Why do grown women post photos of social events?

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Anonymous wrote:I had 2 close friends pass away and 1 I have not picture of us together, the other I have 1 because I posted it on FB.

Insta and FB help me see what my friends and family are doing... my family is very large and impossible to track... just found out my nephew moved from instagram post. I have over 25 nieces and nephews.

I enjoy seeing them and looking at them and so do my friends.

I'm not doing anything that amazing so no need to be jealous.

I also print a photo album yearly from it.

why does anybody take pictures? Why do cameras even exist?

The question asked wasn’t why do people take pictures. The question asked was why does someone take a picture and post it (share it) with people who weren’t at the event.

Same reason people take pictures in general, to remember. You don't have to look at pictures on my SM.

You say that, but you absolutely want people to look at them. Otherwise you wouldn’t post them. Taking pictures is normal. Sharing them with other people who were on the trip is normal (we usually do a shared Google photos folder for this). Posting them on social media takes extra effort- it’s an extra step- and it’s SOLELY to share them with people who were not there and who didn’t ask to see them. Which lots of people do you’re not alone, but it’s an extra step that is solely for external validation , bragging, etc. Just own it.

No I don’t. I post them for people who want to see them. I want to see my friends photos.

It’s to connect with people who care about me and I care about them. I see what they are up to and I’m happy to see their sister visit or their son graduate or their mom’s Mother’s Day picture. Because I like to see my friend happy.

You have a demented friendship pattern that leads you to only share your life to brag so you assume others do the same.

I agree with you. It also creates potential conversation starters with friends/family. A friend posted some photos she took on film from a recent trip to Norway. I'm a hobby photographer, but I only shoot on micro four thirds, so I know next to nothing about film. Her post gave me a reason to say hi and to chat about her photography.

[Anonymous]

It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

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Anonymous wrote:So it is offensive if I post a pic with my friends at dinner/concert/party/whatever? What if we haven’t seen each other in many months/years and rarely post such things?

I don’t think it’s offensive. I think some people are just wondering who is it for when you do that?

It could be for us?

It could be for our friends who couldn’t join us (maybe they live far away)?

I mean, who are pictures generally for? Aren’t they a way to capture a moment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

Not true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

It sounds like you shouldn’t use it then. Why use an application that leaves you feeling worse than when you started?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

Not true.

Really? You think happy people keep logging in over and over to see how happy everyone else is, too? That’s not how it works. And not how tech billionaires are made.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

It sounds like you shouldn’t use it then. Why use an application that leaves you feeling worse than when you started?

Jesus, that is the essential question of our age I’d say.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

Not true.

Really? You think happy people keep logging in over and over to see how happy everyone else is, too? That’s not how it works. And not how tech billionaires are made.

Social media is designed to make people click. It’s not designed to make people miserable. That would be self-defeating. The exact OPPOSITE of its business model.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

It sounds like you shouldn’t use it then. Why use an application that leaves you feeling worse than when you started?

Jesus, that is the essential question of our age I’d say.

Just delete the app. You act like you have no control over your behavior.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

Not true.

Really? You think happy people keep logging in over and over to see how happy everyone else is, too? That’s not how it works. And not how tech billionaires are made.

Social media is designed to make people click. It’s not designed to make people miserable. That would be self-defeating. The exact OPPOSITE of its business model.

I disagree. It’s designed to be addictive. Like alcohol and tobacco. They make you think you’re happy, at least for a little while, but repeated exposure makes you more and more miserable over time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t overthink it. Photos are how we capture and share memories. If it upsets you then that’s more about you.

Everyone takes photos. This isn’t about that. This is the modern version of subjecting your friends to a slideshow of your recent vacation that they didn’t ask to see or gloating about the happy hour with your besties that left out a friend or two for no apparent reason and making sure they see it.

They’re not holding a gun to anyone’s head and making them look.

Nobody forces you to post your lame pics but you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the same reasons anyone posts on social media. We’ve normalized posting and sharing these kinds of moments.

Nobody does this anymore. Keep up.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t overthink it. Photos are how we capture and share memories. If it upsets you then that’s more about you.

Everyone takes photos. This isn’t about that. This is the modern version of subjecting your friends to a slideshow of your recent vacation that they didn’t ask to see or gloating about the happy hour with your besties that left out a friend or two for no apparent reason and making sure they see it.

The problem is that you have shitty friends. I’ve literally never left anybody out of a gathering that wanted to go and then purposely post pictures so they see it that’s psychotic.

Nope. Nobody i know does this anymore. They all figured out it was a bad idea a decade ago. It had its moment and now its just for sad losers looking for attention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is strange to me that so many posters think that social media posts are intended to provoke jealousy. I want my friends and family to have good things in their lives. Someone else's nice house, vacation, or dinner doesn't take anything away from me.

It’s strange to me how many posters are acting like social media wasn’t invented to elicit feelings of jealousy and FOMO. That’s the whole business model.

It’s sad that you think that