Travel on Social Media

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use social media at all. All of it seems braggy to me, sorry. And it changes your travel experience to be frequently thinking “here’s a nice image to post on social media”. You can’t really be in the moment if that is your mindset. Try doing a trip without taking any photos and see how different that feels.

This is so true. I stopped posting anything at all on social media a few years ago and one of the biggest reasons was it was affecting the way I was thinking about things while I was supposed to be away, relaxing and spending quality time with my family. It is so much more enjoyable to remove social media from the experience. When/if you actually do that, some if you might realize that really were just attempting to brag and show your life in a way that isn’t necessarily genuine.

That’s a very negative way of thinking. While it might apply to some people and their motivation, I don’t think it applies to me and my circle.

I value and appreciate making memories—particularly with my family and friends. Pictures play an important role in that. My spouse’s parents never took pictures, and they regret it. I certainly am not trying to curate a fake image or brag. Rather, I try to make sure I capture some candid shots along with the obligatory tourist pics.

I love storing my pics on FB. I rarely dump all them. Rather, I select the best ones so I can pull them when I’m ready to print. My family and friends seem to enjoy seeing them, and folks often reach out to ask about our trip (often looking for tips on their own travel).

Assuming people are bragging or creating a false narrative is really strange approach to life.

Maybe you should reevaluate why you are taking these trips. It seems your only purpose for going is to get the photos. Don’t worry, you’re hardly alone, but some of us travel for internal validation.

Again: very weird for you to assume the only reason we travel is to post pics on social media. I live to travel. We dedicate a big portion of our dollars to travel regularly throughout the year. We primarily travel to detach and relax (think: remote beaches or off the grid countryside). I’m not posting pics in real time, but I value having nice pics of my family. My kids value the pics as well.

I honestly feel bad for anyone whose initial response is to assign malicious intent. Sad way to go through life.

Honestly, this makes it even more ridiculous. You specifically choose to get away to remote places only to later blab about it on FB? That’s kinda lame.

We get it: you don’t like social media. That’s fine.

Posting a few nice pics on social media for my family and friends who love me irl to enjoy isn’t a bad thing. It’s how we roll.

And to the pp who said detaching isn’t traveling unless you go hardcore sightseeing: whatever.

I’m friends with locals on islands now. We ate in their homes. They took us around. You can immerse yourself in any community—particularly if you base yourself there for a month. You need not stick to Rome to see the real Italy. Trust me. The real culture isn’t always inside museums.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use social media at all. All of it seems braggy to me, sorry. And it changes your travel experience to be frequently thinking “here’s a nice image to post on social media”. You can’t really be in the moment if that is your mindset. Try doing a trip without taking any photos and see how different that feels.

This is so true. I stopped posting anything at all on social media a few years ago and one of the biggest reasons was it was affecting the way I was thinking about things while I was supposed to be away, relaxing and spending quality time with my family. It is so much more enjoyable to remove social media from the experience. When/if you actually do that, some if you might realize that really were just attempting to brag and show your life in a way that isn’t necessarily genuine.

That’s a very negative way of thinking. While it might apply to some people and their motivation, I don’t think it applies to me and my circle.

I value and appreciate making memories—particularly with my family and friends. Pictures play an important role in that. My spouse’s parents never took pictures, and they regret it. I certainly am not trying to curate a fake image or brag. Rather, I try to make sure I capture some candid shots along with the obligatory tourist pics.

I love storing my pics on FB. I rarely dump all them. Rather, I select the best ones so I can pull them when I’m ready to print. My family and friends seem to enjoy seeing them, and folks often reach out to ask about our trip (often looking for tips on their own travel).

Assuming people are bragging or creating a false narrative is really strange approach to life.

Maybe you should reevaluate why you are taking these trips. It seems your only purpose for going is to get the photos. Don’t worry, you’re hardly alone, but some of us travel for internal validation.

Again: very weird for you to assume the only reason we travel is to post pics on social media. I live to travel. We dedicate a big portion of our dollars to travel regularly throughout the year. We primarily travel to detach and relax (think: remote beaches or off the grid countryside). I’m not posting pics in real time, but I value having nice pics of my family. My kids value the pics as well.

I honestly feel bad for anyone whose initial response is to assign malicious intent. Sad way to go through life.

Honestly, this makes it even more ridiculous. You specifically choose to get away to remote places only to later blab about it on FB? That’s kinda lame.

We get it: you don’t like social media. That’s fine.

Posting a few nice pics on social media for my family and friends who love me irl to enjoy isn’t a bad thing. It’s how we roll.

And to the pp who said detaching isn’t traveling unless you go hardcore sightseeing: whatever.

I’m friends with locals on islands now. We ate in their homes. They took us around. You can immerse yourself in any community—particularly if you base yourself there for a month. You need not stick to Rome to see the real Italy. Trust me. The real culture isn’t always inside museums.

NP. OK, but you “roll” sad.

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When we travel we try hard to find unusual places to stay - sleeping under the stars in a slot canyon, in a yurt in the mountains, a cave, farm, caboose - multiple other unique places in parts of the country with incredibly dramatic scenery. And we’ll seek out quirky museums or unusual tours, or chance upon great characters to learn from. Yep, I post about it and many friends have asked me for recommendations based on what I’ve posted. I won’t post every day, but several times over the course of a trip if I have something to share. Our trips aren’t expensive or luxurious so I don’t consider it bragging but we are definitely lucky to get to travel so much and stay in so many cool places. Anyone who is not interested can just snooze me. I wouldn’t be offended.

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My FB feed has friends from many different areas…high school in Appalachia, college, law school, work, hobbies…and one of my hobbies include photography.

I am not a professional, but my photographs are OK. I travel internationally to photo workshops from NatGeo photographers, etc. and I work hard at it. My photos have won a few small awards.

I feel like anyone on my FB feed who isn’t into photography has already snoozed me. If you think you might be one of my friends and dislike photos, please just hide me now! Not going to stop.

My photography friends are all over the world, but we LOVE seeing each others’ photos for ideas on lighting, composition, and just pure beauty.

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Anonymous wrote:My FB feed has friends from many different areas…high school in Appalachia, college, law school, work, hobbies…and one of my hobbies include photography.

I am not a professional, but my photographs are OK. I travel internationally to photo workshops from NatGeo photographers, etc. and I work hard at it. My photos have won a few small awards.

I feel like anyone on my FB feed who isn’t into photography has already snoozed me. If you think you might be one of my friends and dislike photos, please just hide me now! Not going to stop.

My photography friends are all over the world, but we LOVE seeing each others’ photos for ideas on lighting, composition, and just pure beauty.

I should also say, you are a real photography nerd if you scour your friends’ photographs for what camera settings they used for a specific photo. I do that all the time! Because a lot of what I do is underwater, it is a huge part of learning to get better.

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Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

The woman who said she sneers and looks down at people in carline at school who posted they went to USVI or whatever … can’t imagine living my life that way. At some point they need to admit that staying on social media to use it as a way of finding things to dislike and disparage about the people they follow on social media is as much an addiction as the sharing part might be. It’s filling some hole in them clearly because they could divest at any point and don’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

Not envious so much, just smug maybe. It’s because we go better places quietly, yet have to watch you carry on about your pedestrian trips. It’s like shopping at luxury stores yet hearing someone brag about their Target finds. You get it, don’t you?

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

Not envious so much, just smug maybe. It’s because we go better places quietly, yet have to watch you carry on about your pedestrian trips. It’s like shopping at luxury stores yet hearing someone brag about their Target finds. You get it, don’t you?

No, you are the smug snob. You don't think travel is worthy unless it's expensive? Wow. Major snob.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

Not envious so much, just smug maybe. It’s because we go better places quietly, yet have to watch you carry on about your pedestrian trips. It’s like shopping at luxury stores yet hearing someone brag about their Target finds. You get it, don’t you?

No you don’t have to. This is the point. If you are such a better person than everyone you are connected to on social media, then get off social media. Except you can’t because you’re addicted to the judgment you get to have about how much better you are than them. They’re the one living their life and enjoying their trip while you choose to watch (miserably) trying to convince yourself your life is better.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

Not envious so much, just smug maybe. It’s because we go better places quietly, yet have to watch you carry on about your pedestrian trips. It’s like shopping at luxury stores yet hearing someone brag about their Target finds. You get it, don’t you?

No, you are the smug snob. You don't think travel is worthy unless it's expensive? Wow. Major snob.

The person posting about the car line and this ridiculousness has an obvious character deficit where they feel the need to complain about everyone and everything. OCD? While she’s chuckling in the car line everyone else is just trying to avoid her And hopes she finds some fault with the school so she can move on. If she’s this picky about something that doesn’t even involve her can you imagine what she’s like in person about daily life issues? If she was the slightest introspective she would have gone to counseling to figure out why she’s so triggered by photos.

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The smug poster here is an obvious troll who is trying to rile you all up for their amusement. Same way they stay on social media, which they claim such disdain for, to satisfy their smug amusement at the oh-so-quaint lives of their “friends.” They won’t post pictures because they think it’s bragging, but they’ll come back to this thread over and over to tell us how they travel so much better? Troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly the problem is with those of you who have a problem with it. Just get off social media and let people share what they want there.

Right? I truly don't understand people who stay on social media and then complain and judge what people post. If you don't like it, stop following people or get off social media.

I stay on social media because I enjoy seeing people's kids, travels, experiences. That's what I'm there for.

I only have about 8 followers. I am not doing it to brag. It is a way to stay in touch with family and friends who live far away. I like to see their pictures too. I think the people complaining about this are very mean-spirited and envious.

Not envious so much, just smug maybe. It’s because we go better places quietly, yet have to watch you carry on about your pedestrian trips. It’s like shopping at luxury stores yet hearing someone brag about their Target finds. You get it, don’t you?

Better places? Says who?

It’s all subjective.

Regardless, anyone who goes through life with such a negative, judgmental lens (against friends and family no less!) must be miserable.

Fun people don’t judge or criticize…because they are too busy having fun.