Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:52     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:Like, a group of friends going out for drinks or at a party?
I admit I see these and get FOMO -- even if I'm not close with the people in the photo!
Is it to stoke envy? Assert a place in the social hierarchy? Just cluelessness or the authentic drive to share joy?


1. Menopausal sorority girls desperately yearn to be young and perceived to be hip.

2. They are old but mentally stuck in their 20s; arrested development.

3. They are quite literally drug addicted addicts for the dopamine rush social media “likes” and phony flattery comments generate.

4. They are uncouth and tacky and get off on boasting.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:42     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
A lot of people post fun activities on sm. Trips with the family, holiday events, having fun with friends. Social media posting is all about the highlights. It doesn’t seem at all weird to me that people who post include activities with friends.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:38     Subject: Re:Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had 2 close friends pass away and 1 I have not picture of us together, the other I have 1 because I posted it on FB.

Insta and FB help me see what my friends and family are doing... my family is very large and impossible to track... just found out my nephew moved from instagram post. I have over 25 nieces and nephews.

I enjoy seeing them and looking at them and so do my friends.

I'm not doing anything that amazing so no need to be jealous.

I also print a photo album yearly from it.

why does anybody take pictures? Why do cameras even exist?


The question asked wasn’t why do people take pictures. The question asked was why does someone take a picture and post it (share it) with people who weren’t at the event.


Same reason people take pictures in general, to remember. You don't have to look at pictures on my SM.


You say that, but you absolutely want people to look at them. Otherwise you wouldn’t post them. Taking pictures is normal. Sharing them with other people who were on the trip is normal (we usually do a shared Google photos folder for this). Posting them on social media takes extra effort- it’s an extra step- and it’s SOLELY to share them with people who were not there and who didn’t ask to see them. Which lots of people do you’re not alone, but it’s an extra step that is solely for external validation , bragging, etc. Just own it.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:29     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't share gatherings. But I share things about books I've read or funny or poignant things I've come across that my friends might find interesting.


Pathetic


Why?
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:22     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Same with posting every activity and achievement of kids. When they are elementary aged and younger, this is normal. By high school it should be big moments- not every single swim meet. Seriously - during this time of year, it’s possible to have a swim meet event four days of the week. Overkill to post swim meet photos of high schoolers multiple times a week.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:07     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:Don’t overthink it. Photos are how we capture and share memories. If it upsets you then that’s more about you.


Everyone takes photos. This isn’t about that. This is the modern version of subjecting your friends to a slideshow of your recent vacation that they didn’t ask to see or gloating about the happy hour with your besties that left out a friend or two for no apparent reason and making sure they see it.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 19:05     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:I don't share gatherings. But I share things about books I've read or funny or poignant things I've come across that my friends might find interesting.


Pathetic
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 18:40     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Don’t overthink it. Photos are how we capture and share memories. If it upsets you then that’s more about you.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 18:14     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
I don't share gatherings. But I share things about books I've read or funny or poignant things I've come across that my friends might find interesting.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 17:45     Subject: Re:Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Why not?
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 17:41     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:Like, a group of friends going out for drinks or at a party?
I admit I see these and get FOMO -- even if I'm not close with the people in the photo!
Is it to stoke envy? Assert a place in the social hierarchy? Just cluelessness or the authentic drive to share joy?


What do you share on social media?

Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 17:38     Subject: Re:Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had 2 close friends pass away and 1 I have not picture of us together, the other I have 1 because I posted it on FB.

Insta and FB help me see what my friends and family are doing... my family is very large and impossible to track... just found out my nephew moved from instagram post. I have over 25 nieces and nephews.

I enjoy seeing them and looking at them and so do my friends.

I'm not doing anything that amazing so no need to be jealous.

I also print a photo album yearly from it.

why does anybody take pictures? Why do cameras even exist?


I do all this on Shutterfly and don't need to share any of it. Shutterfly can back up all my photos and make albums. I don't need my friends, family and old coworkers to bear witness to my photo preservation.


I don't "need" anybody to bear witness but some of my friends like to and I like to see their pictures. You get to choose what you see and if you don't want that content control your own feed.

I love to see what people are up to so I want to see pictures of events I did not go to.


That doesn’t stop people you know from wondering why you do it. Luckily I don’t have many people left who still do this most have stopped. People here are wondering why some are still doing it. You have your reasons and some of us still think it’s weird.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 17:25     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:Like, a group of friends going out for drinks or at a party?
I admit I see these and get FOMO -- even if I'm not close with the people in the photo!
Is it to stoke envy? Assert a place in the social hierarchy? Just cluelessness or the authentic drive to share joy?


This is your answer, I don’t care what anyone else has said (haven’t read responses) they are lying. No reason they can’t share these photos among themselves. No one else needs to see them.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 17:25     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
They're still hot and showing off.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 16:05     Subject: Why do grown women post photos of social events?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Those reasons and probably several others.

It's pathetic. Whatever.


+1 and it seems like most people have woken up and realized how stupid it is.


I have noticed this too. It's great.


Only the most insecure people I know continue to share all these outings. Many more did when social media was new. But now? No way. It’s sad.


Agree