Does anyone else feel like people are just constantly showing off these days?

[Owlight637]

I’m not on any social media but I do have what’s app. Every day I get photos from friends-in the last 24 hours I’ve had photos of:

• a friend’s puppy asleep in its crate

-neighbours decking that they’ve build -a plant pot that a different friend has painted -SIL on the beach with my nephews (captioned with how lucky they are to live so close to the sea) -a 3 course meal that another friend made

I seem to spend all my time replying ‘well done, fantastic, looks lovely etc etc

I don’t know if I’m being over sensitive because quite frankly, (in my opinion) I’ve got nothing worth photographing and sending to anyone (the pizza I shoved in the oven, DS playing on his Xbox, the dog asleep on its chair perhaps?)

Is it me? Am I miserable? I wonder if this is how social media (ie, Facebook or Instagram) is these days and because I’m not part of it I find it odd.

I don't have an issue but am not a jealous person. My daughter has posted me a picture of her bags under her eyes and of her daughter's cake she baked. It's nice and it's being part of people's lives. My friend sent me a video of her getting into her freezing cold brand new swimming pool and I replied 'wow lovely for hot weather - have fun' and I meant it. The more family and friends involve me the better!!

do they actually have nothing better to do than take pictures and post?

I think we ALL know the answer to this

It was tedious before cv, but now our lives have fewer activities to distract us from this bilge, its presence is heightened and it’s tipping is over the edge.

People post this stuff for their own validation or to signal how well they’re doing the lockdown. If it helps them cope and feel better about themselves, crack on.

I think for some people the lock down was the best thing that could have happened. But for many it isn't. Maybe at the moment people are throwing themselves into every project going and doing lots of creative things. On social media no. one is really acknowledging how difficult this situation is. I think you'll find that some of these people will hit a rough patch, not that I wish that on people but it's hard to stay positive. People can't brag about their holidays or nights out so they have to resort to other things.

Why do people seem to think that others are remotely interested in the minutiae of their lives?

@Bluesheep8 I know, right? But they are interested. I watched a beauty/fashion blogger once talking about her casual look in great detail (I watched it because she's a family member). I found myself wondering BUT WHO CARES and WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THIS but the fact is her followers do care a lot, in fact they can't get enough of the minutiae. And I'll admit I had to watch till the end in case I missed something.
Social media gives us the platform to all be mini celebs and people are often nosey enough to care. Throw in some fomo, vanity, pride, desire to feel validated. I guess if the technology had existed years ago I would have been sending the most random pics to my friends, and people have always been nosey, but the vanity angle is definitely huge now. Reaching a greater public with your pics of dinner. And the filters.........
I know it's all smoke and mirrors but I get sucked in.