Do you think Mumsnet represents real life?

[NewTiger]

Is it just me who feels lot of people here say things they wouldn't say to people in real life?

Also the terminology on MN intrigues me.

Life admin
Mental load
At a “ hobby”
Kindly
Handhold
Explain x like I’m 5
Please critique my diet

There are load of others..

The health anxiety seems a biggy on here too?!

This is just standard internet language
Mumsnet isn't special
Try Reddit for frothing loons mixed with eminently sensible helpful people

@Myrobalanna 😆 Image of frothing loons enters head as I type!

I do believe in honesty in RL. Not ‘brutal’ honesty lacking in social awareness, which is what you’re describing, but authenticity. It is possible to be kind and honest without that cloying fakery called ‘politeness’.

I bloody hope not.

Some of it, of course but social media in itself is awful and divisive.
I’m often shocked by certain demographics being friendly to me because social media makes out everyone who isn’t on the left are racist and hate anyone non white.
Most people are not angry frothing hateful people.

Not in terms of the earnings and lifestyle that is spouted, they think everyone lives like them
So many on here forget the majority of the uk are living on minimum wage, can’t spell properly and love reality shows and holidaying in Benidorm. But many posters here don’t like to admit it.
Love the threads with “who would buy this tacky thing” and I think “I know loads who would love that” 😂

Surely one of the points of this forum is to discuss things you might not discuss with others in person?

No. It seems awash with people who become hysterical over minor incidents, hypocritical self styled 'feminists' and embittered divorcees with no real life friends.

If mumsnet is real life then, statistically, every person who earns over six figures in the UK is a member.

I think a lot of people are paid to push brands, products and political opinions here. It is only logical

I was about to say this too.
Posters always claiming they would have ‘called out’ the person doing wrong and berating the OP for not doing so. When in real life I think the vast majority would have just said nothing like the OP.

No. It very much doesn't

I roll my eyes so much reading through some threads on here

Every now and then something happens in my real life and I think - omg that's so mumsnet.
The other day a friend was saying she'd pulled out of an event and owed her friend half a night in a hotel. She was wondering if her friend minded that she wasn't going to pay. I just thought how mumsnet would have enjoyed that. I should have started a thread.

And sometimes I can hear the mumsnet voices in my head telling me what to do - while I breeze along doing nothing of the sort.

Nope, mumsnet does not represent real life.

Nobody in the real world cares about workmen shitting in their toilets.

No. Most people I know in real life are much more balanced and sensible. A lot less per clutching.

Last week I saw a really horrible thread where someone answered “you’re pathetic and I really hope you end up miserable” to a fairly innocuous post.

I think Mumsnet attracts a disproportionate number of troubled and lonely people who live their lives mainly online. But there is a much wider cross section of people alongside that.

It’s become very international. There seems to be a lot of Aussies posting in recent years.