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Since I am hanging out with the younger generation lately, I think my observations are worth mentioning.
People who post multiple times are either attention seekers, lonely people, people with no friends, or people who need validation.
And I know many people now who don't have friends like my generation and up. They don't meet people anymore, they don't call them. They post stuff on social media and chit chat back and forth with people they may have never met before and maybe never will meet in person and think they are true friends.
I think that there are probably lots of different reasons. And one can get an idea from the way someone posts and what they post about.
I have a few friends who have certain difficulties in life and their posts on Facebook seem to often be related to an attempt to crowdsource some kind of help, whether that is advice or money or favors, from others. It makes me sad that some folks have it so hard that they can't afford to get a DOCTOR to tell them why they are having brutal headaches five days in a row and dizziness, so they are asking their Facebook friends instead. Or they managed to land a job but can't get there unless they find someone in the town an hour away to crash with.
Some post frequently in support of something that they are passionate about. I have animal rescue friends who share a lot about pets, either available in shelters or lost and found...and I have a friend who is actually involved in politics (worked as a staffer, still does consulting at the state level) and he posts often several times a day with things he spots that are going on in politics, which he believes people should be informed about. I trust his perspective and enjoy his posts.
I have artist friends who share their works in progress. I love that. I have friends who have new pets or new babies who are so delighted in their situation as such that they share lots of pictures and anecdotes and I love their joy. I have friends who are remodeling their homes who share updates about their projects. I think that's great, and I'm impressed by their hard work and skills! Most share things that move them, inspire them or make them laugh, and I appreciate their desire to share that feeling with others. I love to follow some of my more nomadic friends in their travels and journeys.
If I had a negative judgment or opinion of any of my friends for what they share or how often they share it, I'd hope that I would simply unfollow, unfriend, or hide their content, rather than sitting there passive aggressively judging someone while even superficially and trivially retaining them as a "friend." That seems, to me, like a pretty crappy and fake thing to do.
I think that there are probably lots of different reasons. And one can get an idea from the way someone posts and what they post about.
I have a few friends who have certain difficulties in life and their posts on Facebook seem to often be related to an attempt to crowdsource some kind of help, whether that is advice or money or favors, from others. It makes me sad that some folks have it so hard that they can't afford to get a DOCTOR to tell them why they are having brutal headaches five days in a row and dizziness, so they are asking their Facebook friends instead. Or they managed to land a job but can't get there unless they find someone in the town an hour away to crash with.
Some post frequently in support of something that they are passionate about. I have animal rescue friends who share a lot about pets, either available in shelters or lost and found...and I have a friend who is actually involved in politics (worked as a staffer, still does consulting at the state level) and he posts often several times a day with things he spots that are going on in politics, which he believes people should be informed about. I trust his perspective and enjoy his posts.
I have artist friends who share their works in progress. I love that. I have friends who have new pets or new babies who are so delighted in their situation as such that they share lots of pictures and anecdotes and I love their joy. I have friends who are remodeling their homes who share updates about their projects. I think that's great, and I'm impressed by their hard work and skills! Most share things that move them, inspire them or make them laugh, and I appreciate their desire to share that feeling with others. I love to follow some of my more nomadic friends in their travels and journeys.
If I had a negative judgment or opinion of any of my friends for what they share or how often they share it, I'd hope that I would simply unfollow, unfriend, or hide their content, rather than sitting there passive aggressively judging someone while even superficially and trivially retaining them as a "friend." That seems, to me, like a pretty crappy and fake thing to do.
Yes, in regards to the artists and or people sharing things they are passionate about I will agree I do enjoy seeing those. It's in moments like those I really do think the benefits of social media really come to shine, especially if it helps an artists get customers or an organization get funds/support.
Since I am hanging out with the younger generation lately, I think my observations are worth mentioning.
People who post multiple times are either attention seekers, lonely people, people with no friends, or people who need validation.
And I know many people now who don't have friends like my generation and up. They don't meet people anymore, they don't call them. They post stuff on social media and chit chat back and forth with people they may have never met before and maybe never will meet in person and think they are true friends.
It will be interesting to see with younger generations which social media has been around before how it will be impact them later down the road, not knowing a world without social media.
I post on social media almost every day. Facebooks being my drug of choice. lol But in general, I wait until I get home.
I like it because it's like having all my friends in one room, and we can 'touch base' with each other, be silly, etc. For me, at the end of the day, I don't need 'deep'. I just want to share pictures of my dog, tell pun jokes, see some babies, etc.
I post on social media almost every day. Facebooks being my drug of choice. lol But in general, I wait until I get home.
I like it because it's like having all my friends in one room, and we can 'touch base' with each other, be silly, etc. For me, at the end of the day, I don't need 'deep'. I just want to share pictures of my dog, tell pun jokes, see some babies, etc.
Makes sense. See for you it's more a way to keep in touch with people, rather than a self-serving purpose. That actually makes total sense.
If I had a negative judgment or opinion of any of my friends for what they share or how often they share it, I'd hope that I would simply unfollow, unfriend, or hide their content, rather than sitting there passive aggressively judging someone while even superficially and trivially retaining them as a "friend." That seems, to me, like a pretty crappy and fake thing to do.
There are many circumstances in life that show you who your friends are.
Since I am hanging out with the younger generation lately, I think my observations are worth mentioning.
People who post multiple times are either attention seekers, lonely people, people with no friends, or people who need validation.
And I know many people now who don't have friends like my generation and up. They don't meet people anymore, they don't call them. They post stuff on social media and chit chat back and forth with people they may have never met before and maybe never will meet in person and think they are true friends.
I suppose I fall in that slot somewhat.
A lot of my friends are people who I DO know in person, but for whatever reason, I don't get to see them often. And I suppose I want validation sometimes, whether it's wrong or right. In my large family, even though I'm the oldest, people often talked over me, and it was hard to finish a sentence sometimes. Online, I often get to finish whole thoughts. LOL I like that.
I mostly just think of me and my friends as being in a big room together having a fun time.
Love having discussions with people on different topics, understand human behavior, see how people feel on certain things via polls, and for more personal posts, sometimes I need a sounding board to gain some perspective which works sometimes and sometimes doesn't work, but it gets me thinking about things in my life that I am experiencing.
Regardless of topic, the point is to have discussions.
Social media daily posting feels different from that in how people use it compared to this site. Forums like CD and Reddit are meant to usually discuss things and are anonymous for the most part. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, are usually used more for attention, not always, but a lot of times it is and rarely anonymous, quite the opposite usually.
So to answer the question I love having discussions like these (just like we are having now). I am a curious cat. Does that make sense?
All the arguments about about discussions are not that different for Fb, whereas sharing on Twitter is limited to info sharing and Instagram is great for nurturing common interests /contacts and sometimes great conversations. I follow birders ,artists , crafters , older women role models on Instagram. It can also be argued that some come here for attention and validation.
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