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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of this can be summed up as "know your audience."

I think if you are on social media mostly with people at your same SES level, the travel pics can simply be a way of sharing what you are up to and yes, a good way to get ideas for where to go. This especially applies if you are relatively high SES, most of your contacts are too, and you are mostly just connected to friends and family on social media. It's a somewhat closed setting where everyone is mostly on the same page and if people in this setup are competitive or jealous about it, that really on them.

But some people have much larger and more diverse social media networks, use Facebook and Instagram for work networking, connect to neighbors and other families at a diverse public schools etc. I think if you do this, you have to edit your posts a big more and consider that many of the people who view your posts might not have the same opportunities to travel. It's just practical. You might think your best friends and school classmates will be delighted to see your trip to Patagonia or Tahiti or whatever. But your kid's classmates parents who are scraping by just to afford a rental IB for your good public school will likely be less enthusiastic about it. It's not a personal failing if they experience jealousy or resentment in that situation. And yes, they can always just mute you if it bothers them. But you could also just have some self-awareness.

As a general rule, I think it's obnoxious to share a lot of info about travel or other conspicuous consumption with people who don't have as much money as you. It doesn't mean hide it, but maybe don't detail all the very expensive restaurants you went to or hotels you stayed at or namecheck the very high end cruise company or whatever. I have seen people do these things in "mixed company" if you will, and I think it's tacky. And I say that as someone pretty well off who travels a lot.

Know your audience.[/quote]

This is impossible and ridiculous advice.  Tons of people follow me that I know casually and never stopped.  You should post what you want to post and own it.  Period.  There are people in life with more money, choose to spend more $ on travel, etc.  People with money get found out about by the way.  There's only so much you can "hide".  I happily post tasteful photos of various travel with DH and DC.  Do I always tag that we're at the four seasons? No.  It's not about "LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY I HAVE", it's about having a good time and sharing it.  I often get a great response.  You gotta own your life and not be ashamed.     
   
 People who are "scraping by just to afford a rental IB for your good public school" know there are wealthier people out there.  If they have that much class warfare or it makes them feel bad about themselves, then THEY should stop following on social media.[/quote]

Sure, that’s fine. But you’re describing a situation where you just don’t care. If someone is envious, their problem, they can unfollow. That’s fine and you’re right.

Another option is to be more reserved about what you post in order to cause less friction with people. Some people prefer that approach.

I see people on here often complaining about people being jealous or resentful on social media and my feeling is that this is inevitable, which is why I don’t post every single great thing in my life on social media, and especially not all the expensive stuff that I know most people can’t afford. Because I just don’t want to create a bunch of resentment and jealousy. People might know I have more money or do things they can’t afford, but I don’t go out of my way to highlight this on social media because I’m connected to a lot of people from many walks of life.

But do what you want.[/quote]

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