AIBU...to be so done with people’s ‘cryptic’ social media statuses?

[IHeartHoumous]

AIBU...to be so done with people’s ‘cryptic’ social media statuses along the lines of:

“Someone made a serious mistake today! Fuming!”
“Just so fed up with it all”
“Hates liars”
“Let down again!”

Cue the nosey taskforce – probably just what the status owner wants – commenting asking what’s up, followed by “I’ll inbox you”! We all get fed up, let down etc but isn’t that what a phone is for? To call/text friends or family to vent, not be all ‘mysterious’ over social media?

Any social anthropologists out there that can shed any light on why people do this? A feeling of being lonely/needing attention maybe, even though they often have hundreds of social media ‘friends’?

[inboxmehun]

People who gossip to you also gossip OF you!

[Ninasimoneinthemorning]

spur I can beat that.

My niece was taken to hospital after an accident with her knee. Her other aunt met her there as she was arriving . Other aunt checked in at hospital a posted a selfie inside the ambulance with niece. Niece got took to cubicle aunt followed took another selfi with niece in bed in cubicle. Aunt then said she was going vending machine and fucked off home.

She basically went to the hospital just to post about it on facebook

[SharkBastard]

Urgh Vague Booking! I especially hate the Hospital Check In ones, 50 comments in and still no answer...fuck off you cretin

Also the RIP ones that give me no back story...I'm nosey, give me something to go on

[toptoe]

passive aggression, that's what it is

[Dizzybintess]

I feel like putting this on

[toptoe]

same as 'I know who'll repost this' posts. It's controlling behaviour.

[Dizzybintess]

I have made a vow to myself. Anyone who posts that "repost now" shit gets deleted.
Along with the clowns who like and share blatant spam prize pages and the people who state they are going to have a Facebook cull (and congratulate the people that made it)

[Purplepicnic]

Vague booking. Became such a thing, it's now got a name.

[Florathefern]

I have unfollowed practically everyone on FB and all but about ten are set to restricted. The ironic thing is that I use FB daily, post photos of my kids etc. I opened a private Istagram a/c to post photos instead but am finding I am just duplicating the same photos. Its like an addiction.

[Nakatomi]

It counts as a strike on my 3 strike facebook policy.

It's usually followed by:

"Wots up hun? x"
"Nothing, its private :("
"ok. inbox me hun xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Oh it makes my teeth itch.

[TheNaze73]

Attention seeking twats. I used to get it a lot but, unfollows the main culprits

[Hullygully]

I love those. It's fun to post "I KNOW, totes with you hun." and up the cryptic ante.

[CigarsofthePharoahs]

I have several of these type of people on my FB. I do love watching the complete dichotomy of their FB life verses their real life.
I have sat with the virtual popcorn watching arguments unfold. The best ones...
Somebody invited me to be part of a Bible study online group. I didn't object, it sounded like it might be interesting. Well let me tell you, you have to have the hide of three rhinoceroses to be involved. Good grief the nit picky fighting, the hideous insults that get thrown... ahh, it's brilliant! What really gets me is how "holy" some of these people try and present themselves to be, whilst acting like a total nob to everyone else in the group who happens to disagree with them.

[abbsismyhero]

I hate the passive aggressive posts like when i told people I couldn't help on a certain day and I wasn't answering my phone on facebook appears don't you hate it when people let you down I called said friend out on it and the posts got deleted

[Bogeyface]

My favourite not very "Vague" book was when my cousin posted a comment about how certain people who show off on FB about their holidays etc and rubbing her nose in it becaue she is on benefits. Except that she was only on benefits because she openly admitted she didnt want a job and couldnt be arsed (also posted on FB).

My sister said "get a job then", which went down well as my sister was in fact the person she was moaning about (and we knew it!)

[Memoires]

Why do none of my fb friends do any of this? I am feeling seriously let down here. Who can I friend who will keep me entertained with vague booking and idiotic memes and arguments?

[MiddleAgeMiddleEngland]

This is why I don't use fb for individual people, just organisations I'm interested in or connected with.

People's own drivel about their lives is a waste of the internet.

[Charlie97]

Oh I have the most attention seeking FB friend ever!

I need a life, I find it strangely entertaining

[SpuriouserAndSpuriouser]

Nina that is awful! Your poor niece, that isn't exactly supportive behaviour from her aunt.

[Charlie97]

Posted too soon!!

My sister also a Facebook attention seeker, posted in great detail and got lots of very sympathetic and heartfelt posts. She posted about a cousins brother and sister in law that got caught in a terrible terrorist attack and died. Obviously, this is very sad but she posted like she knew these people, she had never met them, hadn't seen our cousin for 30 years, found out third hand and then was thanking people for saying how sorry for her loss they were!!

Massive attention seek!

[WarholsLittleQueen]

YANBU, it is so embarrassing. But I am glad that so many do it, as There are people I keep on Facebook for the sole reason I love reading their dramas and cringing

and I may or may not be in a whats app group with some friends where we screen shot cringe fb shit

[MadisonAvenue]

And what usually follows is

"U ok hun?"

"I'll inbox u hun"

Oh just fuck off you attention seeking twat!

[Charmed18]

Hate them. Or if they put 'feeling sad' or 'feeling disappointed' but nothing else. Clearly for attention and drama!

[mumofthemonsters808]

I think some people do temporarily loose their mind when they post on Facebook. Here's my bug barers:

Stand upto cancer sign, accompanied by cheesy photograph, usually of poster smiling.For the life of me, I can't understand what this achieves, it does not matter if you roll over like a puppy dog or fight like Goliath, what will be, will be.I find it insensitive and inappropriate to post such shit.

Derogatory posts about women's body shapes I.e. "Men like real curves not a skeleton". I'm tempted to type, well you haven't got real curves, you've got rolls of fat hanging over your knickers though. They always tend to be aimed at slim women, usually posted by permanent weight watcher members.

Pictures posted by people who look nothing like that in real life. I hope you don't use them pictures on Match.dot.com, Christ, people will be asking for their money back when they meet you.Everyone posts a flattering picture they like but it needs to look like you.

Finally, the saddest one of all, people who feel it is their right to announce a death that is nothing to do with them. BOundaries go out the window and all respect for the devastated relatives is forgotten.Poster then wallows in sympathy statements. I fucking hate it when people do this.

I could carry on all night.

[Roussette]

mum oh yes!

I don't have that many FB friends as I'm a bit urghhh about it but I do have one friend who posts a zillion posts a day and once posted something that will trump the stories from nina and spur.

She had a panic attack (or could have been worse, no one knew at the time) in a restaurant and the paramedics had to attend and give oxygen, check her, do what they do and she managed to take a photo of herself with them AND post it on FB all before she left in an ambulance!