If you do something with your child but don’t post about it on social media, did it really happen?

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Anonymous wrote:Whatsapp is for commies? Really?

You guys are missing out if you don't have that app. It is so easy to communicate with any friend or family who is on whatsapp just using wifi. You don't even need a data plan.

Whatsapp is more popular in Asia - people are part of various small groups and it is more addicting than Facebook. Easy to share to small groups. Good old Americans are behind the times. I still remember when SMS was more popular in 3rd world countries before texting became a thing here. Give it a few years and then whatsapp will be popular here too.

yup, I remember this!

Lots of apps are great but if everyone isn't on there it doesn't really matter how great it is. It's a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it.

this is different. This is from a time before apps when all phones could text but Americans weren’t using it while Europeans were already paying their parking with texts

I have no idea what point you're trying to make here.

that sometime things catch on in Europe or Asia first and only then come to USA.

So what's app is going to come to the us and it's going to be as ubiquitous as Facebook eventually?

I disagree with the premise that everyone will adopt it, that is very difficult to achieve. And that old people will adopt it as it's basically redundant to text messaging.

And it will never replace Facebook because one can't easily share with a group which is what FB is good for (sharing photos with family)

what's up is not for "commies". that's just dumb. it might or might not replace FB. something certainly will.

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Anonymous wrote:Whatsapp is for commies? Really?

You guys are missing out if you don't have that app. It is so easy to communicate with any friend or family who is on whatsapp just using wifi. You don't even need a data plan.

Whatsapp is more popular in Asia - people are part of various small groups and it is more addicting than Facebook. Easy to share to small groups. Good old Americans are behind the times. I still remember when SMS was more popular in 3rd world countries before texting became a thing here. Give it a few years and then whatsapp will be popular here too.

yup, I remember this!

Lots of apps are great but if everyone isn't on there it doesn't really matter how great it is. It's a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it.

this is different. This is from a time before apps when all phones could text but Americans weren’t using it while Europeans were already paying their parking with texts

I have no idea what point you're trying to make here.

that sometime things catch on in Europe or Asia first and only then come to USA.

So what's app is going to come to the us and it's going to be as ubiquitous as Facebook eventually?

I disagree with the premise that everyone will adopt it, that is very difficult to achieve. And that old people will adopt it as it's basically redundant to text messaging.

And it will never replace Facebook because one can't easily share with a group which is what FB is good for (sharing photos with family)

what's up is not for "commies". that's just dumb. it might or might not replace FB. something certainly will.

I wasn't the person who called it a commie app. I am pretty sure that poster was joking. But it will not replace FB because it has an entirely different functionality and purpose than FB.

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Anonymous wrote:I seriously do not understand the superiority of people who refuse to post on social media. I’m not someone that does every event or every day or even every week, but seriously what is wrong with sharing moments with your family and friends? Isn’t that what life is about? Why do you take pride in avoiding that? I enjoy seeing my friends’ lives. Isn’t that normal?

Why are you projecting that those people "take pride" in not participating? It's not "normal" to post about things since that's only been available to us the last 10-20 years of human existence. There is no anonymity anymore and it's awful.

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Anonymous wrote:I seriously do not understand the superiority of people who refuse to post on social media. I’m not someone that does every event or every day or even every week, but seriously what is wrong with sharing moments with your family and friends? Isn’t that what life is about? Why do you take pride in avoiding that? I enjoy seeing my friends’ lives. Isn’t that normal?

Why are you projecting that those people "take pride" in not participating? It's not "normal" to post about things since that's only been available to us the last 10-20 years of human existence. There is no anonymity anymore and it's awful.

Why? And what do you mean about anonymity? Anyone can choose that...but it doesn't mean people who choose to live more publicly are having an awful experience.

Things change quickly and become the new normal. When writing was invented, people feared the loss of the oral tradition. When the printing press was invented, people feared mass literacy. When the novel was invented, people feared the death of poetry and plays. When the phone was invented, people feared the loss of privacy (party lines!). When the tv was invented, people feared the loss of reading. When itunes was invented, we thought that was the death of music.

And then there was the internet and social media.

There is always a new normal forming followed by a pendulum swing and then an equilibrium. You just need to be able to see these things historically.

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Anonymous wrote:What is to become of all these photos people take? How often do you look at photos from your childhood? Most people, almost never. And even then, you probably have a handful of favorites and that is it.

Your kids are not going to want to sit around and look at the hundreds of pictures you took every year. And surely do not want to physically have all.of.the.pictures.

At the rate people are snapping pictures, by the time kids are 18 there will be thousands upon thousands of pictures of them. A few dozen per year is more then enough to document a childhood and serve as a momento IMO.

Well, I definitely disagree with this. My dad has been making photo albums since long before I was born. I enjoy looking at photos from my childhood and now showing them to my kids. Not just a few favorites— entire albums. He’s still making them.
Every 6 months or so, I make a Shutterfly photobook of our photos from that time period. I also enjoy nature photography and include those photos as well. But we also look back at our digital photos from trips, etc.

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One thing I struggle with is being the one to decide to post photos of my kids - they don't get a say in it (because they are babies/toddlers. I just wonder if down the road they will resent having this internet presence that they didn't consent to.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing I struggle with is being the one to decide to post photos of my kids - they don't get a say in it (because they are babies/toddlers. I just wonder if down the road they will resent having this internet presence that they didn't consent to.

My 7 year asks me to post her photos on Facebook. “Was that a good picture? Can you post it?!” I rarely post except for the occasional update or humorous anecdote.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg what a fresh take! Not enough people complain about social media.

Thank you! I like seeing pics of people’s kids, accomplishments, awesome dinners. I’m secure in my mediocre life and am able to feel happiness at my friends and acquaintances wins and lives.

Me too! I'm overseas, and it's helps me feel more connected. Plus, I can look at my instagram posts from the last three years, and it's a wonderful personal history for my family and me.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing I struggle with is being the one to decide to post photos of my kids - they don't get a say in it (because they are babies/toddlers. I just wonder if down the road they will resent having this internet presence that they didn't consent to.

My 7 year asks me to post her photos on Facebook. “Was that a good picture? Can you post it?!” I rarely post except for the occasional update or humorous anecdote.

Wow, you have created an attention seeking little bundle of joy haven’t you. If you “rarely post”
How in the world does
Your seven year old
Know enough to beg to have their picture posted?

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Anonymous wrote:One thing I struggle with is being the one to decide to post photos of my kids - they don't get a say in it (because they are babies/toddlers. I just wonder if down the road they will resent having this internet presence that they didn't consent to.

My 7 year asks me to post her photos on Facebook. “Was that a good picture? Can you post it?!” I rarely post except for the occasional update or humorous anecdote.

This is the PP you're responding to, and I get it - I definitely post photos of my toddler. This is just the nagging thought I have when I wonder if I shouldn't be posting pictures of him.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha. Funny. Some of us have distant friends and family, including grandparents. If you don’t like seeing people post pics of their kids don’t be their friends.

Your world is cold and dark.

Use What’s App to send pics to family......No need to post for the world to see. We don’t care about your kid anyhow.

Nobody cares about your political, food, MLM, selfies, and dog posts, either! Go delete yourself!

No comparison on the first one - politics effects everyone. Your kid pics don’t. Agree on the food, dog and selfie posts, however.

Oh. My. God. You are everything that is wrong with the Internet.

I hide anyone who posts a lot about politics. FB is for keeping up with friends and their families. I don't discuss politics online. It isn't like anyone ever changes their opinion because of your critiques of Trump tweets.