Why are people so ready to believe crap, and so lazy about investigating BEFORE believing crap?
People constantly get taken, hook, line and sinker by things easily disproved with a modicum of curiosity and a few simple mouseclicks
If you are guilty of posting/reposting THIS on Facebook, STOP.
FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, $6.99 PER MONTH FOR SILVER MEMBER SERVICES, $3.99 PER MONTH FOR BRONZE MEMBER SERVICES, FREE IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN YOU SIGN ON TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL BE… PROMPTED FOR PAYMENT INFO...IT IS OFFICIAL IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALL YOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAY.
It is NOT true. Do yourself and those you immediately piss off by being gullible a favor - investigate something before you just repost it, forward it, BELIEVE IT.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/fbcharge.asp
I have a co-worker who does this constantly. Can't remember how many times I have refered her to snopes. I just gave up and delete them without any acknowledgment.
Posted by: Dorothy R | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 01:30 PM
So far, the "friends" that I've seen this from have been my kids' friends, so I just ignore it. I do wish that more people would check on something before just passing it on blindly though.
As Shawn says - I'm not a sheep, either.
BAAAAAAAAA
Posted by: Another Lori in TX | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:42 PM
I have some relatives that are constantly forwarding me bullshit stuff that if they bothered to investigate they would find out it is not true. I have replied to them with the link to what it says on SNOPES in hopes that NEXT time they might take a moment to investigate before spamming others with it. Unfortunately, I place too much faith in my relatives...and they continue to send me this crap.
I avoid 90% of the "copy and paste this to your status" stuff...and ESPECIALLY refuse to copy and paste the ones that say IF I DON'T COPY AND PASTE it...I don't love God, my fellow man or my friends. Copying and pasting something does not prove a damn thing and me NOT doing so also does not say anything other than I am not a SHEEP.
I don't forward emails of that nature either...nor do I typically reply to them when they say I should reply to the person who sent it to me to "prove" something to them.
Posted by: Shawn | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Amen. A friend of mine from high school posted that snopes link on fb, and I commented, "Ah, another person who checks snopes before posting/forwarding random crap???? I knew we were friends for a reason! :-)"
Posted by: Lise | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:58 AM
I saw something like that yesterday and called them out on it - I hate these types of things with a passion! For Pete's sake, it says "FB is Free and Always Will Be" right on the sign in page - how much more proof do they need???
Posted by: Chicky (Kathy) | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM
I saw something like that yesterday and called them out on it - I hate these types of things with a passion! For Pete's sake, it says FB is Free and Always Will Be right on the sign in page - how much more proof do they need???
Posted by: Chicky (Kathy) | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM