about FB holiday pic posting

[travellingtime]

I'm sure this has been done to death but I have to get it off my chest, its really very trivial, but I have to vent.
Why do people insist on putting photos on FB when they are off havign such an amazing time on their hols?
Is it because they want the world to know how fab it is where they are?
Is it to show off ?
Is it because they are more interested in trying to demonstrate to everyone else how fab things are than actually enjoying how fab everythign is
Is it just that I'm not really as into FB as they are therefore its lost on me ?

positive not positiven ffs dont know where that "n" came from

Ok, I accept I am making the mistake of lumping in all Facebook refuseniks together which maybe isn't helpful.

You've for the lofty supercilious types who just don't 'understand' the attraction. These are the same type of people so claimed never to watch TV ten years ago.

Then there are those who seem to really hate it. And I just don't understand. Surely you wouldn't invite round tedious wankers to boast at you all evening, so why spend time engaging with them on a computer?

And of it is your family pissing you offso much, surely the problem is nothing to do with Facebook??

Moody I think it must just be your friends tbh....

I absolutely love seeing my friend's holiday photos, really glad that they are having a good time - why on earth wouldn't I be?

I'm not going abroad this year but I would hate to not see photos of friend's and family going off to exotic places - I can daydream for a while and enjoy it through them.

I love FB but it would be nothing without photos.

I do think it's quite nice to see people enjoying their hols but some go a bit Ott with their photos and I can't be arsed to look at them all. Why post so many?
I did have to laugh the other day though when a friend also put cctv images on of her house saying it's "so good to be able to keep an eye on our house while we're away"! Now that's just bragging

I don't think there is anything wrong with FB- the fault is having 'friends' who are not real friends.

I think it's odd that people call posting their pictures "sharing" when it's clearly not. It's "showing."

I really don't see the problem if you're list of 'friends' are in fact actual friends!

We are off to Disneyland during the summer break and my dad was supposed to be coming, unfortunately due to illness he won't now be able to. I will be posting lots of pictures of the children enjoying their holiday which in turn will make him very happy.

What on earth could be wrong with that.

I too would love to see the FB pages of all the people who moan about it.

I would love to see their very special status updates. I have yet to see any one on fb post anything that is super exciting.

People need to remember what fb is actually for.. it is for posting pictures and documenting your daily life, no matter how dull that might be.

I have to laugh at all the fb moaning threads though because it makes me wonder why people have it when they moan about it.

Both philosophers and pyschologists agree that you need to pay attention to what makes you jealous, as it indicates what you think you are lacking in your life. If other people on Facebook provoke negative reactions in you, it is not their problem.

I suppose it depends how you use FB

I love seeing friends and family's pics on FB

We live a few hundred miles away from our family and friends, so I use FB to keep people like my Mum, MiL, etc in the loop with our kids day to day lives. Our parents miss their grandchildren so I post lots of pics of the kids so they stay involved. My mum prints the pics off and takes them over to my grandmother, MiL shares them with her Mum.

Last time we went away, I posted a pic of us all together in the beach, it took 2 seconds

But I only have about 40 people on my friends list, all of who are close friends or family

I agree Spero. I had a chat with someone who said she couldn't bear to see people post pics and updates about holidays or even days out, because she felt so envious. I felt a bit sad for her.

I like seeing what my friends are up to. Those on my FB are of very different ages, with or without DCs, and have varying hobbies. So it's interesting what they all get up to.

I honestly don't think that people use FB to show off. I have a friend who endlessly puts up hilariously glamourous photos of things he does for work. I suspect a lot of the naysayers on this thread would think he's showing off. But I know my friend, and I know that he does it for lots of reasons. Partly because he himself is so gobsmacked by the (superficial) glamour of his life (he used to work for a bank! ) and partly because he knows we all find it entertaining and there's lots of hilarious banter and partly because a picture of his car outside his house just isn't as interesting or fun!

I know all this because I've known this person for 15 years. He has helped me on multiple ocasions and has done the kind of favours that only a person who really cares would do. He is loyal, loving and kind. His photos are not him showing off, no matter what some people on here might think.

When someone posts 100 plus photos of their holiday do you seriously think you HAVE to look at them all? Why do that unless you want to?

Here's a secret. I have friends who post loads of photos, some look virtually identical, they have no quality control. I will look at about 10 or 20, 'like' a few just to show I am interested and then get on with my fabulous life, trying not to hate them for being on holiday etc.

It isn't just 'showing' it is an attempt to share. I have friends all over the world and I know that Facebook et al have enriched our friendships - I can see photos of their children growing, make comments, get a bit of a banter going. It is lovely. And it just wouldn't happen this way via letter, email or telephone, given the time differences between us.

If you don't like Facebook or any of the people you know, fine. You don't have to have an account, you don't have to engage. It really, seriously, isn't compulsory.

I find threads l like this endlessly fascinating - not because what it says about my psychology, but rather what on earth is going on in the heads of people who constantly moan about something they chose to do?

bit like saying - my neighbour has an awful rotweiller! Every time I poke it with a sharp stick and put my hand in its mouth it bites me! Why o why do people insist on having dogs?

I LOVE holiday pics! I love travelling, so when other people post their pics I really enjoy it. My sister did a big trip recently and I loved that she posted photos, as some of them really put a smile on my face. I have a toddler and am too pregnant to go abroad myself, so seeing other people's pics is the closest I am going to get right now.

I would never for a second think they are sad or showing off, just posting for people like me!

I love seeing holiday pics but it could be dangerous shouting that you're away for 2 weeks on F/B...you may not always know who knows your home is empty for 2 weeks!

You can block them so you don't have to see their enjoyment of life if you like.

You must have friends who are not friends salsmum if you think it dangerous to let them know you are away. I also don't know why you would assume the house is empty-mine generally isn't.

I live 3000 miles away from my family and childhood friends, so yes, I am a committed FB picture poster. My presence on FB is thoroughly apolitical and uncontroversial, but I don't bemoan others who post links to news stories, promote their books, rant about the state of the economy etc. FB is different things to different people.

I can understand uploading photos when you get home but to do it when you are still on holiday is a bit sad. Enjoy being there. Shove your mobile etc in the safe and get on with living in the moment.

YABU.

If you don't want to look at them don't. I like to see where my friends and family are, I like to see funny photos or see them enjoying themselves. I don't think it's showing off because you have the option just NOT TO LOOK.

Sounds like you may be the type of person who has 'friends' on FB instead of real friends and moan about them all the time. Cull your list to people you actually care about, maybe you won't think they're so 'sad' then.

And as for waiting to get till you're home to do it. When I get home I pretty much have NO time for anything other than work, kids etc On holiday I actually have some down time and it takes a few secs to pop some pics up. I'd never get around to it at home.

I get soooooo bored with these whinging posts about FB and what people are and aren't doing on it. Now that is sad.

I don't see how posting your holiday pics and memorable occasions is bringing out the worst in people ar all.
Viewing these pictures certainly does for some though. Well jel.

If I posted 100 pictures on FB, I doubt anyone would look at them. I'm interested in how a situation develops whereby someone can post pics of themselves, reasonably sure that people will look at them. Is there a sort of daily check in going on?