Zoom chat photos shared on social media?

[Magentamules]

Aibu to not fully understand why people are sharing screen shots of their Zoom chats on social media?
I know there’s not much going on but really sharing a picture of a screen chat, just why? Look at us looking into our computers from our living room!

Ready to be flamed! Not meant to be too serious!

@MoomimWoomin you could always create a get together for all your friends even ones that don't know each other to have a chat and drink together in the evening it can work and is the beauty of technology you can get different groups together online?

If doesn't bother me and I don't think it's desperate! It's how we are socialising and it's different to normal - reasons people often share.

I think I must use social media differently to those saying it’s only show offs, or desperate people doing it, as I genuinely only have people that I know well, and am interested in on my social media. Having people who annoy you this much, or inspire such eye rolling, must be draining for you. It sounds exhausting to be so judgemental of what other people post on their FB, especially as most platforms come with an unfriend or mute option, you just really want to keep seeing these people if you haven’t used them!

People post pics on days/nights out with friends, it's just a self-isolating way of doing so. I haven't done it but can't bring myself to get bothered about it.

@Ski4130 I agree, I have a smaller friend count than most people and it's only people I like - I delete people if I find them annoying!

Probably because it’s a memory to look back on, making the best of a situation where you can’t physically meet up with friends/family. Don’t see how it’s annoying?

My (ex) in-laws posted theirs yesterday. I rather liked it as my DC were in it and I've not seen them since Wednesday.

They're doing it because they're bored.
People are used to posting daily from their phones, they have little to post as they're not going on outings any more, so they post that instead. For some people it's probably the highlight of their day, so they put it online.

I can't get too worked up about it myself to be honest.

It doesn’t hurt anyone though does it?

Lots of people would post pics of a night off, so they are just uploading a pic of the new way of seeing friends given current circumstances.

I know social media isn’t anyone on mumsnet thing but many people do enjoy using it

No. Not getting worked up about it, it’s quite amusing, and as you say it’s a case of whatever gets you through!

I don't think it's any less interesting that two people sat at a bar drinking a cocktail to be honest. I think the purpose of lots of these posts is image crafting. Look I have a good social life and people want to talk to me etc.

To be fair this isn't true of everyone - some people may have just had a lovely chat and wanted to share their happiness but you can definitely tell the "look at me and my great life" posts from the others.

I'm not on FB- we had a social Zoom call last week and was told that 3 people on the same call put 3 different photos up of the call on FB. I think it's weird too OP. I can understand someone taking a photo of the call because it might be something to share in later life- "look how we communicated during lockdown" sort of thing but I didn't even know they were taking a photo let alone putting up on their SM and sharing it. They were all the oversharers of the group. I might just be pissy because I thought it was just some friends catching up- I had my hair scraped back and my PJs on (I wasn't the only one), personally I'd never dream of taking a photo without telling someone and putting it on SM I think its a bit creepy.

Very desperate to show off at any cost absolutely bizarre

Probably like so many things it's just to show off 'Look at me I've got fab friends and were all chatting' Things don't count unless you post them.on fb

This sums it up well.

That's the other thing, I think it's such an invasion of privacy.
Some people in their PJ's chatting to friends in their home and then the over sharer puts it on social media.
The earlier poster who said there were 30 people on the group chat and it was put on instagram. Were they all ok with it? I mean if you're out of your home then presumably you're in public domain anyhow but in your own home?

That was me Magentamules, and yep, we were all fine with it - there’s an ‘X’s 50th’ album on FB that we added pictures of cards we’d made/cakes/the zoom chat/old photos we had of our friend/video clips of people wishing her a HB. Her husband also videoed the bit on zoom where we all sang happy birthday so she’s got that. I genuinely fail to see how something so sweet - friends trying to ensure another friend has a nice reminder of a big birthday - can be seen as showing off or being crass. It honestly puzzles me.

Just to add, nothing was shared on insta, all on FB, where we’re all connected and only people we know, or friends of friends could see any of it.

Ski4130
I get it! I really do. I am amazed do many agreed but this is definitely not always the case.

That was quite rude of them fivesecondrule, complete breach of privacy. I don't know why some people think it's ok (or neccesary) to,post photos of others on social media.

Also, you really don't have to post photos on social media in order to have something to look back on, just save them privately.