Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by mywittyname on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:00PM
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If you were in the dating pool, you would likely agree with that statement.
Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by andrepd on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @01:25PM
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Unless I'm missing something, just give your phone number and text.
Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by always_good on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @03:48PM
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While that never died, social media is the modern rolodex. And on top of that, someone can jog their memory of you and warm the iron back up a little bit.
Swapping social media details has been more effective for me because often I don't pounce on a number immediately. And I would hate to lose contact with someone just because I didn't.
Social media keeps someone on the fringe of your vision. Bit easier to spark something from that than cold-texting "hey, it's Jeremy from that one party two months ago. remember me?"
Besides, at age 30 and having been dating for a long time, I can't tell you how many times social media has given me serendipities like someone asking what to do while visiting the city I live in and I can PM them with "hey, I'll show you around."
I rather meet prospective dates in person not via tinder /coffee meets bagel type appsm I understand that you are exposed to far more people online, dating pool wise, but in University I was surrounded by 50,000 students and I thrived by physically going to organized clubs and events I was genuinely interested in and chatting it up and exchanging info. Now outside of University, these apps and even online dating get more locked in when you are exposed to less people on the regular.
Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by mywittyname on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:11AM
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Some women find it odd if you don't have a FB. This may have changed slightly in recent years though, as trends away from F have started.
Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by triviatise on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @11:42AM
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is hacker news not social media?
Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by ryandrake on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @11:53AM
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Maybe? I guess it depends on how you define social media. It sure has elements of social media, with its up and down voting, and the karma scorecard. People here don’t tend to know each other though and there is no following, re-tweeting, or even lazy image sharing, so I don’t know, is HN social media?
Also Gen X, also don’t touch social media, and I don’t agree with this at all, despite how much it gets repeated here. Staying away from Facebook has had zero effect on my social life or ability to catch up with friends and family. In fact, I’m busier than ever outside of work and home. I assure you all, there are plenty of ways to keep in touch and maintain an active social life without scrolling through a company moderated ‘feed’ on your phone. The old-school ways still work fine and, as a bonus, don’t require you to be glued to your phone.