tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4668303658966851596..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Social media minefields loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-6548239005765619382019-08-17T12:08:23.357-04:002019-08-17T12:08:23.357-04:00Ah, the love-hate with social media. I feel like i...Ah, the love-hate with social media. I feel like it's impossible NOT to offend someone or leave someone out. I have "friends" who are constantly tagging people in their social activities, so that everyone knows exactly what they are doing and who they are doing it with. Like, "having midday drinks with so-and-so!" "dinner with the girls!" "boozy brunch with my ladies!" "always say YES to adventures" (that one accompanied with a flight of beer on a weekday at lunch, which sort of makes me wonder what would happen if her employer saw that). So, I probably do the opposite and rarely post when I'm with specific people unless it involved traveling on my end or theirs and it's a rarity. I remember once having an impromptu backyard barbecue with my mom, stepfather, and great aunt and uncle, and my sister sent me a scathing email letting me know that "if only I had thought to invite them they would have come" after I posted pictures (they live FOUR HOURS AWAY, so it was a little crazy). But that's what happens -- it's so easy to come up with all the ways to feel slighted, to be like, "why wasn't I invited to the boozy brunch?" (although in my case, I know -- I said no too many times and I'm OFF THE LIST! hahahaha.) <br /><br />I love facebook for the connection with people I wouldn't otherwise get to interact with, but I also hate it for how it breeds drama and FOMO and a false sense of friendship in some cases. Bryce quit it, and he is begging me to do the same, but I can't bring myself to do it. Yet. <br /><br />I'm thinking of you, those shitty memes always seem to come up at the worst times. Sending you love and hoping for no fallout. It sucks when you just want to document family gatherings and it turns into trouble, because you are such a caring and wonderful person who's always thinking of how others feel. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-39529702609957884662019-08-10T01:44:04.634-04:002019-08-10T01:44:04.634-04:00It can be hard, can't it? I think you seem to ...It can be hard, can't it? I think you seem to do a pretty good job of walking an even line. Perhaps you should ask your SIL at some stage if you ever posted something that for some reason upset her? Because you strike me as someone who always thinks before she posts. Unlike so many people.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-23658171791936091832019-08-09T11:10:32.747-04:002019-08-09T11:10:32.747-04:00It is a delicate balance. If i'm having an eve...It is a delicate balance. If i'm having an event where some people weren't invited i still post pictures. I have gotten to a place where i care less which probably isn't good. If someone else is hosting the event and I want to post pictures then i do it a few weeks later as a latergram. Thinking of you. JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799162241060858841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-47696052956544630722019-08-07T09:29:23.475-04:002019-08-07T09:29:23.475-04:00It's an interesting friction to examine, that ...It's an interesting friction to examine, that place where stories rub up against each other: where does my story end and another person's start? I admire how mindful and respectful you aim to be.<br /><br />Abiding with you today. Big hugs to you.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-20696143296700937552019-08-07T08:28:22.341-04:002019-08-07T08:28:22.341-04:00yeah it's very easy for social media to cause ...yeah it's very easy for social media to cause people to feel a bit left out when they find out about things they wouldn't have otherwise known about. I was trying to arrange a get together with some relatively new ladies that I'm hoping to become friends with recently and wasn't getting a great response. They had seemed enthusiastic initially but then vague when it came to pinning down a day and time. Then I noticed on facebook another girl suggesting a meetup and suddenly they were all available. It stung a bit.<br />I think it's great you are so good at taking photos by the way! I love looking back at old photos as a way of remembering events and always wish someone had taken more. dublinerinDeutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804856792598440633noreply@blogger.com