Facebook users who document their wonderful lives.

I love fb for the competitions lol, Look maybe she's lonely, maybe she's not as happy as you think and this is her way of living a fantasy life, you can unfollow, you can mute, so leave her be! One mans meat is another mans poison, who is she hurting?
Saying she might upset others who don't lead such an exiting life, or that others with disabilities might be jealous is daft...we all have our crosses to bear and we make our way round them as best we can.
Someone elses fb post isn't going to make a blind bit of difference, unless it actually forces people to take a good long look at their lives and ask 'Am I only hating this because maybe I want to be that happy?' x

It is what it is and what you make of it is up to you I guess. Good for keeping I. Touch with very distant relatives and friends

I'm not on FB but some of my family are. Don't be fooled by what people post. Someone I know was telling me what a fabulous life a colleague had according to FB, and how she felt envious. He posted pictures of his lovely, perfect children, glamorous wife, fantastic holidays. Sadly he took his own life so things must have been far from perfect.

Chewbacca

^I'm old enough to have eaten a meal, that hasn't been photographed first.^

Funnily enough I was thinking the very same thing! There's a chap on our local Facebook who uploads a photograph of his evening meal every single day. Why would anyone feel the need to do that?

I have a friend who does this. Like me, he has a brain injury. His memory was severely affected. He posts pictures of his meals so he knows he’s remembered to eat.

out out

We were out rather than out out ?

VioletSky

I've always seen Facebook as a bit of a scrapbook of memories and pictures..

Some people just really like scrapbooking I guess.

Much better than the days when someone got out 3 photo albums of their holiday and you had to smile and coo at "here is us at {insert location}. You can just scroll past now after the first picture lol

That reminded me of when we used to visit some of DH's older relatives and his uncle would get out his projector, the lights would go out out and we'd have a jolly evening watching slide shows of their holidays.

I've always seen Facebook as a bit of a scrapbook of memories and pictures..

Some people just really like scrapbooking I guess.

Much better than the days when someone got out 3 photo albums of their holiday and you had to smile and coo at "here is us at {insert location}. You can just scroll past now after the first picture lol

I look at Facebook every day & enjoy seeing where friends are & what they’re doing! Even like some of the advertising. Enjoy posts from various groups I’ve joined.
Just like gransnet really - a social networking site. Difference is you can ask for anonymous help on here.
Also, have one friend in particular who posts every day- I regard it as ‘showing off/ attention seeking’. Tend to ignore most of her posts. I know her life is not all roses!! She’s always trying to make herself feel better & look good She’s thick skinned - aka lacking emotional intelligence?
Another friend posts 2 x a day- as does her husband. They even like & comment on each other’s posts!
My advice is -
just scroll past anything you don’t enjoy. Also make sure you go into Facebook settings to make your pages etc private. Then you won’t get random friend requests.

Quizzer

One of my Facebook “friends” posts at least daily with news and pictures of her culinary successes. Also she posts all her charitable works, her husband’s wonderful gifts and treats (I think he is creepy!).
However she is one of the first to post nasty criticism about others.
I don’t follow her any more, but can’t “unfriend” her as I have to work with her.
Is she just needy, wanting all the ‘likes’ or does she genuinely think that her friends - some 400 of them - are interested in her daily menu?

If you have unfollowed her on FB, what's your problem? Unfollowing someone means you don't see their posts.

How do you even know how many FB friends she has (I mean why have you looked that up?)? Seems to me you're the one with a problem, not her.

I use FB for many reasons - to keep up with friends & family, for information about local events, exhibitions & much more. Sometimes I post a lot, sometimes not at all. I live on my own and in a way, particularly recently, FB has been almost a lifeline. Yes, it’s sad that people post the minutiae of their lives, but who knows what problems or insecurities they have? I’m ‘guilty’ of occasionally posting photos of amazing food I’ve eaten and have shared my delight. Why not? It’s simple, if you don’t like it then don’t use or read it! The same reason I often hang back from Gransnet. I’d rather not get involved in unpleasant posts/posters, so avoid them. There’s always the proverbial ‘off’ button. Each to her/his own

I enjoy looking through Facebook and keeping in touch with my lovely ex colleagues now that I'm retired. I have found it especially useful during lockdown when it was impossible to get together with people.
I tend to ignore and scroll past posts that I do not wish to comment on. It is up to the person posting what they
choose to post and as someone has already said, we often do not know what is going on in someone's life to make then feel the need to post what to others seems mundane.
I hate it when Facebook is used as a source of gossip though. I have a family member who is constantly gossiping about what people have posted and I find that so sad to be honest. You don't like it, then ignore it!
Like OP, I have unfollowed people whose posts I find offensive. I have also unfriended and even blocked people who I feel post entirely inappropriate posts on social media that I have no wish to see. If others are happy to, however, then that's up to them. How you use (or not as the case may be) social media, is entirely up to the individual both in what they choose to post and what they choose to read.

FB is good for holiday info. I joined a couple of groups which discussed specific holiday destinations and gave recommendations. I found it very useful.

I look on FB but don't post. It is usually funny pages like 'Things with Faces' and interior design/gardening stuff

We have friends who post almost every day. We just don't get it.

Our issue was that they posted photographs on FB with me and my DH on them. This was without our knowledge and was after we had been out with them for a walk, meal etc.. They take photos constantly but we didn't realise that they were all going on FB. They even posted dozens of photos from my DH's birthday party - and named names. This was all a couple of years ago now.

When we found out, we had a word with them and said that we didn't want to be plastered all over FB. In fairness, since then they haven't put us on FB or mentioned us.

Personally, I think it is quite sad that people feel the need to put pictures of their dog, their glass of beer etc on FB almost every day.

You can block her posts without unfriending her, and without her being aware that you no lnger see every golden word she writes.

I signed up to Facebook years ago. Decided very quickly this was not for me.

Grannynannywanny

This gave me a chuckle a few weeks ago when Facebook was down for a few hours ?

Love it ?

This gave me a chuckle a few weeks ago when Facebook was down for a few hours ?

I try not to let what other people post bother me too much. I actually like looking at people's photos too maybe I am strange? I can imagine for some people going through difficult times it can be quite challenging though. Do whatever makes you feel better and try not to think about it too much.

I joined Facebook and straight away I got 'friends requests' from men I didn't even know I then removed myself from it! Definitely not for me!

I used to post photos of the grand children but now we usually share them between family on WhatsApp. I eventually unfriended someone on FB because she regularly posted dozens of photos when she had had visitors/been on holiday/had house alterations. Could just have scrolled past of course but I got irritated by the fact she thought these posts were interesting. Maybe that was more my problem than hers!

I can't even get my head around how Facebook works! I just log in to see if there are any new pictures of the grandchildren, but they tend to get send privately by WhatsApp now, which is better. I don't post anything or accept friends, I really don't like it. I have searched for someone once or twice maybe.

I have a Facebook chum who often posts pictures of his daily meal. It’s usually fish fingers with peas or baked beans and chips. Sometimes he has a meat pie. He rearranges them in different ways, sometimes using a square plate to make it more interesting.

I love Facebook memories and I do try to document the big things there now.

Today I had a memory notification. It was a lovely post from someone very dear who had died 6 years ago.

I've got memories from uni. Comments from friends. It's like a time capsule with little bits of happiness

Facebook is useful for keeping up with village news and other groups. Apart from that I have a short eclectic group of friends and family.

DS has posted photos of meals DGD has cooked - about 5 in five years (She has cooked many more, but just 5 have made it online. Today's discussion was a complaint by a friend in Sweden that the Swedish Social Security system had finally started to process his claim made in October 2020 - and we complain about UB.

It helps to keep his standards up!! I’d be ashamed to post a pic of what we end up making do with!! I’m a good cook but he’s meat and 2 veg and by the time I should start cooking I’m exhausted and can’t be arssed!
I have got very creative with left overs though! I’ve been cooking for 60+ years and had enough!! Night night girls!!