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Blatant showing off starting to get really tiresome/distasteful

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Aveline Sun 16-Jun-24 15:44:09

I really don't see other people's posts as bragging. Should we all pretend to lead uneventful lives just so that others feel OK? Chips on shoulders on display here?

Allsorts Sun 16-Jun-24 15:37:26

I would just let it go over my head. No real need to comment if look for that matter, this is the only social media I do, but wouldn't show my face as I’m very private. A lot show every part of their day.

AGAA4 Sun 16-Jun-24 15:36:36

This is why I soon stopped using Facebook as I found some of the bragging annoying. I think people who boast about what they have and the exciting things they do are very shallow.
I question how happy people like this really are. I live my life, enjoy lots of things but don't need others to know what I am doing.

crazyH Sun 16-Jun-24 15:36:34

There are some show-offs in this world, fortunately , none (that annoy me) among my family/friends. However, one of my friends has a pretty granddaughter, who ‘people stare at’, whenever she goes out with her.
I think your relative is very ‘shallow’ - she should be helping her children out, if they are struggling. My advice is to just ignore those posts and don’t ‘like’ them or make any comment .

Aveline Sun 16-Jun-24 15:34:12

It's just her life she's posting about. If you don't want to know about it then just don't read it.

JaneJudge Sun 16-Jun-24 15:32:30

I'd just mute her/unfollow if it is upsetting you

Rockyroad Sun 16-Jun-24 15:32:27

Why does it bother you? Just ignore it.
It’s up to them how they spend their money.

MealDealDreamz Sun 16-Jun-24 15:25:36

My relative has retired and has spent the last six months travelling regularly abroad and has had about 6 really quite extravagant and luxurious trips. They regularly post on social media about their travels but the luxury is always so overstated it is starting to grate and seem quite distasteful. Pictures of huge plates of seafood and champagne, 'luxury' accommodation with 'private' saunas and 'exclusive' concerts and 'feeling spoilt/blessed'. It all seems a bit in your face and distasteful, given the fact that she knows most of her family are not very well off and her own kids are struggling to manage financially. I'm happy for people to have treats and enjoy holidays but the constant bombardment and in your face images and videos is so excessive. Do they have no idea how they come across?