Social media posts that annoy you the most?

[MadamGrumpsalot]

Anyone else find particular types of social media posts teeth-grittingly, skin-crawlingly annoying AF? A few examples of the little gems that make me cringe:

• "soppy status alert" followed by ramblings about how this man is her rock blah blah blah. These people live together.. why doesn't she just say it to him across the sofa? Why the need to tell everyone in fb/Instagram land??

• the attention seeking "cryptic" status. Usually goes something like: 'I just feel so alone, I don't know how this could happen to me' where the actual thing they're upset about is purposefully not mentioned so that they get tons of comments asking about it!

• Those long winded statuses that say at the end "if you're my true friend you'll copy and repost this on your feed, if you don't I'll know our friendship isn't true". Errrm no, it's just that IMO our friendship is a RL thing and with two toddlers to chase after at home I don't really have time to be sat reposting bloody essays on social media (she says... posting a grumpagram on MN )!

• the "quitting social media" or "taking time away from social media" posts. Okay, totally understand that it's good to unplug (in fact, my gripe with social media generally is that people need to be more present and enjoy experiences rather than friggin posting about them!) but if you truly wanted to unplug I figure you'd just stop using the app for a bit. No need to announce it surely? RL friends will know you're okay as I'm certain people don't simply use FB/IG for contact!?

• the standard Christmas/Easter/MothersDay/Birthday/Thursday posts, usually with a photo collage of the day itself. On Xmas it would typically have pictures of the presents in piles (which in itself seems a bit showy) with captions like "the boy did good" or "totally spoilt". Yes. Yes you are.

• finally.. the bloody Juice Plus/ Nutrilife/ Skinny Coffee/ Herbalife posts trying to get you on their sodding pyramid scheme with enticing BS about earning £220 an hour from your sofa! Bore off.

There are so many more but that's a start! Can you tell I'm in a grumpy Monday mood

"Need gone" on any for sale/giving shit away for free post.

If there is a genuine competition like a hotel stay etcall the absolute sob stories ‘i’d take my husband of 29 years, he works so hard to keep us afloat after my accident in Sainsbury’s involving my eyebrow getting caught in the conveyor belt! He needs the break!’ It’s a random selection Janet,shut up!

Most of those competitions are fake though! Why would Disney give away a cruise, they ‘couldn’t sell’ (bollocks). Someone always didn’t collect their prize so they’re doing the competition again.....

It’s amazing how people I actually know fall for it, it’s spam. Just look at the fb page carefully. People are so gulliable. And the sob stories, good grief....

'Love this man' comment against a picture of the boyfriend who is an absolute prick and who she has been planning to leave for the last 2 years

People who ask for info instead of googling it “anyone next the time of the next bus to” or “are the shops open today” it’s Christmas Day

Mental health posters. It's affecting my mental health.

‘Where can I buy A4 paper’?

Shops.

There’s one girl on mine who one minute posts about how terribly ill she is mentally and physically but she never moans or asks for help because she’s sooooo brave soldiering on. Next minute it’s “thanks mummy for looking after my boysies so I can have a much needed naparoo” followed by “ugh forgot meds, in agony, why can’t I just be normal? I know I never reach out and I should ask for help more”. Well, which is it? What’s wrong with you? What are you trying to achieve documenting your imaginary, mystery illness’ on Facebook? And talk like a fucking adult.

Its all done in this “oh I’ve done too much despite being so ill...what am I like?!” tone too. Boils. My. Piss.

How funny, I can’t stop laughing but it’s all so true.

I particularly hate hospital check ins and any medical details about anyone’s life. It’s so weird.

I hate date nights, those ridiculous filters and animal ears and people who pretend to grieve by posting a photo and some drivel about seeing them again in heaven.

I hate it when people post photos of their ingrown toenail or new half done tattoo or photos of their dog in its new outdoor coat.

I also hate it when people post photos of their new nail manicures or the flowers they have received from whoever.

I particularly hate peoples’ posts with poor grammar and spelling and those who use hashtags.

I really need o come off Facebook actually. I am considering closing my account and rejoining under a fake name because I do like the buy and sell pages.
Serious Q......does this affect using Messenger?

People who only post half the story. “A life cut tragically short, such a shock, RIP”. Tell me who has died?!! It’s even more annoying when other people post comments agreeing - apparently everyone else except me knows who died!

My current fave is the woman who only posts for the benefit of her ex. Every single thing she says and does is for him. I laugh hard at it

The now meme of "My X year old was crying today because of x political situation" masqueraded as look at how woke I am, it's even used on here.

On a similar note, the unironic nature that any opposing view point is somehow a Russian/Tory bot on twitter whilst providing nothing more than the pushed narrative of publications they approve of and yet proclaiming they are politically astute.

Social media was a mistake, the left needs to be purged just as much as the right

Do gooders showing the world all their good deeds to prove to others what wonderful people they are.

If you need validation from others in order to give, or to keep on giving, you are not doing it with a full heart imo.

I hate the happy birthday ones to spouses... Why not just bloody tell them, does splashing it over social media make it better than saying face to face?

I was going to do a post tomorrow because my neice who died two years ago would have been six. It wasn’t an attention thing. Just because I wanted to publicly remember her, to say ‘she existed’. It would have been in addition to speaking to others etc not instead of

Now I don’t want to and feel worse about the whole after reading this thread about bereavement posts

@tinkywinky777 no messenger is a different app so it doesn't affect it and can be used without fb

Lemon juice, as long as you've passed this by her parents first I'd say this is fine

@bobisnotyouruncle yeah most of them are cons but if it’s an actual hotel page posting a competition then it’s usually legit. I was in the running for a night away as it was between two of us who came up with an idea. She had more friends as hebidea was shit and unoriginal —not bitter—

Someone on my friends list recently ended a post about some minor trivial thing with pouts stamps foot

She's in her early 50s and acting like Violet Elizabeth Bott.

The parents are fine. It’s more other people judging me I don’t want

Don't worry about other folks, if her parents are fine they will probably appreciate it.

People who check into a funerals. I have a friend who does this and she gets loads of, 'gentle hugs' 'thinking of you' blah, blah. It's disrespectful and it's not about you love!

Post where they put 'out with this mad lil bunch' you know they're all boring as fuck and as soon as the selfie is taken they'll all sit on their phones waiting for comments or staring into space.

Creating a Facebook Event...for a funeral.

The ex friend of mine who checked in when she visited my dying mother in a hospice and tagged me in it. I only ever use Facebook for professional reasons and hadn't mentioned my mothers illness ever.

I made her delete it and then deleted her.

In the first anniversary I hear she posted another status about my mother dying and how much she missed her blah blah blah.

Thanks @nothanksbarbra

I think it might be the way to go!