CrowOuttaHell
Skull-Faced Writer
Personally, I'm not too active on social media. I have a bad habit of lurking, and only use my accounts for whenever I'm required to (AKA communicate with classmates, groupmates, etc. about projects.) But there are still some things that stand out, that irk you for some reason, even though it usually wouldn't.
A few of mine include:
- Chain letters. Especially of the horror variety. No, I don't believe Teddy the 7 year old with missing eyes typed an entire message out for the sake of killing people on Facebook, and no I do not want to see that shit in my feed. If you're going to scare someone, at least actually try instead of just going "WARNING! Once you start reading YOU CANNOT STOP! If you stop you will DIE even if you just read the warning!"
- Soliciting likes or shares or whatnot. We've all seen it. Like for Jesus, ignore for Satan. This kid is sick, give him a like in place of medicine. This is Johanna (insert picture of a creepy grinning girl here) give her a like or she'll show up in your bedroom at night.
- Used to not mind this one as much, but...couples who overshare or brag too much about their new relationship. Look, I don't mind seeing pictures of your dates or where you last went. What irritates me is when they go out of their way to show up at posts where people are joking about being single and going either "haha sucks to be you I have a significant other" or "man i wish my crush went out with me too...oh wait she already did".
- In the same vein? People bemoaning the fact that they don't have a significant other. Just a personal peeve of mine. You can post about it, sure. Just don't go around posting on everyone else's happy posts or something going "I wish I had that hmph."
- Overly political posts calling out people who don't want to post about politics. I sincerely doubt you calling me a clown because I don't post about politics is going to change the current state of politics, Karen.
Just keep in mind all of the above are just personal peeves of mine and if you do any of that, more power to you. It's just stuff I generally don't like seeing in my space.
How about you guys? Anything annoying you find about social media?
A few of mine include:
- Chain letters. Especially of the horror variety. No, I don't believe Teddy the 7 year old with missing eyes typed an entire message out for the sake of killing people on Facebook, and no I do not want to see that shit in my feed. If you're going to scare someone, at least actually try instead of just going "WARNING! Once you start reading YOU CANNOT STOP! If you stop you will DIE even if you just read the warning!"
- Soliciting likes or shares or whatnot. We've all seen it. Like for Jesus, ignore for Satan. This kid is sick, give him a like in place of medicine. This is Johanna (insert picture of a creepy grinning girl here) give her a like or she'll show up in your bedroom at night.
- Used to not mind this one as much, but...couples who overshare or brag too much about their new relationship. Look, I don't mind seeing pictures of your dates or where you last went. What irritates me is when they go out of their way to show up at posts where people are joking about being single and going either "haha sucks to be you I have a significant other" or "man i wish my crush went out with me too...oh wait she already did".
- In the same vein? People bemoaning the fact that they don't have a significant other. Just a personal peeve of mine. You can post about it, sure. Just don't go around posting on everyone else's happy posts or something going "I wish I had that hmph."
- Overly political posts calling out people who don't want to post about politics. I sincerely doubt you calling me a clown because I don't post about politics is going to change the current state of politics, Karen.
Just keep in mind all of the above are just personal peeves of mine and if you do any of that, more power to you. It's just stuff I generally don't like seeing in my space.
How about you guys? Anything annoying you find about social media?