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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
I saw a ton of it until I hid some people. Now I get curious as to how severe it is so I go back to read their posts once in a while and they are still at it. I find the bragging thing to be out of control. What shocks me most is that a lot of people believe things that are not true. I know of at least 2 couples who only post the, "I love my spouse so much," stuff when things are the most rocky.
There are many people I am happy for. A lot of times I see their successes not by their status updates but by what other people say to them or I can tell over time that they are doing well.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
I agree, especially because it's basically broadcasting to the world that you aren't home. I cringe when my young cousins post that they're on vacation because it is an invitation for someone to come break in!
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Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
To the OP, I know it seems like other people's lives are so fabulous, but in reality things are probably far from it. I have family members that post all there lovey-dovey things to one another when they are completely dysfunctional and are constantly not speaking to each other.
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| Posted 8/16/12 7:04 PM |
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Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
I make it a rule to never be mushy on Facebook about dh
I like to keep that private
I do check in to cool places and like to see where others go too, because u can easily find out if it was good or not and find a new place to try.
I'm a rare find though, because my Facebook has friends I all talk to, do maybe that's why I rarely am bothered by what people post.. Its all family and friends and coworkers
I suggest people either hide stuff they don't want to see or delete people
Also if I knew a friend was in a horrible relationship and posted loving stuff, I wouldnt be quick to judge. I would assume they are trying to work on things.
I don't know, I just think people need to stop focusing on what other people do. If they are in your life, either love and accept them, or cut them out.
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| Posted 8/16/12 7:13 PM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by cncforever
I don't know, I just think people need to stop focusing on what other people do. If they are in your life, either love and accept them, or cut them out.
I totally agree, but it is like a bad train wreck to me... I can't help but look / watch / read!
Thanks everyone for your posts. They have all made me feel a bit better. At least I'm not the only one that feels this way! 
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| Posted 8/16/12 8:04 PM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
One of the many many reasons I am not on FB is because it seems to become a "pretend" world for some people where they can create this whole life for themselves that is not like the reality at all - based on reality but, a fascade. So many people I know are so different in real life than the lives they portray on facebook - it's pathetic really and I refuse to play along with it. I think this "bragging" goes totally hand in hand with it.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
The funny thing about that is not only are they spending money wherever they are, they are probably also offering free marketing to the business they are at(oh and Im sure FB makes some $$ on that as well.)
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
Other than letting the whole world how cool I am - sometimes if you check into certain places enough, a link will come up on your FB page for special deals that those places offer.
Like I check in at my dance studios or cycling studio or other fitness facilities because after checking in to the same place several times, I get offers through facebook for a discounted class or discounted apparel at their shops.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by DRMom
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
The funny thing about that is not only are they spending money wherever they are, they are probably also offering free marketing to the business they are at(oh and Im sure FB makes some $$ on that as well.)
For a while I was purposely checking in at stupid places near where I was. I was at a work conference in Phillie and I could have done check-ins from trendy bars & restaurants in and near my hotel but there were a lot of choices in the area so I checked in as if I was at the probation department. I didn't need to tell people what hotel I was at. Next time I go to court in Riverhead I will probably check in at the jail. Now I just forget to check in but I would have kept this up if I remembered.
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| Posted 8/16/12 9:32 PM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Eh. I'm kinda tired of articles like this. I've seen like ten now all pretty much the same. I may not brag with words but some could say I brag with photos. To me though they're just photos of me and my family having a great time on vacations or just my ds playing at the playground. We always look shiny and happy-but wth am I supposed to post? Pics of me and dh having another argument over the trash? Pics of myself laying in bed trying to pull the zipper up on my jeans? People need to take fb with a grain of salt. I personally use fb kind of like a family journal and don't care what others think. I'm really looking forward to looking back one day at all our good times- our sons growing up all digitized and organized.
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| Posted 8/16/12 10:08 PM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by Robin
I'd rather be a facebook bragger than a facebook complainer!
People complain that people are too negative, post too many everyday details (I just went to Target, etc.) and now that people share too many happy things? So what exactly are we supposed to put on facebook? It can't be too good, or too bad, or too boring, so what's left?
i have to agree! i feel like no matter what u put someone does not like it!
it is social media! i never got how me putting thanks to the husband for surprising me with my fav dinner tonight is wrong
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| Posted 8/16/12 10:42 PM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by Kerie-is-so-very
Posted by DRMom
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
The funny thing about that is not only are they spending money wherever they are, they are probably also offering free marketing to the business they are at(oh and Im sure FB makes some $$ on that as well.)
For a while I was purposely checking in at stupid places near where I was. I was at a work conference in Phillie and I could have done check-ins from trendy bars & restaurants in and near my hotel but there were a lot of choices in the area so I checked in as if I was at the probation department. I didn't need to tell people what hotel I was at. Next time I go to court in Riverhead I will probably check in at the jail. Now I just forget to check in but I would have kept this up if I remembered.
 This is awesome!
One time I got so freakin fed up with everyone's check ins that I just started checking in at random places all over the country.
So in the same night I was in Washington DC at the White House, at a Jimmy Buffet's Margartiville in Florida, and at the Eifel Tower.
Some people didn't get it- and were commenting on my check ins like- wow I'm so jealous!
Yeah because I was flying around in my Jetson mobile and covering 5000 miles in one night!
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by DirtyBlonde
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
Other than letting the whole world how cool I am - sometimes if you check into certain places enough, a link will come up on your FB page for special deals that those places offer.
Like I check in at my dance studios or cycling studio or other fitness facilities because after checking in to the same place several times, I get offers through facebook for a discounted class or discounted apparel at their shops.
This I was unaware of.
Very interesting. I never knew you could get offers through check ins.
It's good to see there is an actual purpose to them.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by lynnd126
I may not brag with words but some could say I brag with photos. To me though they're just photos of me and my family having a great time on vacations or just my ds playing at the playground. We always look shiny and happy-but wth am I supposed to post? Pics of me and dh having another argument over the trash? Pics of myself laying in bed trying to pull the zipper up on my jeans? People need to take fb with a grain of salt. I personally use fb kind of like a family journal and don't care what others think. I'm really looking forward to looking back one day at all our good times- our sons growing up all digitized and organized.
I agree with this.
I don't often post FB statuses, bc well I am not going to complain when Im having a bad day bc to me THAT is annoying and I don't want to always post how great life is for fear of being a FB "bragger" so I mainly post pics of my son, nephew, family outings/events.
I mean should I post how I look when I wake up after a night of my son not sleeping well? :
OP- I am sorry that some FB posts make you feel bad but if it does effect you that much perhaps you should step away from it for a while.
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| Posted 8/17/12 9:25 AM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
I think FB is fun - people take is WAY too seriously!
If someone is annoying you, or making you feel crappy about yourself - just delete them as a friend!
I have no issues removing people from my 'friends' list .........at least 75% of them aren't really friends anyway - just aquaintences I think it's fun to keep in touch with once in awhile........
the same way it's kind of fun to bump into an old HS friend on the street who you haven't seen in 10 years .......FB is supposed to be fun. - If you don't want to bump into that person, cross the street (I've done that MANY times !! LOL) - deny their 'friend' request, 'de friend' them - whatever ! Who cares?
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
This I was unaware of.
Very interesting. I never knew you could get offers through check ins.
It's good to see there is an actual purpose to them.
GAP has them all of the time!
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by lynnd126
I personally use fb kind of like a family journal and don't care what others think. I'm really looking forward to looking back one day at all our good times- our sons growing up all digitized and organized.
THIS. I post way too many pictures of DD but I don't care. If my "friends list" doesn't like it, they can unfriend me or hide my posts. It's her baby book but better, I can document her stats and activities while sharing with my family.
I do have a few friends on my list who like to post about how AMAAAAAZING their lives are. I usually just subscribe to "only important" for those people. I want to be like "wow! you're 28 and you cooked dinner all by yourself!" or "wow! you are going on another vacation but i know you are scraping by each month! you go with your bad FB persona self!" but I just hide or ignore them and move on!
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| Posted 8/17/12 11:28 AM |
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
The grass is always greener.
My sister is ALWAYS on facebook and she gets VERY depressed over it. She really believes that everyone else has a perfect life.
I think most people really aren't bragging. They have cool stuff they want to share, and they don't want to post about negative stuff and air their dirty laundry. I know sometimes if I'm pissed or upset I don't want to post it because it often involves other people and that's more drama than it's worth.
I do think he complainers are worse.Do you ever see these people who are posting statuses and picytures about how their frineds all betray them and no one can be trusted and blah blah. I know everyone has bad days and bad instances with other people, but I feel like it's the same people over and over again. I'd rather hear about someone who is doing awesome things and taking charge of her life than always acting like a victim of the big, bad world.
I guess I could be accused of bragging. I've actually had, thankfully an awesome year. I posted a lot before my wedding and since we've been married we've actually gone on several amazing vacations, seen shows, etc. I just like to share it. i definitely don't compare myself to others and i don't want to make people feel bad. I do know I did feel jealous over our mid 20's when my friends were all in grad school and/or travelling the world with seemingly endless money and possibilities while I was stuck having to take care of my mom and having given up a lot of my dreams. I definitely felt bad about it, but I didn't post that on facebook. Now that I'm doing awesome things, I do post. I'd rather hear about the good stuff
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Oh, and I do know people who I feel are blatantly bragging. They are the ones who are NEVER on facebook but will come on to post about a trip they took, or a big purchare for their home. Like no posts in 4 months, and then i hear about your expensive new front door, 3 months later and it's a boat trip. Hardly any pics of their kids (unless it's on the boat trip), no "hi guys still here, just busy', ALL bragging posts. I mean stuff like buying a new door or new furniture or a new car is what makes me feel like it's really bragging. You think I'm interested in that but NOT interested in your kid's first word?
I feel like there are some instances like that when people are trying to deliberately paint a picture of a perfectl life. I feel like if you do have a great life, it will come through in the day-to day.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
but people, this is the world we live in!
Look at me! I have this! I am going here and then there! I just bought THOSE shoes and THAT bag.
Why are people surprised? If you don't appreciate it, defriend them!
It is only going to get a lot worse.
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by DirtyBlonde
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
Other than letting the whole world how cool I am - sometimes if you check into certain places enough, a link will come up on your FB page for special deals that those places offer.
Like I check in at my dance studios or cycling studio or other fitness facilities because after checking in to the same place several times, I get offers through facebook for a discounted class or discounted apparel at their shops.
This I was unaware of.
Very interesting. I never knew you could get offers through check ins.
It's good to see there is an actual purpose to them.
Stores will do this too.
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I recently found out about someone who posts fake "bragging" updates to try to one-up and piss off someone they don't like.
And it all comes back to their own jealousy and insecurity.
When you get like this, you overlook all the positive you DO have in your life.
This person has a lot of wonderful things in their life, that I could be envious of, but when I see them behave like this, it just makes them look like not a very nice person.
In the grand scheme of things, does it really matter what someone else is doing? Whether on FB or some other form of social media or in their life in general?
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by NervousNell
What I don't get is the check ins.
What is the point?
Other than to let eveyone know that you are out and about and what cool places you are at.
I don't mind the- "had a great day at the winieres" status or the pictures of said day there.
I don't mind people getting excited that they just booked a trip to Vegas and posting about it.
What annoys me is-
So and so just checked in at Chili's.
So and so just checked in at JFK airport.
So and so just checked in at the coolest, hippest, trendiest bar on the face of the planet.
What is the point of that? Other than to let the world know where you are and what you are doing?
I like check in, because sometimes I learn about new places local to me. And my friends will respond to mine with asking about it, they have always wanted to go, would it be appropriate for their kids, etc....
I like Facebook. I like my friends post, except the wah poor me stuff (except he ones with cancer looking for narrow donors. They get a pass!)
I do get jealous when someone posts pics of their 6 packs, or their race times, but I also see their workouts they post. It inspires me.
I will NEVER be able to go on the trips, buy the stuff, or have all the babies people post on fb. But I truly love seeing it from others. I like sharing with my friends. But people on my fb are my actual friends. And if I find out they arent.... No harm done. That's what the unfriend option is for!
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Re: Wall Street Journal Article about FB Bragging
Posted by cncforever
I make it a rule to never be mushy on Facebook about dh
I like to keep that private
I do check in to cool places and like to see where others go too, because u can easily find out if it was good or not and find a new place to try.
I'm a rare find though, because my Facebook has friends I all talk to, do maybe that's why I rarely am bothered by what people post.. Its all family and friends and coworkers
I suggest people either hide stuff they don't want to see or delete people
Also if I knew a friend was in a horrible relationship and posted loving stuff, I wouldnt be quick to judge. I would assume they are trying to work on things.
I don't know, I just think people need to stop focusing on what other people do. If they are in your life, either love and accept them, or cut them out.
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