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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only reason people share things is to social signal, brag, flaunt?  Or because of narcissism?

I don’t know about that.  I haven’t posted on instagram (which was the last platform I participated in) for years. I think about it occasionally but I sort of like my streak.

But when I did post, or now when I consider posting, it’s just to share something interesting or notable with friends.  I have a pretty interesting life, all things considered.  And so do a lot of my friends.  We don’t always stay as connected as we should and instagram is a nice way to know what’s going on in people’s lives.

[b]Is that not a commonly held belief?  People think everyone just posts to show off?[/b][/quote]
Gonna get flamed for this one, but I believe it is a commonly held belief among boomers/Gen X (which this board skews toward demographically) whereas with millennials/Gen Z who grew up with social media and have been navigating it from a young age are a little more used to it.

I am a millennial and have been exposed to social media in some form or another since early high school, so to me it's like, ouch, that sucks someone had a party and didn't invite me...but then I know to think through it logically and be like "Oh okay it looks like a party for moms whose kids are on that soccer team" or "Ah, it's a happy hour for people from their church" or something.

And I'm not saying I'm better than anyone else. Early exposure to social media is unhealthy, especially since my earliest exposure was as a teen girl. But it was just that, exposure, so I'm used to having to think through it before feeling left out.

One of my best friends threw a party in Feb. I remember during the planning she was like "Oh, we want to invite so-and-so but our house is only so big." I'm sure I posted a pic from the party on IG the next day - not because I wanted everyone to see "Oh I was so cool, I got invited to Bob and Jane's party!" but because it was a cute pic and it was fun. Last night Jane and another friend went to dinner with an acquaintance of mine and I wasn't invited. I saw the pic and was like "Eh, that sucks, would've been fun to go to dinner with Jane and Kate, ah, but it's at Sarah's house and I don't know Sarah that well." Doesn't make Sarah a bad person for not inviting me. She knows my two good friends well. She doesn't really know me. Why would she invite me to her house for dinner? If Jane and Kate were having fun, why shouldn't they post a picture on Instagram? I felt a little left out but I also don't think people need to censor themselves on social media because someone might see and feel left out. [/quote]

There's a flaw in our logic in that teens are even more depressed today because of social media. Growing up with it hasn't them more able to roll with the punches of being left out. That early exposure provided no benefit to you or anyone else.[/quote]

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