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To think FB sharing has REALLY gone beyond the pale now?

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CheapSausagesAndSpam · 15/12/2017 03:31

I've noticed that people are sharing even more mundane things than EVER before.

I used to think photos of people's very average looking dinners were bad....think "ordinary plate of potatoes and meat" with comments like "MMMM! Been waiting all day for this"

Who cares?

Now people I know...perfectly bright people, with a good education etc...are posting shots of their frigging fireplace...then panning over to show what's on TELLY!

I'm looking at a similar view myself love! Just chill out and enjoy yourself...I'm going to post a video of me picking up dog poo on my walk or something in protest!

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loobyloo1234 · 15/12/2017 08:37

YANBU - although I do thank my lucky stars I'm not part of their family when I see some of the dinners Grin

meredintofpandiculation · 15/12/2017 08:40

Avoiding Facebook because some people post trivia is a bit like deciding never to read a book again because you find chick-lit trivial. OK, your choice, but you may be missing stuff you'd find interesting or informative. Facebook is a medium. Content depends on your own choices.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 15/12/2017 08:42

Maybe SOCIAL media isnt for you?

Is there an ANTI-SOCIAL media?

YetAnotherSpartacus · 15/12/2017 08:43

Uh oh...hiccups." which is as mundane as it gets isn't it? What is one supposed to say about that

BOO

weetabix07 · 15/12/2017 08:45

Now FB poses questions to users too. You know really interesting ones like where is the furthest you've travelled. I suppose it's for younger users not old grumps such as myself
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I've never understood the food thing unless you are doing a review on a restaurant or something. Or the gym selfie thing.

Whatslovegottodo · 15/12/2017 08:46

Lol @ the ad for this thread.

To think FB sharing has REALLY gone beyond the pale now?
He11y · 15/12/2017 08:49

‘What exactly can and should you post on facebook? Really curious what would be authorised by the MN jury.’

I’d be interested to know this too - plenty of people slate what their friends post (behind their backs of course) but few ever say what they’d like to see. Not a lot I think is the answer! Grin

GiveMeTheTeaAndNobodyGetsHurt · 15/12/2017 08:50

I don't get all the snide comments directed at the OP - I use Facebook a lot for lots of reasons, but it's not unreasonable to get tired of some of the inane bollocks some people post, nor is it always possible to avoid it. Nothing wrong with venting now and again...

redexpat · 15/12/2017 08:51

This isn't facebook's fault. It's your fault for having boring friends.

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CheapSausagesAndSpam · 15/12/2017 08:52

Tea they're the people who write these posts! Grin

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CheapSausagesAndSpam · 15/12/2017 08:54

He I'm not the FB Police but in my opinion, posts about real acheivements, nice days out people have had...links to good articles or websites.

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silkpyjamasallday · 15/12/2017 08:57

Just delete Facebook. I guarantee afterwards you will wonder why you wasted so much of your life scrolling through the absolute drivel people post regarding it as 'entertainment'. I haven't had it for years and I find myself less irritated in general than I was when I had it. It's regarded as pretty pathetic by most of my peers in their early twenties, the ones that posted prolifically were clearly the ones with the most boring lives that hadn't really moved on from teenagedom, stuck in their hometowns with nothing of substance in their lives leading them to post endless photos of meals/Christmas decorations/drinks with the girls etc. Almost as if to prove to themselves that their lives are worth broadcasting to the world.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 15/12/2017 09:08

what if people’s lives are shit? what if they can’t get out for nice days out or achieve much? should they just shut up and watch everyone post about their amazing things that happen in life?

TalkinBoutWhat · 15/12/2017 09:08

Quite right Silk - as opposed to the drivel on MN which can keep me hooked for hours.... Blush

thelastredwinegum · 15/12/2017 09:11

If these are the sort of posts that irritate you, you obviously have no Facebook friends that have taken up selling juice plus or younique Xmas Grin

CaptainChristmas · 15/12/2017 09:13

Facebook isn’t for everyone. I hate it, so I’m not on there anymore.

crunchymint · 15/12/2017 09:16

I don't see this stuff on face book. I do share things on face book such as had a great time at x today. My DP says why do you post that, no one will be interested. I think if they are not, they can ignore or unfollow me. Who cares.

WhatALoadOfOldBollocks · 15/12/2017 09:24

Facebook is a medium. Content depends on your own choices

Exactly! Yet every time we have a thread about FB we get people saying "it's crap" etc, yet it's what you make it! It's like a self regulating magazine, where you choose the type of content depending on your tastes and interests. I unfollow pages and friends who post lots of stuff I'm not interested in, and consequently my feed is full of stuff I like.

lololove · 15/12/2017 09:31

I have two that make me feel a bit queasy on mine.

One has 2 teenage children over i think about 13-14 and they've a new partner that they're trying for a baby with... this now has lots of text-to-partner like statuses on facebook about how 'they can't wait to have a baby with so and so and how they love them more than anything and how they can't wait for them to get home to 'practice' winkwink'

The other already has four children with 2 different partners and has married third. The third has just had the snip reversed complete with selfies on the way to/back from appts and comments from their families about how proud they are of said partner and lots of comments and statuses between the couple - again text like - much along the same vein as the first couple.

Oversharing makes my skin crawl - especially when it seems to be all "LOOK AT MY PERFECT LIFE! ITS SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOURS!" whilst getting stuck back in to the usual drudgery everyone else has.

charliebear78 · 15/12/2017 09:34

I agree with you. I actually have not been going on FB much lately and although I am a bit out of the loop with what family is up too-(it is the only way I find out stuff lol) I much prefer it.

The crappy looking food with comments like "oh Yum when can I come for tea?" Drive me mad!
This WILL sound braggy-and I don't care-I look cooking and make some pretty good stuff daily BUT I do not post it on FB for everyone to post on!!!

CaptainChristmas · 15/12/2017 09:36

@whataload

Well, that’s exactly why I say it “isn’t for everyone”. Some people, like you, use it “correctly” and some don’t, (including me, which is part of the reason I’m not on there). I hate Facebook anyway though, due to advertising and my hang up that they know too much about me, but I’m a bit like that! If you don’t ever ‘like’ anything on there and have the highest security settings etc, then I’m sure it’s fine. But that was what I found so addictive about Facebook; liking, sharing etc. So I’m better off not on it.

rackhampearl · 15/12/2017 09:40

I agree and quit FB for that reason. It isn’t healthy for us to be scrolling through everyday taking in all the mundane shite. I also realised that I couldn’t enjoy a moment without it becoming ‘normal’ to video or photograph it. I’m glad I realised before it became too late. I’m much happier now. Just wanna live in the moment, don’t care about Tracy and her daily Costa and school run snaps.

ScrambledSmegs · 15/12/2017 09:42

DH does mundane tweets. He says it's performance art.

Unsurprisingly he doesn't have many followers.

Valerrie · 15/12/2017 09:42

I post things like this all the time. I'm disabled and very rarely leave the house, so interactions are lovely because I don't speak to anyone other than my husband and DD. I also like it when things I have posted about come up on my Timehop for me to remember.

Me watching a film downstairs is quite a big achievement for me, as I don't get downstairs very often. Same as me cooking a meal, looking at my Christmas tree etc.

I also love seeing other people's pictures as an insight into lives I don't get to see or live. You really wouldn't like Instagram then.

I never understand these posts. If you don't like something, it really isn't rocket science. Scroll past or unfollow.

VileyRose · 15/12/2017 09:44

I removed myself a year ago and do not regret it!