People who have no social media

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I find it intriguing.

Just started working for someone new, was having a nosey looking for them on social media. The man isn’t on it at all, can’t be found, zero when typed into Google, the woman has a Fb profile that looks like from a long time ago, with 29 friends…that’s it, nothing else.
Does anyone find that unusual, or if you’re like this, why?
They are youngish, late 30’s, professional, good looking etc..these type of people usually have the lot on Sm.

I just find it intriguing

@UserNameSameGame Fb wasn’t out in 2000 though?

I have Instagram only. And I have posted about 5 pictures in as many years, it's all private though.
If any potential employer trawled FB/LinkedIn/Twitter for me they'd find nothing.

I deleted my FB when my marriage started falling apart. Couldn't bear seeing all the #familyfun #blessed posts. Especially when I knew that some of them were living really shitty lives. It felt so fake and upset me.

I have no SM now. I like it. I am boring and wouldn't have anything interesting to post anyway. Also, I never know when to shut up so it's best I just stay off it🤭

I haven't ever had anything that isn't behind an anonymous user name.
If I'm feeling uncharitable, I would say that it seems to be a lot of posts from those who have nothing to say. But I recognise that it is a great way of connecting.

I'm 43 and I'm unsearchable on SM. I have a FB profile with a made up surname (locked down so it doesn't appear on searches and you can't make a friend request), a Twitter account under a different fake name, Youtube under another fake name and no LinkedIn, Insta or Tiktok. Whatsapp in real name but just for specific discussions like family groups and school. I do like to use SM but only for nosying about others!

I used to have Facebook. I decided I spent too much time on it, wasn't that interested in other people's bullshit lives, and that not many were interested in mine either.

I like to see my loved ones in person, enjoy doing things without needing to upload photos and write a post every time, and happy that any future friends/acquaintances have to get to know me in person.

You'd never find my 25 yo DiL on social media, yet she's there. She also works for a tech company. But uses an assumed name for SM. Maybe we could all learn a trick or two from her!

I have Instagram and Facebook but not under my correct full name. Im friends with someone who has never had any social media at all and she's only in her late 20s, you really would think she would be someone who use it quite frequently to meet her. DP used to have Facebook but doesn't now and has Instagram, again not under own name and only looks at it about twice a year.

When I started to draw a clear distinction between friends and acquaintances was when I stopped posting on Facebook.

I think that's a norm now, most people I know in 20s and 30s don't have public social media

mum has friends in their 60s and 70s - and I think 80s - who put everything on there. I think it's good to rediscover privacy, but I also think if you're retired, you have far fewer worries about using it.

I have Twitter under a different name but it would be hard to link me to it. Not impossible, but hard. It was private till recently.

I have never used face book
Both twitter and Instagram I use a different name
I only use my full name for linked in which is also linked to my employment and business interests
Google search only brings up work related stuff eg radio or tv interviews and press articles or industry shows and conferences where I’ve presented or made speeches

No social media and no mobile phone here. Nothing to hide but just not interested in any of it and don't see why I need to be tracked when I'm innocently going about my normal day to day activities. I find it most disturbing that generally people rely so much on their phones that they continually stare at them, send texts, Whatsapp etc yet fail to engage directly with each other in an actual conversation!

Oh I never post pics of myself

I use WhatsApp and Signal to keep in touch with family and friends. MN for the craic. It would probably be good for me professionally to be on sm, build my brand and all that, but i hate it.

People who don’t partake in social media are just antisocial weirdos to be honest. Best off shunned and forgotten about.

I have LinkedIn that’s it. I run my own business I certainly don’t need or want clients or potential clients looking me up on what I may have posted elsewhere.

But I’ve never been interested or wanted to post vacuous “stuff” about myself and what I’m doing or thinking. I may be slightly older as well and just don’t feel the need or inclination, never have.

I like my privacy, my friends know what I’ve been up to, why on earth do I need to broadcast anything to a wider audience? I enjoy MN and trip advisor but that’s it and not identifiable.

I have a Linkdin profile but don't use it.
I have Insta to check what DD is up to, never ever posted anything myself.
I have FB but use it for interacting groups related to my holiday. My profile is locked down and I think I post 1-2x a months, most people I know are on it less and less.

Twitter - I use it to follow some and may reply but don't tweet myself.

SM is useful if you are engaging with groups as there is not really a lot of options. But I also know that lots of people don't use their full name.

Why are you searching for them? 🤣🤣

I am around that age range. Most people I know don’t have their actual names. Hardly anyone posts or has used for the last decade. Some groups do use more if the whole group seemed to be photo tagging type; but on the whole mainly it’s engagement, marriages and babies etc. Not what you had for breakfast.

You have to remember we are the generation who grew up with Facebook from teens through uni etc. We don’t need a client or colleague finding pics of 16yo self in drunken stupor wearing god knows what trendy outfit from the time 🤣

We are media’ed out!

I have no social media. I just don't feel the need to share my life in that way.

I’m not searchable on social media.

I have Facebook, but not with my full name. I don’t have identifiable profile or header photos and everything else is locked down. The only friends on there I haven’t seen in the last few months are family and friends who live abroad. I have never done this “add every single person you’ve ever met” thing on there.

Same with Instagram. Never had LinkedIn.

I have Facebook and Instagram. I have no posts on Instagram and am not very active on Facebook. I'm 36 and only started using Facebook a year ago to get into contact with friends from high school and college that I had lost contact with. I live a simple life and don't want to document it for all to see.

I have no SM. And I know I'm not alone - out of my team at work (early 30s - mid 60s) we either have no SM or old unused accounts. We were discussing it as our work are encouraging our team to have more of a SM presence and we realised that between us we have zero skills in this area!

No I only have Instagram and Iv deactivated it since before Xmas just to give myself a wee break

I don't have social media because I find it too addictive, I find myself scrolling on the same old crap for hours.