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Great Article ! I believe their is a psychology behind this as like anything in life I don't do selfies but sometimes if I go out and a meal is particularly beautiful in its presentation I will snap a photo. I'm kind of fond of the culinary arts and have always liked food artistically represented .As for showing off cars bikes jewellery I would not recommend it you may he advertising to a theif?! What then ? Innately we all want to think of ourselves as a success and by alerting others that you have the finer things this may satisfy a low self esteem for an immature ego. Truthfully when you come to the understanding that the best things in life are free and could never be paid for .You derive self worth from your relationships with one another and God. Great Article made me think!
I like everything except political rants on FB. We have family that's kind of spread out, so it's nice seeing pictures of family members, spouses, kids, grandkids, etc. Aren't the day to day things what real life is made up of? I don't mind seeing everyday stuff, as long as someone's not posting a play-by-play 24/7 on Facebook.
I also like connecting with old friends from high school and college, old neighbors, etc. I like seeing their spouses, kids, grandkids, dogs, cats, horses, vacations, local weather, life events, and everyday life.
Because of Facebook, I've started to wonder if one of my old best friends is bipolar. She will be on Facebook and post lots of stuff for several days, and then she disappears and she doesn't post anything or respond to posts or anything for a couple to several weeks, and then she will be back on for several days posting a lot. It's kinda weird. She has been one of my best friends in my life. It just makes me wonder what is going on with her. Maybe she's just busy.
I like everything except political rants on FB. We have family that's kind of spread out, so it's nice seeing pictures of family members, spouses, kids, grandkids, etc. Aren't the day to day things what real life is made up of? I don't mind seeing everyday stuff, as long as someone's not posting a play-by-play 24/7 on Facebook.
I also like connecting with old friends from high school and college, old neighbors, etc. I like seeing their spouses, kids, grandkids, dogs, cats, horses, vacations, local weather, life events, and everyday life.
Because of Facebook, I've started to wonder if one of my old best friends is bipolar. She will be on Facebook and post lots of stuff for several days, and then she disappears and she doesn't post anything or respond to posts or anything for a couple to several weeks, and then she will be back on for several days posting a lot. It's kinda weird. She has been one of my best friends in my life. It just makes me wonder what is going on with her. Maybe she's just busy.
Lots of people that have lives don't post on facebook every day or even every other day. I have done the same thing. One rainy weekend I posted a lot of stuff on facebook out of boredem then I didn't go on for months. The people who are on my facebook are family and friends they know how to reach me without facebook. Some people live on facebook and others simply live life.
posting pictures of just yourself or of your daily activities or over sharing really personal things is puzzling to me. Any way you slice it, what purpose is there in posting a picture of yourself (aside from your profile picture) except for validation from others either out of insecurity or....
people post pictures of themselves because either:
they have a great photo they want to share; and/or
They're insecure and need validation; and/or
They're lonely and facebook is their only social connection with people.
Lots of people that have lives don't post on facebook every day or even every other day. I have done the same thing. One rainy weekend I posted a lot of stuff on facebook out of boredem then I didn't go on for months. The people who are on my facebook are family and friends they know how to reach me without facebook. Some people live on facebook and others simply live life.
As general question to those of you who get annoyed by fb activities- Why not just worry about your own lives rather than concern yourselves with what others are doing?
I don't know. I only use it for cheap and easy communication with those relatives or close friends who live along way from me. I rarely post on it at all. In fact I couldn't tell you when the last time was that I actually posted anything on it, I really only send private messages to people on it. I use it with balance - no point being totally "anti-facebook" any more than there is in getting addicted to it. It has some uses for me, much cheaper than the telephone, but I am no addict.
As general question to those of you who get annoyed by fb activities- Why not just worry about your own lives rather than concern yourselves with what others are doing?
Not sure why you quoted me? Why not quote the OP who made the thread and others? I'm simply responding to a topic on this forum. If that was the case 90% of the threads on this forum would be closed that start with "why"
I'm sorry you are defensive about facebook but it's nothing personal.
You get to choose who you have as FB friends. Do people not understand this? Ya'll are complaining about people you choose to have in your life.
Yes, but a lot of these friends are annoying with their constant attention-seeking posts on Facebook, which is why I have blocked the posts coming from these people. I don't dislike any of these people; I just get annoyed with their constant postings of the most mundane, ordinary daily activities. And it's not like I knew beforehand that these folks were going to be serial Facebook posters.
Not sure why you quoted me? Why not quote the OP who made the thread and others? I'm simply responding to a topic on this forum. If that was the case 90% of the threads on this forum would be closed that start with "why"
I'm sorry you are defensive about facebook but it's nothing personal.
I quoted you and asked the general question due to our previous conversation and the post I quoted. And I'm not really defensive about facebook, rather defensive about people negatively judging. With that said, it makes me think how little I notice what others are doing on facebook. For one, I'm not a frequent user and when I do use it it's for this or that specific purpose. I don't know why those who negatively judge fb, and some of its users, pay attention in the first place. So, why?
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Yes, but a lot of these friends are annoying with their constant attention-seeking posts on Facebook, which is why I have blocked the posts coming from these people. I don't dislike any of these people; I just get annoyed with their constant postings of the most mundane, ordinary daily activities. And it's not like I knew beforehand that these folks were going to be serial Facebook posters.
I have unfriended people as well, but honestly I cannot remember who they even were in the first place. It does seem to be a case of who we keep as friends. Clearly I don't get why people are bothered.
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