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To think that social media has turned half the population into narcissists pretending to be philosophers?

15 replies

OneShyDenimCrab · 11/03/2025 17:58

Every post is either “Look how hot I am” or “Here’s my deep wisdom from a 30-second TikTok.”

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 11/03/2025 18:00

Not on my social media. Those people are absolutely on there but it’s your choice who you follow

Mumteedum · 11/03/2025 18:05

Oh god ..and LinkedIn. It's the worst for this 😆

I've had to mute so many people!

pleasedonotfeedme · 11/03/2025 18:07

Absolutely!

Plus all those “inspirational” quotes that float around social media that are always made-up/misattributed 😆 eg. “Live laugh love” (Mark Twain/Confucius/Leonardo da Vinci etc.)

Everyone thinks they are a deep thinker 🤔

toomuchfaff · 11/03/2025 18:58

snip snip snip

^cutting toxic from her life...

Feels better without the narcs

JustFeedMeCake · 11/03/2025 19:36

Mumteedum · 11/03/2025 18:05

Oh god ..and LinkedIn. It's the worst for this 😆

I've had to mute so many people!

An ex colleague uses her linked in account like Facebook, like a journal. I cringe every time she posts which is daily. Goodness only knows what her colleague and bosses think of her utter nonsense. What's worse is most of it is fiction.

soupyspoon · 11/03/2025 19:37

pleasedonotfeedme · 11/03/2025 18:07

Absolutely!

Plus all those “inspirational” quotes that float around social media that are always made-up/misattributed 😆 eg. “Live laugh love” (Mark Twain/Confucius/Leonardo da Vinci etc.)

Everyone thinks they are a deep thinker 🤔

Apparently tons of these quotes arent true.

I think the amount of things attributed to Einstein would have resulted in him doing nothing but wittering away all day making quips.

Mumteedum · 11/03/2025 19:39

JustFeedMeCake · 11/03/2025 19:36

An ex colleague uses her linked in account like Facebook, like a journal. I cringe every time she posts which is daily. Goodness only knows what her colleague and bosses think of her utter nonsense. What's worse is most of it is fiction.

So many bullshitting self promoters. God international women's day was nauseatingly patronising shite 😂

JustFeedMeCake · 11/03/2025 19:41

🤣 @Mumteedum indeed it was! Such utter shite and drivel.

Fixeditralph · 11/03/2025 19:47

For me, the worst part is that a lot more people seem to behave like this out and about in public now too. It’s like they’ve got an inflated sense of importance and either think other people around them want to hear it or they just don’t consider other people’s needs. Eg in cafe’s, hairdressers, on the bus etc

AsdaCafeWriter · 11/03/2025 19:50

it can be a mix at times, but then all great thinkers were once making small steps so whos to say who is the social media star today and then the next self help guru the next so to speak ?

soupyspoon · 11/03/2025 19:52

AsdaCafeWriter · 11/03/2025 19:50

it can be a mix at times, but then all great thinkers were once making small steps so whos to say who is the social media star today and then the next self help guru the next so to speak ?

Dave down the garden centre knows jack shit and never will know anything more.

SunsetCocktails · 11/03/2025 20:06

I think it's great, at least you can weed these people out a lot easier these days

OhMaria2 · 11/03/2025 20:12

ToKittyornottoKitty · 11/03/2025 18:00

Not on my social media. Those people are absolutely on there but it’s your choice who you follow

No it isn't, social media sucks because of the sheer volume of suggested posts and brain rot in our feeds instead of what we've liked or our friends posts.

AsdaCafeWriter · 11/03/2025 20:14

soupyspoon · 11/03/2025 19:52

Dave down the garden centre knows jack shit and never will know anything more.

maybe not, but with that attitude then no wonder people will not improve, how many clebs were originally working basic jobs before being a star etc we all have to begin somewhere

ghostyslovesheets · 01/04/2025 19:42

Arsehokr

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