Comments on: Status Anxiety http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr Andrew Power - Phobia Hypnosis Melbourne http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-37310 Dr Andrew Power - Phobia Hypnosis Melbourne Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:41:14 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-37310 Why is it that everyone on my facebook profile has ALOT less interesting things to say than you have?  Time to make some new friends I think :) Why is it that everyone on my facebook profile has ALOT less interesting things to say than you have?  Time to make some new friends I think :)

]]> By: Facebook In Reality at cac.ophony.org http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-36448 Facebook In Reality at cac.ophony.org Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:59:37 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-36448 [...] all the talk on this blog about Facebook and other social networking sites (see here, here, and here), here’s something that humorously encapsulates some of what unnerves many [...] [...] all the talk on this blog about Facebook and other social networking sites (see here, here, and here), here’s something that humorously encapsulates some of what unnerves many [...]

]]> By: Matt http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-36049 Matt Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:43:19 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-36049 "Genius! Genius! Genius! I have nothing more to say."QFT. “Genius! Genius! Genius! I have nothing more to say.”QFT.

]]> By: Jim http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-35311 Jim Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:39:26 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-35311 Genius! Genius! Genius! I have nothing more to say. Genius! Genius! Genius! I have nothing more to say.

]]> By: Anuj http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-35299 Anuj Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:42:50 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-35299 You've developed a bond with "the husband of a college friend of [your] sister-in-law"? So basically with a total random. That's just weird. You’ve developed a bond with “the husband of a college friend of [your] sister-in-law”? So basically with a total random. That’s just weird.

]]> By: Yukiko http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-35296 Yukiko Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:16:47 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-35296 I am also a fan of reading people's status updates, although I have been too lazy to update mine. I think it's a great way to keep in touch without having to send e-mails to people. I should update mine more often. My random funny story about Facebook is this. One day I decided to delete my relationship status on Facebook, so I selected to leave it blank (NB: not selecting 'Single'). Then Facebook gave me this 'news-feed' thing (public to my friends) that said 'Yukiko is no longer listed as 'In a Relationship.' with a little broken heart. Oops. According to Facebook we broke up! (How can they do that when I didn't even select to 'Single'!?) Of course I didn't want any consoling messages from my friends so I put the 'In a Relationship' back on. Then Facebook happily gave me another news feed saying 'Yukiko is listed as 'In a Relationship' with a happy heart. Yay. I am also a fan of reading people’s status updates, although I have been too lazy to update mine. I think it’s a great way to keep in touch without having to send e-mails to people. I should update mine more often.
My random funny story about Facebook is this. One day I decided to delete my relationship status on Facebook, so I selected to leave it blank (NB: not selecting ‘Single’). Then Facebook gave me this ‘news-feed’ thing (public to my friends) that said ‘Yukiko is no longer listed as ‘In a Relationship.’ with a little broken heart. Oops. According to Facebook we broke up! (How can they do that when I didn’t even select to ‘Single’!?) Of course I didn’t want any consoling messages from my friends so I put the ‘In a Relationship’ back on. Then Facebook happily gave me another news feed saying ‘Yukiko is listed as ‘In a Relationship’ with a happy heart. Yay.

]]> By: Diana http://cac.ophony.org/2008/07/24/status-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-35286 Diana Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:39:44 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=465#comment-35286 Luke, here you talk about the benefits of creating status updates. I just wanted to add that I love reading people's updates. It really provides just the slightest, but somehow illuminating, glimpse into all these people's lives. It kind of enriches my world, in a little way, to know that Jod on the west coast, who I haven't seen in a decade, is regretting the sausage he had for breakfast, that Tina, also on the west coast, is about to go to a silent meditation retreat, and that a friend down the street is just crazy about her new updo. These updates have inspired unlikely "conversations" and I do think they keep one connected to one's (virtual) community. Luke, here you talk about the benefits of creating status updates. I just wanted to add that I love reading people’s updates. It really provides just the slightest, but somehow illuminating, glimpse into all these people’s lives. It kind of enriches my world, in a little way, to know that Jod on the west coast, who I haven’t seen in a decade, is regretting the sausage he had for breakfast, that Tina, also on the west coast, is about to go to a silent meditation retreat, and that a friend down the street is just crazy about her new updo.

These updates have inspired unlikely “conversations” and I do think they keep one connected to one’s (virtual) community.

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