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Ssider69 t1_ivfuq5h wrote

I'm an avid user of Reddit because I prefer to read articles and consider the information presented

But I've never had the urge to share my life via social media. It's great for me if I go see the Pyramids but why would anyone else care that I went?

Social media is a product that mostly invented its own demand. The ultimate bootstrap paradox

I remember when you went on vacation and other people sped away in their vehicles when you offered to show them photos of you in front of some monument or natural wonder...and then of course share photos of the hotel lobby, the rental car agency and the gas station you stoped in to buy a slushy

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ShrimpGangster t1_ivg6hwp wrote

I share my vacation photos on social media so grandma can scroll through it at her leisure and leave nice comments :)

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moosemasher t1_ivg0nbw wrote

That still largely happens, people uploading photos with the idea that all of their followers/friends care enough to look through them all. They still don't get looked at largely, or at least not to the extent that the people uploading them think they do. Take reddit for example, few people read the articles submitted, they just want to spout off in the comments.

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ShrubberyDragon t1_ivhsufw wrote

I don't know, I come back from trips after posting photos and videos of what I have seen and always get quite a few people saying how they love seeing all of the photos of my travels because they will likely never get to go to these places.

I've found over the years that a lot of people live vicariously through the photos I take, at first It made me sad because they should be out there living life and experiencing things first hand but now I have realized not everyone can for one reason or another so I keep posting, for me it isn't showing off or that I have an expectation that people will see and "like" a photo...it's really for those who enjoy seeing it and also as a memory bank for me...I have a terrible memory so I take a lot of photos of what I experience and can experience it all again when I see the photo in the future

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kuriboharmy t1_ivg05ml wrote

I'm the same I don't use Twitter, Facebook, instagram and use discord and Reddit only plus I'm ugly those posting pictures of myself sound counterproductive. But I'm basically asocial.

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44problems t1_ivjwvyw wrote

Because you have family and friends that like to see what you are doing? If my friends visited the pyramids I'd like to see a picture. I guess having people they like in their lives is a foreign concept to Redditors

"But I don't care what my aunt whatever is doing". Then don't follow them, let me know if you need instructions

Though for pictures of my kids, I use a shared album on Google photos. They don't need to be public.

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thick_curtains t1_ivk2a4r wrote

We had family in town last week and we scrolled through years of Google photos and videos on the family room TV. No social media needed. Was a blast. I personally don't think I'll ever go back to Facebook or Instagram. I think social media can be utilized for businesses, but most of that use is super artificial and may not align to the actual experience presented.

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