Why do people need to show off gifts on Facebook?

[1AngelicFruitCake]

I don’t get it. Lovely seeing photos of people with Mums, messages etc. But why brag ‘I’ve been spoilt with my many presents’ then post photos of them? It just screams ‘Look at me!’ which I know Facebook is all about that but come on, it’s so needy!

YABU-people should put photos of their presents
YANBU-there’s no need to post photos of your presents

@SchrodingersImmigrant

A toothbrush! No trigger warning!? I lost all my teeth to dodgy teeth thieves 2 years ago. They then posted their pile of stolen teeth on facebook to boast😭 Seriously! You all are honestly the worst!

Ffs 😂😂 This thread has made my day.

You called?

😳

These aren't your teeth obviously! I'm not a monster.

Yours were not quite up to standard.

Did your parents give you unfettered access to the fruit bowl when you were growing up?

Excuse me. Most my teeth were of an excellent quality. Hence the theft. Be careful out there! Some Eastern Europeans in a white van were goinng around for few days and obviously picked my teeth. Tooth theft is real! Be vigilant.

But yes. My parents were very neglectful and we had an access to all the fruit trees and fruit plants in our garden. 😔 If only they had MN to show them the right way

Because they are needy saddos @1AngelicFruitCake. I dispersed with faceshite years ago and im much happier

Why hate people like that? Everyone is entitled to their opinion just as much as you are. Because the values and morals have been lost in the translation with social media. It is not called BRAGG book but face book!!!

Must admit I have been guilty of this in the past (not necessarily presents, more holiday pictures).

Had to take a look in the mirror, and decided to use Social Media a lot less.

I know....how awful is it when they brag about going on holiday! And upload all those photos from their travels. Or brag about their new car... Or their new house 😂🤔. Don't be so bitter just because it isn't you!
Their profile, their life, its up to them what they out on THEIR Facebook. If you don't like, click in follow! Or unfriend them.
The whole point of Facebook is to share your life with friends and family. The only people I feel sorry for is the folk who don't upload all this and basically 'stalk profiles' but never give info on their own life or the ones with 1000 friends... Cause they arw clearly just folk you've said hello to and arnt actually friends with.
I share everything. Christmas, birthdays, Everything!!! And you know why? Cause ALL my family live 400 miles away and I want to show them my kids room, what he got for his birthday, how he's doing at school... And I'm sure loads of folk are like me. It's not all about you

@Jeeperscreepers69

Because they are needy saddos *@1AngelicFruitCake*. I dispersed with faceshite years ago and im much happier

Need to get off it 😄 Photos of most things I get but when a post is ‘look at my big pile of presents’ I’m obviously boring and/or incredibly unhappy in my own life to think 🙄

Funny reading comments from some of these outraged posters.
Don’t even get me started on the audacity of people showing off their teeth...😬😄

Facebook is literally the 'rose tinted life type people' or the 'air my dirty laundry' type people - can't stand the platform. ignore and perhaps just delete the app.

Facebook can be a total pita and I go through phases of ignoring it. What I can't stand is public posts from people telling their partner how much they love them, or "congratulations darling on your 13 GCSEs". It's just bragging. I congratulate my kids in private and tell my DH I love him face to face. But if course I don't have to look at that stuff on FB, before anyone points that out to me. I know where the "unfollow" button is and I use it!

@NerrSnerr

Mother's Day is a difficult day for so many people for so many different reasons. Everyone knows this and many people share posts about it being tough. I think the gushing Mother's Day posts can be really insensitive (and pointless when the person isn't even on Facebook). I know many don't agree with me but I think you should do it all in person. Give them a call and tell them or thank them in person. Saves the risk of causing upset for others.

This ☝️

The way I see it is that they are sharing their moment of happiness with their friends and family, who are their contacts on Facebook. I am happy to see my friends happy for any reason whatsoever, whether it is because they have experienced a life changing event, received gifts, gone on holiday or even just been acknowledged or praised or made to feel special. I don’t compare that what makes me happy to their happiness drivers. Comparison truly is the thief of joy.

Because they are insecure and it makes them feel special ! 🤷‍♀️

I came off of Facebook before Christmas. Mainly because I felt the same about certain things or people shoving their opinions in your face. But when I actually thought about it, I thought my reaction to it happening, said more about me than them so removed myself. Haven’t regretted it and haven’t been back on there since. Whatever reason people have to brag or whatever is their problem, not yours.

Everyone needs to brag sometimes. Everyone needs a cheerleader sometimes. Everyone needs to do something what other's find ridiculous or atupid sometimes. Same like everyone needs to moan sometimes or be angry.

I always kind of hope that.
Just follow only people you actually like and that's it. I just checked. I have under 80 family and friends on fb. Even less on insta (actually I think it's 20 on insta). I quite like all of them.

Social media could not give people more power to control what they see outside of ads. Hide, hide from timeline, unfollow, don't follow, only friends, only findable by number/email, delete requests, put fake name, block and so on. If people refuse to use that power to control what they see but rather be Sneery McSneerfaces, I always suspect that they secretly want to see stuff they don't like so they can bitch about it. I always hope these people get recognised and unfriended by the "braggers"🙈

IMO most people think TOO much about what the post on FB. Hence only about 5% of my contacts ever post original content (as opposed to maybe 50% who occasionally forward some random page). It’s boring as hell.

@piglet81

Because they’re insecure and seeking validation.

I'd think the insecure ones are the ones who are bothered by it. I'd find it interesting rather than be annoyed by people showing their presents on FB.

Social media is each for their own blah blah yeah ok.

I still think it’s incredibly vulgar to post pictures of mountains of presents and all the look what I got pictures after the fact. I understand people want to thank others etc but if people did that in real life everyone would eyeroll and think they were materialistic snobs. I thinks it’s horrible so I’ll never do that.

Well I think bitching about your supposed friends on public forum where they can be possibly recognised is bit more vulgar.

I got nothing. My husband made eggs which I don’t like. We’ve been together 18 years so he knows this. He said he was making it for the kids and made it for me too. My kids excitedly told me breakfast was ready. It was only eggs which I don’t like and nothing else. No tea, no toast nothing. He then queried what I was doing (making tea & toast) I told him I don’t like eggs and he knows that. He then went in a huff. I got a card and nothing else. I wasn’t looking for expensive gifts, just a little something as I do everything for everyone. He told me to buy what I want myself. Felt pretty sorry for myself when I saw all the ‘spoiled’ mums on fb. Happy for them, but bit sad for me! 😩

My personal opinion is that people can post what they want on their Facebook page and we can choose to read it, scroll past or unfriend or unfollow them.

"I still think it’s incredibly vulgar "

Vulgar is what snobs say about the masses isn't it? So what if it's vulgar. Most of us don't behave like in Debrett's.

@Cam77

IMO most people think TOO much about what the post on FB. Hence only about 5% of my contacts ever post original content (as opposed to maybe 50% who occasionally forward some random page). It’s boring as hell.

Yes, I Iike to see people express themselves, tell me about their lives. Even photos of dinner is OK.