To say Facebook has a terrible downside

[coolandcalm]

I think FB is great for loads of things, keeping up with what's going on, staying in touch with loads of people etc, but the downside is it much surely leave lots of people feeling left out, secluded, not good enough and possibly a whole lot of other emotions.

It seems quite trivial but something as trivial as not getting a like when others do is one example, daft as it seems.

Photographs of friends having nights out when you haven't been invited can be very hurtful, or children going on play dates and your child not invited equally so. What does everyone else think?

I don't mind the showing off. I see it as people only taking pictures and posting when they are doing something exciting or interesting.
It's much the same as me getting more emails with pictures from my extended family when they are on holiday because that's when they take pictures. Most people don't do pics of their boring day at work.
It is what it is.

I think of FB as New Years Eve Party syndrome...

You know how it is easy on NYE to think that a 'better' party is going on elsewhere that you've not been invited to?

Which leads to dissatisfaction with the perfectly good Party that you are at?

^ This. with bells on.

I think people overthink facebook - worrying about whether they get likes etc. In reality, I just skim through my feed and can't remember who posted what - it's certainly not a reflection of real life or how I feel about people.