Has social media taken over our life.

Mutant z

It seems to me that no one can go a day without mentioning Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or whatever other social network sites they may be on, while social network may be a great way of keeping in touch with people and communicating, i feel it has gone too far and there is too little face to face communication anymore, why anyone needs to put pictures of their family or being pissed after a heavy night of drinking while on a night out is not what i find appealing, why is it necessary to show the world what antics you get up to on a Saturday night, it seems everything you do these days is put up on social media, privacy seems to be a thing of the past and nowadays everything we do must be shared with the world, am i the only one who feels this way or are there others, i would really like to know please.

Winterlong

You probably need to put your phone away if it is bugging you that much.

riffmongous

Live and let live, if it bothers you unfriend them.

osarusan

#notmineanyway

Jim Bob Scratcher

The majority of people on Facebook and Instagram are attention seekers, fishing for likes.

The_Valeyard

Facebook is the golden pages Of the 21st century.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Simple solution. Don't look at Facebook etc., don't discuss it, and don't behave an account.

AndrewJRenko

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

The majority of people on Facebook and Instagram are attention seekers, fishing for likes.

Conflicted as to whether to thank this one or not

Mutant z

I don't bother with Facebook anymore and i rarely use Twitter either, I'm much more comfortable keeping my life private, which is impossible if you're on Facebook, the problem is when someone takes a photo of you and puts them up on Facebook without your knowledge or permission is what bothers me, i like my privacy i don't want my face splattered all over the Internet for everyone else to see, it's ok if that's what you want to do, but it's simply unacceptable to put pictures of anyone up without their approval, and it shouldn't be tolerated, like i said if you want to put your private life up on social media you are perfectly entitled to, but respect the privacy of those that dont.

lazybones32

It can be addicting, which is why i gave up fb, so in one way i wouldn't be too hard on people for it.
On the other hand, look at the most followed twitter accounts and you see a worrying trend emerging.

If people want to spend their time making it look like they have a great and interesting life, have at it. Some share photos of the cool stuff they do but the types that get dressed up to go to the toilet to take pics for fb...meh.

Mugatuu

No social media definitely hasn't taken over my life. I got rid of my Facebook a while ago, dont use Instagram anymore and only use snapchat every so often.

Social media is so far removed from real life, a lot of what people put online is just a version of what people want you to believe their lives are like when the reality is often far from it!

A large part of why I got rid of some social media accounts is down to me honestly feeling s**t about myself and how it seemed like everyone else had these wonderful and exciting lives and left me thinking I've done nothing with myself and how I must have the most boring life in comparison.

I think with age it helped me see through social media and how it wasnt representative of real life.

Poor Uncle Tom

For the most part, Social Media make people very hard work, some so much so that I don't bother with them anymore. I have a very select number of people I contact by phone only or visit to keep in touch. I use email for work and texts for very informal notes to family, that's it. I still have time to surf and post here but that's it....

Shoes and Boots

Nope. I am not on FB or others, life is too short spend it there. Also, the less people know about me, the better sleep I have.

Yourself isit

Whining about social media has taken over our lives.

retro:electro

You will see as much as you are on it yourself. If you are complaining about people posting too much well then you are using it too much. Look at yourself and your behaviour too and not just that of others! #totally

Permabear

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koumi

I don't have these things, (FB, Twitter, snapchat) and I live very happily without them I'm just concerned that without them or some kind of social media presence you are left at a disadvantage when it comes to finding employment or becoming acquainted with colleagues. It's a necessary evil and one which I don't wish to subscribe to.

_Brian

Life evolves, society evolves, technology evolves.

People said the same about newspaper, radio, tv when they all came along and look where they are now in relation to how much they effect our lives.

Given time social media will evolve into something else or be replaced by something else.

Same as for tv or anything we have to learn to spend appropriate portions of our time using the technology, social media is still in its golden expansion stage but like everything it will peak and then dwindle to be replaced by something else.

Glenster

Pricks moaning about how everyone else is obsessed with social media and they're "Just not interested in it, but it's OK if you are, I just like real social interactions."

THAT'S TAKING OVER MY LIFE. AND, NEWSFLASH WORLD, ITS BORING AS ****.

Shoes and Boots

The worse thing when social media take innocent people life ! There is plenty those FB zombies behind steering wheel on roads.Cheap attention seekers.

Grandeeod

Mutant z wrote: »

It seems to me that no one can go a day without mentioning Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or whatever other social network sites they may be on, while social network may be a great way of keeping in touch with people and communicating, i feel it has gone too far and there is too little face to face communication anymore, why anyone needs to put pictures of their family or being pissed after a heavy night of drinking while on a night out is not what i find appealing, why is it necessary to show the world what antics you get up to on a Saturday night, it seems everything you do these days is put up on social media, privacy seems to be a thing of the past and nowadays everything we do must be shared with the world, am i the only one who feels this way or are there others, i would really like to know please.

I feel the same as you. But Im not so sure that opinion is cool in these parts.

Shoes and Boots

The most common problem I think that people seeking for attention shortest and cheapest way, making selfies or sharing third sort of information. This is a lot easier for them than write book for example,make great paint work, make really great photo or create product.I was watching couple on street one day, they walk beside with faces in them phones. Girl and guy had nothing to speak about, and was looking for attention in them phones. I don't know, or I getting older or world has less real life values.

nelly17

Does reddit count as social media? I deleted facebook and turned to reddit, far more interesting.

tomwaterford

riffmongous wrote: »

Live and let live, if it bothers you unfriend them.

The unfollow function is a great job on facebook tbf

You remain friends but never see there posts...thus avoiding any conflict/discussion on why you unfriended them




But i have unfriended people for spamming me in tagging onto endless memes (like 10+ aday)

seachto7

boards.ie is social no?

Lux23

I find it enhances certain parts of my life. I don't tend to use when I am out and about but I love Twitter or FB when I am watching a live event such as a football match. I think some people who get p***y about social media are the ones who feel they aren't getting the attention they want on it and so they start moaning.

LadyMacBeth_

I am addicted to my phone, but more so for messaging than social media. I have facebook but I only use it for the messenger, I don't look and I don't post unless someone specifically mentions me. Spending too much time on social media can be very depressing, not many people posting about their duvet day in bed with a tub of ice cream in their pyjamas, so you just end up feeling shyte about yourself. Boards is the extent of my social media interaction though I have to keep it in check or I get addicted too, as in if I'm watching a film I have to tell myself not to browse and to focus on what I'm watching.

Boom_Bap

It's just way more accessible nowadays given that near everyone has a smart phone that can easily check up the different social platforms.

For folk like me that grew up with computers, I don't think that it consumes our lives as much. The folk that have all that power in their hands now and it's easily accessed and easy to navigate are pretty much seeing what has been available for years and playing catch up.

The worry is that people are constantly looking at screens now in social situations and when traveling from A to B.

NIMAN

Heard a good quote the other day, can't quite recall it now, but it was basically about how a fee decades back everyone was worried that big brother would be watching you and trying to track your movements, but now the public is openly doing it for the authorities without being asked to.

seachto7

Think of the amount of hours you have wasted online. Wasted.

ILikeBoats

I think about quitting social media, but there's certain groups I'm part of where I get updates, pictures, videos of things I'm interested in. Without SM I wouldn't see these so it's a bit of a catch 22.
Suppose I could just unfollow everything apart from those specific groups

fizzypish

Social media, not really. Chess.com absolutely. Culminates in me staring at my phone in public and happily ignoring everyone around me so same difference really.

People who say stuff like "if you don't like it don't use it" are missing the point. There are social consequences which (a) are suffered if you don't use while most others do and (b) which are not suffered if you don't use it while nobody else uses it eg. because it doesnt exist. Our lives don't take place in a vacuum. I think the negative direct and indirect effects of social media, smartphones, instant communication, unlimited instant information etc. on peoples wellbeing greatly outnumber and outweigh the positive effects. I also think most people have at least a vague sense that this is the case but just go along with it because "sure what else can you do?"

old_aussie

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People who say stuff like "if you don't like it don't use it" are missing the point. There are social consequences which (a) are suffered if you don't use while most others do and (b) which are not suffered if you don't use it while nobody else uses it eg. because it doesnt exist. Our lives don't take place in a vacuum. I think the negative direct and indirect effects of social media, smartphones, instant communication, unlimited instant information etc. on peoples wellbeing greatly outnumber and outweigh the positive effects. I also think most people have at least a vague sense that this is the case but just go along with it because "sure what else can you do?"

WARNING, facebook causes death.

woman killed her boyfriend on Monday by shooting at a book he was holding over his chest

_Kaiser_

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

For the most part, Social Media make people very hard work, some so much so that I don't bother with them anymore. I have a very select number of people I contact by phone only or visit to keep in touch. I use email for work and texts for very informal notes to family, that's it. I still have time to surf and post here but that's it....

I'd be the same.. I have a small group of genuine friends that are living all over the place since the "Good Times" and we stay in touch mostly via a Viber group these days as it's hard to get people together. Similarly, email is usually work-related or personal work (job applications, engaging with companies etc). The only time I send an SMS anymore is to the little fella's mam. I have no time for Facebook.. people who I would have previously considered intelligent and interesting posting attention-seeking nonsense and "competitions". Not on Instagram or whatever else is currently "cool".

koumi wrote: »

I don't have these things, (FB, Twitter, snapchat) and I live very happily without them I'm just concerned that without them or some kind of social media presence you are left at a disadvantage when it comes to finding employment or becoming acquainted with colleagues. It's a necessary evil and one which I don't wish to subscribe to.

Completely agree with this... apply for a job? You better have a LinkedIn account for them to trawl (though these days it seems more and more used by sales reps trying to push stuff at you). In fact, NOT having a LinkedIn/Facebook for them to examine can be seen as having "something to hide".

Want to engage with a company's customer service? You'll increasingly need a Facebook/Twitter account for that. Want an update on news/traffic? Same thing... even actual news websites are awash with copy and paste nonsense from social media these days.

It'll only get worse as the Millennials move up in the world too.