To find this insensitive in a COL crisis?

[ToTheMax0]

Someone I know on a 3 week holiday in America. Posting up to five updates a day on different outings, how much she has spent etc. Been going on about the holiday for months.
Aibu to think this is quite insensitive given that most people are struggling right now ?

I’d think it was crass to post about how much money she’s spending every day but I like seeing holiday pics. I’d hope she was enjoying herself! If it bothers you, unfollow her for a while.

Don’t be ridiculous OP.

It is totally crass to post how much you spend each day, who does this?!

I think people should be a bit more sensitive to the fact other people are struggling. Nobody likes a show off.

However, who doesn’t want to upload some snaps of an amazing holiday? I love sharing pictures with family and close friends - not too bothered what other social media ‘friends’ I hardly know think to be honest! I also love looking back at the good times on my social media as it helps me get through the bad times of which there are plenty. It’s great when a memory of something fun pops up on a shitty day.

I know people that are really struggling but none that wouldn’t want their friends to enjoy themselves out of fear of being incentive or whatever.

I think posting how much stuff is is 🤮 but I posted pics of our recent foreign holiday and I absolutely love seeing other peoples pics etc. I like to see people enjoying themselves, living life, seeing new places. Social media has become so boring now with everyone feeling they can’t just post stuff. I used to love it when people posted more. Everyone has become so paranoid and scared of offending anyone.

Mute this person if their updates annoy you.

They've got more money than you through better paid work or good fortune or family - or they saved up for this for years or gave up other things to budget for it - or they are up to their eyeballs in debt for it.

What's it to you?

Interesting. I'd assume the opposite.

YABU.

If someone bothers you on SM that’s your problem. You mute / block / delete.

Regardless, @ToTheMax0's friend is leaving herself open to being burgled by advertising that she's away and as a result her home insurance being invalid.

U.N.F.O.L.L.O.W
if you can't be happy for someone enjoying life.

MNers stalk, don't you? You literally go to someone else's page & count how many times they posted that day & decide if you approve or not. OMG. Just get a life will you.

Insensitive to who? anyone who can't afford their own holiday?

Not sure I agree with this OP, I couldn't afford an expensive holiday but can't see what someone else's holiday (or disposable income) has to do with mine, or my own life choices or circumstances. Good for them, hope they have a lovely time - it sounds brilliant!

Absolutely love seeing friends' holiday photos. Happy for them.

Insensitive to who? Nobody is forced to look at her social media page, it’s easy enough to unfollow somebody if you don’t want to see their posts.

I love seeing holiday photos on socials.

But do you know you can mute people? If it’s bothering you, maybe do that for the next month

I've a friend in a similar situation. I'm skint as but utterly thrilled for her! Not insensitive at all, I'm loving seeing her updates.

Weird to post about how much she is spending but I that is what social media is. Sharing the bits of our lives which are enjoyable. We are on holiday for a week tomorrow (not abroad) and will post pics etc as family generally like to see what we have been doing. We don't have debt, no mortgage anymore so can still afford holidays. 30 years ago we were in a different position but I didn't resent those who were able to afford things we couldn't. That way madness lies as there will always be someone better off.

None of your business.

I don't know if it's insensitive of her, but she definitely sounds a bit tedious with that level of posting and updates. Social media can really make me dislike people who I don't mind that much in person! That's why I don't have Facebook - I'm better not to know and give everyone the benefit of the doubt!

😂😂😂

It's lovely to see other peoples' holidays but I do wish they would leave it until they came home. Why broadcast to the world and his neighbour that you have left your house vacant for two weeks?
We know a family who do this but I can't help but really think - by all means enjoy your holidays but your dog walker posts pictures up of the dogs on 'their' holidays, you are posting your pics of you sat on the plane waiting for take off, you are risking your safety and home security just because you have to tell the world all the minutae of your life!

How dare people have nice things they can afford

Exactly

I love holidays, and I post photos when I’m away because I enjoy taking pictures and I enjoy looking at other people’s holiday pictures.

posting updates about how much you’ve spent is absolutely crass though, regardless of how much money you or anyone else has. Who the f does that!!!!

It completely depends on their privacy settings surely. I have 30 people on my Facebook (very close friends and family only) and I know none of them are going to be breaking into my house. My profile is completely private otherwise, can’t see anything on it at all if you’re not on my friends list, not even friends of friends.

I was on vacation (sorry for bragging OP) and one woman said to another
”Please don’t talk about your grandson… mine doesn’t like me and won’t talk to me”. 😲 The other woman wasn’t droning on or anything out of the ordinary just mentioned in conversation that her grandson and her went out to lunch once a week. It was an otherwise non-eventful conversation about kids/grandkids.

That was not the strangest thing she said or did during the week. She was an odd duck.