Some people are over sharing extroverts. I tend to mute them on social media because they are also people who tend to post multiple times a day.

Others, I think, use social media to have a feeling of connection and share their lives with friends and family who live far away.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of this is generational. My parents generation just stopped by friends’ and family’s houses unannounced for a visit. It’s why we always had a coffee cake at hand. They brought vacation photo albums and shared stories. My generation had MySpace then Facebook and that replaced home visits and photo albums in a sense.

My parents were born in 1947 and 1950 and never stopped by anyone's house unannounced, including not even at my dad's twin sister's house which was only 20 minutes from ours. Nobody stopped by our house unannounced in the 70's, 80's and 90's unless they were selling something.

I guess PP should have said that gregarious, social people who like to share have always done this. I remember sitting through people’s slideshows of their vacations when I was a young adult and I still my parents generation comparing “what my grandkids are up to” sometimes with photographic support when they run into each other at the grocery store.

Of course every generation also has people who call before dropping by to visit/only talk about travel when pressed/don’t take pictures/hate social media/whatever. But for people who like to chat, there have always been ways — were social animals.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of this is generational. My parents generation just stopped by friends’ and family’s houses unannounced for a visit. It’s why we always had a coffee cake at hand. They brought vacation photo albums and shared stories. My generation had MySpace then Facebook and that replaced home visits and photo albums in a sense.

My parents were born in 1947 and 1950 and never stopped by anyone's house unannounced, including not even at my dad's twin sister's house which was only 20 minutes from ours. Nobody stopped by our house unannounced in the 70's, 80's and 90's unless they were selling something.

That’s so sad.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of the most prolific posters of "look at my life - it's so great!" posts, are some of the unhappiest people I know. Just sayin'

Sure, and some are genuinely happy and having fun. Just sayin'

And some of the people who complain about social media post are some of the unhappiest people.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of this is generational. My parents generation just stopped by friends’ and family’s houses unannounced for a visit. It’s why we always had a coffee cake at hand. They brought vacation photo albums and shared stories. My generation had MySpace then Facebook and that replaced home visits and photo albums in a sense.

My parents were born in 1947 and 1950 and never stopped by anyone's house unannounced, including not even at my dad's twin sister's house which was only 20 minutes from ours. Nobody stopped by our house unannounced in the 70's, 80's and 90's unless they were selling something.

A lot of this is generational. My parents generation just stopped by friends’ and family’s houses unannounced for a visit. It’s why we always had a coffee cake at hand. They brought vacation photo albums and shared stories. My generation had MySpace then Facebook and that replaced home visits and photo albums in a sense.

Anonymous wrote:Some of the most prolific posters of "look at my life - it's so great!" posts, are some of the unhappiest people I know. Just sayin'

Sure, and some are genuinely happy and having fun. Just sayin'

Some of the most prolific posters of "look at my life - it's so great!" posts, are some of the unhappiest people I know. Just sayin'

What do you think the point of IG is? If you don't like it, don't be on it.

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who does it for her elderly mother. Her mother likes to see people out and about doing things.

I post for a relative that's out of the country. I have two followers, her and my husband, so it's not like I'm doing it for kudos.

I used to be a scrapbooker and love saving memories. I like the IG format because it's so easy, so that's what I use. It's easier to find favorite memories on my feed than going back through my photos with a bazillion images. Eventually I'll probably have my feed printed as a photobook. Meh. I enjoy it.

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Anonymous wrote:Because my best friend died and I didn't have 1 picture of us together.

I had pictures of our kids together, but none of us.

Also, I like to print it and create a Social Book. I like to look back on memories.

Remember photo albums?

I want to do this. How do you do it from Facebook posts/photos?

Yes. Then go to Social book and choose the dates/year.

It gives you an opportunity to edit but I only delete a few posts.

I can do it in about 30 minutes start to end.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoy sharing my life. I can't invite EVERYONE to the Barbie movie but I love chatting about it - this way the other people who saw it know I saw it and we can talk about it.

You could call a friend or meet up and talk about it. You do know that it can happen that way and has for thousands of years.

I do that also!

Then you wouldn’t need to post every outing.

If you don’t like me, don’t follow my feed. I’m an adult, can do what I want, and this doesn’t hurt anyone plus makes me happy.

This is how I feel about it. Don't like what I post? Mute me. Don't try to control my behavior.

Anonymous wrote:Because my best friend died and I didn't have 1 picture of us together.

I had pictures of our kids together, but none of us.

Also, I like to print it and create a Social Book. I like to look back on memories.

Remember photo albums?

I want to do this. How do you do it from Facebook posts/photos?

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Anonymous wrote:Because my best friend died and I didn't have 1 picture of us together.

I had pictures of our kids together, but none of us.

Also, I like to print it and create a Social Book. I like to look back on memories.

Remember photo albums?

Why can’t you make a photo book without posting on social media?

It’s easier

I have a friend who does it for her elderly mother. Her mother likes to see people out and about doing things.