To be absolutely sick of people bragging on social media

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It's reached ridiculous proportions, people 'checking in' at posh hotels, sipping glasses of Champers in spas and even documenting new car purchases (that seems to be the new thing with a hands over eyes emoticon denoting the 'worrying' amount of money that they'll soon be spending.)

I am happy for people having nice times - but it's the ones who document every single sneeze of good fortune that I'm absolutely sick of.

Do these people not realise that a lot of people have nice times in nice places but just don't wish to ram it down other people's throats in a continuous stream?

Time I took a break I think. And breathe.

unfollow the braggers. done.

This is why I never wanted to be on Facebook. Boasting, bragging, show offs trying to make an advert for their fantasy lives via their Facebook page. Either that or treating their audience to their fatuous thoughts and half-baked opinions. I'd go off everybody, I think.

I have resisted many, many attempts by friends and acquaintances to persuade me to join. No thanks.

I'm exactly the same as you Nettle. Right down to the constant nagging to join from family and friends. But I've had a look using my friend's account and I really don't think I could stand it. It's not for me.

However, I did join Instagram and that really is one long bragging fest.

Eg: "Oh look at these lovely flowers." With their hand held over the flowers in an unnatural position in order to show the massive diamond ring and a BMW/Audi badged steering wheel ever so casually in the photo. #blessed #flowers #Tiffany #BMW #lookatallmythings

Can't delete it though. I'm too bloody nosy.

I don't know why people use hashtags on FB. There's no point although they work well as a collation service on other forms of social media.

I only have real friends on FB and so never have the problems that others seem to encounter. Defriend those that brag and then the problem is solved- or come off altogether.

Yes, no bragging friends on mine. It really IS what you choose to make it.

I don't really have any braggers on mine, just the odd chronic over sharer. I use facebook for my job so.

I don't like people who just post too much, and its all crap. So I tend to hide those people if I'm scrolling and scrolling and they come up time and time again. I tend to unfollow people who constantly share depressing articles from the guardian, and talk about how the country is fucked.

I did have to unfriend someone very swiftly when she face booked her labour, it was so cringe! She posted pics up as she went along then she posted one of her placenta and the spot in her garden where she was going to bury it. It was awful.

Facebook is supposed to be at least fun to use, so tailor what you see by using that unfollow!

The hashtag has just become a thing though. DP sometimes uses it in normal speech (ironically) and it can be quite funny. Like the binbag rips open while he's trying to get it out and he'll say "Oh shit. hashtagbinbag." Like it's something somebody really social-media-obsessed might decide to Instagram.

(Having said that he is a bit of an FB addict...)

The only thing I really hate about FB is the occasional Britain First post that usually make me ask myself why someone is my friend, followed by unfriending or hiding. I don't see 'braggy' ones as braggy - just someone sharing their excitement that they're doing something they wouldn't normally do - good for them. Life's there for the taking (providing it is balanced by the giving!)

Thing is, hashtags don't have a function on FB. I realise they are added in from insta shares but there's little point adding them in.

I think it depends what kind of friends you have.

I get a lot of marathons and half marathons and mud runs.

They obviously only post this to make me feel unfit and lazy, the smug show offs.

FB is just naff
I cant see why people use it
cringe cringe cringe

No I know it has no function on FB, it has no function when you say it out loud either. My point is it's just become a thing people do, separate from its original collating function.

(Not that I am defending all the #blessed #luckylady #besthubbyever bollocks, I hate it - but I don't think people are doing that because they think it has some kind of collating function – who is going to search for #besthubbyevern so they can read a load of vom-inducing smuggery –they just do it because it's a thing.)

I don't mind people "bragging" on FB because I quite like to look at pictures of nice things and I genuinely like to see what people are eating or where they're holidaying. What I can't bear is the people who post memes about how they are a strong woman/princess/queen and no man will ever get them down, or to "share if you love your kids" bollocks.

Want some of you perceive as bragging doesn't bother me.
Some people don't want to share the crap stuff going on in their life on FB lest they're seen as moany/a downer (or it's too personal), so only post the positives.

If you genuinely like a friend it can be nice to see the fun things they're up to. I've a friend who's gone through a really tough time lately (too personal and private to put on FB), she updated that she was at a lovely hotel at the weekend and I felt happy that she was having some fun after all she's been through.

A lot of people use facebook to basically send photos to their loved ones. Sure there are some people who show off on it. But who cares?

I think some people feel validated by the number of 'likes' and comments they get. As others have said, you're completely in control of what you see so complaining or getting annoyed about it is rather ridiculous. Fb isn't compulsory and neither is a certain style of posting.

compulsory it is not
however, it appears (for many) to be highly compulsive

What frenchcheeses said. Exactly.

I block the worst offenders, with their "lovely days out with their lovely families" or "lovely night with lovely friends"

Just. fuck, off!!!

Especially as i know that these are the people on my page most likely to be shrieking at their kids coming across as fucking super nanny.

I have lots of friends that do the same.Now you mention about the new cars,that's been happening alot just lately with people I'm friends with on facebook.

It's not something I do,I know some of the people I know on facebook are really struggling and I'd feel really crap if something I posted made them feel worse.

YY FrenchCheeses. I like FB, love the holiday snaps and food shots, like the odd inspirational quote. That said, we eat out and go on nice holidays and so I can see it would be horrible if you were broke and struggling. In which case, I would just hide stuff.

My friends are all disappointingly normal but I am in a couple of FB groups where I get to see all the 'huns and bubs' posts and even the odd 'OMG some people are so up themselves' - 'Whats up hun?' 'Cant say on here' 'Ok text me hun xxx' :o

To be fair, no one I know would be crass enough to post a pic of a new car. Is that a thing?

When I get a new car I will be posting many photos of it, and I post photos of places I go to, all my daughter's birthday gifts just last week, new clothes I have bought etc.
My fb, I can post whatever I like on it.
I'm off to a Michelin starred restaurant on Thursday, there will be photos of every single course, and I know even my friends who aren't interested in food will be happy for me, because they know how happy going there makes me.

oh and what frenchcheesee says too - strong woman? reall? you're a fucking wuss of the first order mostly