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Originally Posted by InkyTinks
I don't use it much anymore.
My dog has an account but that was only so the breeder wouldn't be emailing me personally constantly wanting photo's of him as he grew up!
I take photo's of him out on our walks and post them to his page a couple of times a year, stops her nagging me direct!
I don't really participate in any groups much and won't do private messaging. With Social Anxiety its too much pressure for me as they expect you to reply live in the moment and be on call.
Forums like this I find people realise more that a person may have gone off to do something else after they've posted and not necessarily still be available 'live'. you can answer when you feel ready to come back and read posts.
My siblings partner recently took her daughter on holiday abroad and sent me photo's. Every single photo is a selfie of them both in either the hotel or by the pool. Her entire phone album is selfies!! They both constantly have thier phone in their hand. I must be old fashioned (I'm in my 50's, they're in 18-30's age bracket)) it used to be considered rude to not be paying full attention to your guests!
Mine are pictures of the dog or nature. There's a few of me with my dog but they aren't on social media more as a memory for me after my dog has passed.(to have printed or framed etc).
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InkyTinks - I think it is cool that you have a social media account for your dog (and nature). I'm sorry to hear about your dog passing. My condolences.
I am approaching my 50s (I'm 47 now), and I agree with much of what you said about it being rude to not pay attention while with others. It's one thing to have group selfies or everyone spend time together doing their own selfies for a minute or two, but it's an entirely different thing when everyone is constantly on their cell phones when hanging out with other people or even while walking, riding public transportation on a bus or train, etc. People used to converse with one another (including strangers on the bus), and people used to pay attention to nature and the scenery without having to look for the next video or photos they could take of someone being harmed or victimized - even by their own phones! It sucks for those who are just going about their day and they get their photos stuck somewhere on "People of New York" or something when riding the train and wearing some outfit that is "controversial." It's also sad with the bystander effect in full operation when people are being harmed or even raped on a train (this happened in the U.S.), and others are filming it instead of intervening and stopping the crime or even calling for police intervention. People are more fame-oriented these days due to social media and certain leaders making it more individualistic and stoic, as opposed to being relational and caring. Cell phones and other technology, including social media, strip humans of their empathy and care sometimes. However, it depends on how one defines social media. Support groups, IMHO, are NOT the same as social media in the sense that "social media" has now been a buzz word to indicate certain types of online gatherings (the "etiquette" for social media, for instance, would say that most of what is covered in support groups such as the one we are on right now here would be taboo, or inappropriate, thus rendering support groups different from "social media").
I miss the old days - a lot!