Is (or was) your Facebook experience good or bad?

It's different for everyone. I've had both good and bad experiences on facebook, but I still enjoy it and am addicted to it since it's one of the few ways I can stay in contact with people.

If you don't want people pushing their opinions on you, tell them. Well, first off, are people really being pushy about their beliefs or is that just all you see your friends posting on their own page? The latter is just how facebook (and any social media) is. Each person has their own personal page, with their beliefs and thoughts expressed on them. You don't HAVE to agree with their beliefs. If you are respectful about the things that others post, they will generally be the same. If someone posts about something you don't like, hide most of their posts (facebook has options where you can choose how many/what updates you see of your friends' stuff). You have a right to post things pertaining to your beliefs just as everyone else does. If people get too pushy and start arguing about your thoughts vs. their thoughts, tell them in a message you'd like them to tone it down. Hell, even post a status if you need to, something along the lines of, "This is my facebook and I will post what I want/I respect your opinions but respect mine, even if they're different, something along those lines. If people still don't take the hint, delete them. Facebook is for people to express themselves, it's always different from person to person. It's manageable, you don't have to delete your account because of it. Just keep in mind things can get pretty tense during elections and what not, but nothing unbearable. Try to avoid politics/religion as it can come between friends (if one or both are not open minded).

My experience is neutral I guess. I also signed up to stay in touch with friends. The only thing I actually do on it is play bejeweled. Most posts, like you said, are just a banner of the person's political and religious ideology, which I am probably already familiar with. People dont write back when you message them, etc..

So that would just be your friends. I'm young and all my friends are young, so I'm used to seeing lots of personal drama and people getting married or pregnant way too young.

haha i left because off all the bs drama