Sometimes

Yes it influences, at least that helps to have the first impression of the person and make the first selection or discard.

I enjoy sharing pages poems ,sayings etc that i enjoy and are on a positive note but reality as well

Most young(er) people are still about flaunting their good looks, nice car/house, delicious foods they've cooked or eaten and countless vacation pictures. I would say the best facebook friendships with strangers (aka people I did not previously meet in person) has been with people that have some posts about equality, justice, social/political content, latest news, etc. I mean they don't have to be as serious on their profiles as me, but if it is ALL about their vanity and ego and appearances, I tend to unfollow.

I look at them, but take them with a grain of salt. If their feed is full of tRump, god / religion, hate, or dead animals; I’ll probably pass. If that goes well, I’ll see if I can get her number. Email is Ok, talking, preferably in person is the best test.

Yes, I look. I want to know the person interacts with friends and family and isn’t just posting memes that any scammer could post. It’s also essential to have a Facetime call shortly after meeting online to assess basic compatibility. I have learned a great deal by men’s reaction to being invited to speak by phone or Facetime.

Yeah, it does. Not LinkedIn, but Facebook. Initially I started using it to keep in touch with family and long-distance friends, so I kept it as a safe space, but I think I was one of the last people I know to do that. So, yeah, I trust their social media to reflect their views and will act accordingly.

It really kinda depends on their Profile

I never go to FB unless someone requests me to enjoy their art project, or whatever.

Engage in conversation..

I get lots of recommendations for friends on Facebook. I look at their newsfeeds before "friending" them. If they're trumpists, haters, or just plain dumb-asses I pass them by.

I just shared a post detailing why people think trumpers are, at best, stupid. I will lose most of my family shortly. No big loss though.

long time, no see

It can be a first cut thing. Somebody who's a tRumper or tinfoil hat wearer upfront gets ignored. Not being overt isn't a guarantee the person is someone I want to communicate with but overt is a guarantee it's someone I don't want to.

This song says it all.

Sometimes

With a couple of exceptions the people I interact with here I don’t follow on other platforms. But.. I have 4 different Instagram accounts and each of them reflect a somewhat different slant on who I am. 2 of them are simply characters. Not really me at all.

Seeing what a person puts online whether it is through Facebook, Agnostic or any social media platform doesn't necessarily give you insight to who they truly are.
The truth is you can live right next door to someone or even in the same house and don't really know them.
Personally I follow my instincts more than anything. It's what we all used before the World Wide Web existed

It depends on how deep you want to go.

Remember FB - and even here...you are in "good company" based on the groups you choose to join; so you tend to join groups of folk with personalities similar to yours.

I've tried joining Conservative or pro-Trump or pro-gun groups....they just either are uncomfortable with your POV at best...or will curse at you and threaten you for your comments at worst. Those who are not easy to get along with will block you - or you may end up blocking them.