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I have been on fb maybe 8 years or so. I generally post generic posts, a picture of us hiking in the forest titled "beautiful scenery, wonderful hike" things like that and would spend hours scrolling down other peoples posts "like" "like" "like" "like" and it would take up to several hours of my evening the 3 days a week I did it. Finally I made a post with a Christmas picture several months ago and wished folks a happy 2020 and that I would be off fb for awhile to tend to a huge project at work (this was and still is the truth). I have not gone back since. The freedom I feel is incredible. I would love to see fb as more of a web page of people about their families and lives with occasional updates. But the endless posting and ranting takes a lot of time to read and respond to. Some folks posts are cute or interesting but then you get sucked into the other lengthy and emotional stuff. I just can't do it anymore. I have too many other things to do and I love the freedom to spend my evening doing things I need or want to do.
Here's another one: it's now horribly hot and humid here. I'm not a fan of that kind of weather, as most of my "friends" know. I post a related humorous meme. Some others chime in about how uncomfortable it is, and I commiserate. Then someone posts, "I've been out walking or hiking every day." That sort of thing. Am I being hypersensitive?
I post a related humorous meme. Some others chime in about how uncomfortable it is, and I commiserate. Then someone posts, "I've been out walking or hiking every day." That sort of thing. Am I being hypersensitive?
Possibly. People love to put in their $.02 and some like to show they're different. I'd venture a guess that most people have experienced what you're describing. I know I have.
Assuming you're not going to unfriend the individual, there are 3 remaining choices:
- ignore those comments
- respond to the comments
- make that individual "restricted" on your friend list if this is occurring on FB, & they'll only see the things you post that are public
Here's another one: it's now horribly hot and humid here. I'm not a fan of that kind of weather, as most of my "friends" know. I post a related humorous meme. Some others chime in about how uncomfortable it is, and I commiserate. Then someone posts, "I've been out walking or hiking every day." That sort of thing. Am I being hypersensitive?
Yes!! What you don't personally like doesn't mean others need to.
Would you consider it rude for a Facebook "friend" to undercut a post of yours? For instance, let's say you're ranting about something, maybe half in jest, and the comment is "I have never had any problem with that," or "we should emphasize the positive" or some other buzzkill response suggesting that you're overreacting or are being a complainer. Isn't the proper response to just join in the spirit of the rant and play along with it?
The person is question is a repeat offender.
this is a most difficult time for everyone, repeated offender or not, no, it is wrong, especially if it's your FB page....however, people are upset, tramatized and scared....some have relatives who are in a weakened state, some have children working in the medical field...just the other day a much loved cousin's wife went off on me, and it had nothing to do with what we were discussing, it just hit a chord, she's been thru hell and back for over a year with her husband...almost lost him, and has a daughter who is taking care of 3 covid cases that are children...so...she gets a free card past go...and she has never done that before....
what I'm saying is maybe try to defuse situations by being a bit more positive and not discussing issues that you know my upset people...it's a really tough time right now.
Here's another one: it's now horribly hot and humid here. I'm not a fan of that kind of weather, as most of my "friends" know. I post a related humorous meme. Some others chime in about how uncomfortable it is, and I commiserate. Then someone posts, "I've been out walking or hiking every day." That sort of thing. Am I being hypersensitive?
I think the examples in your OP and this one are completely different. This one is a simple matter of different preferences, imo.
I have a sister that does this. She annoys me to no end. She follows me around and anytime I comment on anything of anyone else's, she has to add a comment too. Or if I post something, she'll either laugh at me about it or post something obnoxious. I hid my posts from her for a long time and when she figured it out, she got really upset with me. Consequently, I really don't post much on fb anymore. I don't feel free to say what I want.
my cousin used to do that...it is so annoying, she would go into my friends list and send friend requests to people she didn't really even know...always correcting me....and finally I blocked her..and cut her out of my life, there is no reason to act like that or treat someone so disrespectfully. Once I was having a conversation with someone, on FB and she said, do you know that is so and so sister, your corresponding with, I said, "yeah, so?" She was watching me, very very creepy.
Hope things get better.
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