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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what its worth, I post it on social media so it's saved, and I can revisit it in the future.

I don't really care that much how much engagement it gets.

Plus, its a great way for my Dad to watch the highlights of his grandchildren.

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Oh, the well-worn “I just use it to save the photo/info” excuse.

So your posts are set to the privacy setting equivalent of “Only Me,” then, correct?[/quote]

Well, no, because as I said, grandparents, and aunts/uncles want to see it too.  Its just easier than uploading to google drive and emailing a link.

And I promise, the video of my kid coming in last, or of him getting a groundball basehit, or even better, when I post a video of him losing a wrestling match is not social media bragging

But his family loves him and just want to see the videos of him doing something that he loves.

Man, everyone around here is just so cranky.  Always assuming the worst[/quote]

How about a family text chain?  A private email? A private Instagram account?[/quote]

My parents are old school. Only 1 has a smartphone but it has no data and they pay for minutes. 
The other one barely knows how to use the phone. They are not tech savvy (with computers) but do have an iPad (no data, just Wi-Fi) and use Facebook. I can’t send videos through text or email. They are always too big. I have tried Dropbox and they can’t figure out logins and links and how to save stuff. They love seeing kid updates on Facebook as it is the only way they see anything. I don’t post every day or week. Maybe 1-2 a month, sometimes less, sometimes more. I share if there is something meaningful going on in my life or my kids life. My parents wish they saw more. I do like how everything is archived and immediately accessible through FB. If friends don’t like certain posts, then click “see less of these.” I don’t think of every person I am friends with on Facebook and think how it will be viewed. It’s not possible to make everyone happy. [/quote]

How stupid can you be? If you really use Facebook only to share updates about the grandkids with family, do you understand how easy it is to set privacy settings on your post so it only shows to those family members? You can even create a special group, name it, and always share posts like that so that only the grandparents or whoever see. It is also saved to your feed “for posterity.” This is not difficult to do, it’s right there in the options any time you post.

But we all know this is just a lame excuse and you want to be an obnoxious braggart to the whole internet. It’s so disingenuous to say you are doing it to share with family when there’s a very easy way to share it only with family. [/quote]

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