Jan. 2, 2024

Silent Supporters: The Reality of Online Loyalty

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Ever been left hanging with only a private thumbs-up from a friend when you really needed their public backing? You're not alone. Today, we're tackling the often-invisible line between those who step up in the spotlight and the ones skulking in the shadows of social media support. This isn't just a rant; it's a deep dive into the loyalty and bravery we expect from friends – or should I say, what we thought were friends? Grab a front-row seat to my raw and unfiltered musings on the peculiar social dynamics of Facebook, where I rip off the band-aid to reveal the true colors of online connections versus real-life ones.

As we pull apart the layers of 'silent supporters,' those who whisper their cheers in secret, yet never echo them in the public arena, get ready for some uncomfortable truths. It's a reflection of our times – a moment to consider whether it's time for a social media purge, not of the platforms, but of the fence-sitters who fail to stand with us when the going gets tough. No guests, just me spilling the beans on this episode that promises to get you thinking about the authenticity of your own online entourage. Strap in for some hard-hitting commentary that might just have you reevaluating your friends list by the end of our chat.

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So here's a random thought for the day.

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If I were a little bit more tech savvy I guess you could say I would know faster that it would be like some type of algorithm or something like that.

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But I picked up on this quite a while ago on Facebook.

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I guess my daughters have made it clear to me that Facebook is a social media platform for an old man.

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So be as it may, but I think it's funny.

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And once you get something in your head and you start to look for it again and it becomes a pattern, then you realize you're like hey man, I was right, but I noticed this a while ago.

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You throw something out on Facebook.

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It's out of frustration, maybe it's just like an opinion piece, for lack of a better, and you can set your clock by this.

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Facebook friends or friends in the real world not that you can't be both.

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You throw something out.

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That's a bit of a sensitive topic.

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You can tell who your friends are because they'll like it, they'll comment on it, they might even share it.

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Then you got those little minions that will private message you.

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Yeah, right on, mike, but they don't have the sack to post that in the comments for everybody else to see, like maybe their wife will get mad at them or something.

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But that's the same type of guy.

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If you're out and about on the town and it looks like there's going to be trouble, you won't have to look to find that guy because he's already out getting a fucking Uber.

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I slipped out the back because.

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So here's my two cents you wouldn't hang out with that guy in real time.

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Why have them as a Facebook friend at Instagram, where they have on Instagram?

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You know what I'm saying.

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So, friends of friends, all the time, you support them.

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You support them.

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If you don't, you don't and I picked that up as a disturbing trend on Facebook I would get these little fucking fuckers who would be like oh yeah, right on, you got to private message me to say, right on, about a post that I put out because you don't.

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Anyway, 2004 will be the year that we should all just kind of purge those kind of ass hats from our lives, right?

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That's just a random thought for the day.

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I propose nothing.

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I'm not even sure what that means, but think about it.

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Think about it.

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You're going to stand by your friends.

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You're going to stand by them, no matter what.

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If you're not, then just don't, because if you are one of those little minions who private messages me to support a post that I put out, but you didn't have the stack to do it in public, I don't need to hear from you, right?

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All right, that's it All right.

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Thanks for watching.

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I'll see you next time.

Silent Supporters: The Reality of Online Loyalty

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