriended him I'd hear about it from the rest of the family.