why do ppl have to broadcast everything on whatsapp status .

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AIBU to think that if you broadcast everything on whatsapp status : friends you meet and parties you have attended ,food you made you .there is something missing in your life ? no judgement please just honestly what you all think ?

Like most people, I had no idea this was a “thing”. I’ve just clicked the STATUS tab in my WA and no one has put anything.

I think you’re just unlucky then because it doesn’t seem, going by this thread, to be all that common? Just stop watching them?

I use this so that I don't have to send several pictures to lots of family members on WhatsApp.
Most of my contacts do this.

I had no idea people did this. I think it's weird. WA is a messaging service, I never thought of it as social media in the same way as FB.

I have about 100 contacts on WA. Around a third still have the, "Hey there, I am using WhatsApp!" message that appears when you first get it. The rest have one tiny thing like, "on here now" or "Hey" or something. Never seen anyone change it.

I've never seen it happen. I'm 30...maybe we are all too old, or too young. But not my contacts list.

@DappledThings

I had no idea people did this. I think it's weird. WA is a messaging service, I never thought of it as social media in the same way as FB.

I have about 100 contacts on WA. Around a third still have the, "Hey there, I am using WhatsApp!" message that appears when you first get it. The rest have one tiny thing like, "on here now" or "Hey" or something. Never seen anyone change it.

The "I'm using WhatsApp" msg isn't what OP is talking about. There's a whole other section where you can post updates (along the lines of IG/tweets) as your 'status' Hardly anyone uses it.

YABU and coming across very jealous and bitter.

The "I'm using WhatsApp" msg isn't what OP is talking about. There's a whole other section where you can post updates (along the lines of IG/tweets) as your 'status'
Hardly anyone uses it.
Oh! I didn't realise that. How do you know if anyone has used it? Do you get some kind of alert? Pretty sure I don't know anyone that has ever used it then.

Oh bore off. You don't have to look at it.

My BIL does it all the time. I don't have to look if I don't want to.

Put your judging pants in the wash and have a day off.

Wow. Only 1 or 2 of your friends do it and you deem that worthy of a thread?! So odd...

I'd think they've far too much time on their hands or they dont realise no-one really uses it that way. Do they? Who has the time to check?
Phones are time wasters, and comparison is the thief of joy

I've literally never known any adults use the Status feature more than about once a year. I think you're just unlucky with your friends/contacts op. But then again you don't have to look at it.

Nothing missing. Just ADHD and thus overhearing.

To answer your question- people do it because they want to. There can't be more to it can there?

I use WhatsApp but haven't noticed it anyone I know has done this. I ignore FB stories though as can't be arsed to look. Just look if you want to, or just don't. Can't see why it matters.

My friend from Nigeria does it. It's an easy way to share stuff, particularly with family/friends who don't even have ongoing reliable electricity. Statuses on FB can get missed. We used to meet people in the street, now we don't so we put our business across platforms.
Other people change pictures, a lot have had their children in uniform this week. WA is your contact list. I care about people who I have in my contacts and enjoy seeing their stuff. I use FB for groups, so I miss my friends stuff. I'm unusual on here because I do give a shit about my friends children and like to see holiday pictures etc.
Social media and platforms are for sharing. Don't have randoms on your SM etc and it won't be a problem. If you aren't interested in your friends then have a think if you want them as friends, or why you are so bitter.
I have people on my FB from my gaming days, from all over the world and really enjoy seeing their stuff.

@DappledThings, when you go into WA a green dot will be by the Status heading. You can have your notifications on as well.

[quote Ponoka7]@DappledThings, when you go into WA a green dot will be by the Status heading. You can have your notifications on as well.[/quote]
In that case I can confidently say nobody I know uses this feature!

I also know that a few people who have shared stuff are lonely. Some people share hoping for a conversation to follow. Some because they are proud of what they've cooked etc. It's been a very lonely time for many people and they either need to feel in contact by posting or by seeing updates. There's days when I don't go on FB, but will be on WA. You know that you are going to reach people by using WA.
However I used to be perplexed by the amount of guests on Jeremy Kyle who'd met on WA.

I think if you're worried about how other people use social interaction platforms there's maybe something missing from your life, OP.

Does it make a big impact on your life?

I'm astound that very little of these comments didn't realise that this was a thing. I use it and the vast majority of my contact uses it to.

But my biggest thing is how long it'll take for people to realise that Facebook owns WhatsApp/Instagram so the concept it's is the same across all platforms.

@WeaningNewbiiee

I'm astound that very little of these comments didn't realise that this was a thing. I use it and the vast majority of my contact uses it to. But my biggest thing is how long it'll take for people to realise that Facebook owns WhatsApp/Instagram so the concept it's is the same across all platforms.

It is definitely about the concept and how you see it. I don't see WA as a social media platform that is for me to broadcast anything. It's just for messaging people so a status update on there seems as weird as it would on my email account.

The only people I know who even use their WhatsApp status are my 12 yo and her friends - because they aren’t allowed any other social media (I know technically they shouldn’t have WhatsApp either but they need something)

Not all that popular among my contact list tbh... mostly used by friends/family abroad.

you have got too much time on your hands... what other people do with their social media should not concern you so much that you actually present it to the world on mumsnet