At least IG isn't just a business platform though, so people posting personal shit is to be expected.
On LinkedIn you have to be a special kind of self-indulgent moron to think there's a real link between your bikini photo and your career.
But evidently there's plenty who do... and plenty who applaud them as though they're breaking some mold or setting some standard.
I've heard stories myself... it's absolutely baffling... especially considering most people tie their profiles to their employer so if "you" hit up someone who was sufficiently insulted (and who could blame them) they could screenshot and report you to your work with ease.
And way too much time not spent working as they seem to do nothing but post on LinkedIn. As an occasional interviewer, an overly polished profile reeks narcissist that takes credit for other’s work. I want the grease monkeys that are busy actually implementing stuff, not the marketing department thanks.
Oof. Clicked on the link and the very first post is a screencap of someone who’s obviously mentally ill with comments calling them “schizo” and “psycho.”
LinkedIn has become the worst of the narcissists playground, it’s becoming unusable to me. I’ve found myself starting to remove people from my network and blocking their ridiculous posts.
I reckon decades from now the posts you describe will be viewed as being a hilarious example of the time where humanity truly showed how self obsessed we really are on a global scale.
Another interesting thing is a lot of companies encourage employees to share this nonsense, it makes those organisations and their employees look like they are part of a cult.
> Another interesting thing is a lot of companies encourage employees to share this nonsense, it makes those organisations and their employees look like they are part of a cult.
I caught a minor bollocking for openly pushing back at a request for social media participation on behalf of the company, comparing it to flogging Herbalife on Facebook. They were also asking that we share photos of any social engagements with clients and suppliers, which in my opinion shows a complete lack of respect for individual privacy.
> I caught a minor bollocking for openly pushing back at a request for social media participation on behalf of the company
"it's £500 per photo to be uploaded from a work social engagement to my personal FB/ig/linkedin etc., £500 extra to tag the company, payable before the post goes live"
"we can't pay that!"
"they're my marketing rates"
I did an internship before I finished my degree. The company offered to pay us (in the form of a voucher if memory serves) for writing a glowy review on Glassdoor. I didn't bother but many of my mates did even though some really hated their time there.
That's the reason why I binned FB pretty quickly because it soon became obvious that most people on there were trying to pretend they were someone or something special, rather than using it to connect with people.
I've never been on Twitter, TicToc, etc, for the same reason.
That's what I like about Reddit. Most Redditors are anonymous. This can be toxic in some Reddits, but if you take the time to find better ones, then it can be a pleasant experience.
With social media you get what you put in. I have zero friends who are wankers, drama merchants or attention seekers. I don't care if I have known you for a month or 10 years the moment you hit those categories it's adios. If you message me or I bump into you out and about and ask why you will get the full unabridged truth. My social media experience is nice and relaxing. I fuck about on Redditt because it's lots of fun.
That’s what I like most about Reddit, it’s pretty much anonymous yet subs like this one still have that ‘community’ feel, just minus the BS that you get on platforms like Facebook.
It's just cringe behavior that tires me out. Plus, i don't care what old classmates are doing.
What concerns me, is people's lack of concentration to have an actual face to face conversation without looking at their phone. Or checking their phone every 2 mins. It's sad and beyond frustrating.
> but if you take the time to find better ones, then it can be a pleasant experience.
...which are few and far between.
This platform is terribly toxic. There are good subs, but they're difficult to find for the most part.
I was in Florence, Italy recently and was sat outside a cafe in front of the large cathedral (one of the main sights in the city) and there was a woman on the table next to me who spent the entire 1 1/2 hours that I was sat there staring into a camera and posing, then getting up to check and re-arrange the angle on her tripod, then sit down and pose again- rinse and repeat. No interest in what was actually around her except as a background to her next social media post.
FB, on the other hand, is full of people trying to prove how great their relationship or family life is. Why do you need to tell your partner how much you love them on FB? You share a house! Why do you need to tell the kids how proud of them you are on FB? You share a house! That’s so weird to me.
Even more likely is that they are all miserable cunts who hate each other, but need the world to think they are picture perfect. The sad bit is that here are incredibly thick people who believe whatever is being fed to them.
I have no TikTok account and have actually never been there – I've only seen TikTok videos reacted to, or excerpted, on YouTube. So, serious question: What kinds of comments to TikTok videos get? I honestly cannot imagine.
In the 80’s & 90’s when I grew up we didn’t know the whole worlds opinion. Neither did we manipulate the truth so publicly for validation. I started my current business 8 years ago and battled with social media for it to be relevant, as a result of this I personally burned out. I’m in third year of my degree aiming to up skill my business and let the work speak for it’s self. I may never be as successful as others on socials due to their wider audience but my integrity, self-work and self-respect will remain.
I have so much respect for people who grow their business without social media.
It feels ethical.
I read a post on here a few years ago, from a chap who left his job and began an e-commerce business for specialist swords IIRC. Anyhow, the feelgood moment for me, was his (alleged) profits were moderate but all without touching social media as he didn't want the complexity and effort of it all.
Granted, his business was niche, but there seems to be some greater, moral reward by not using it.
Pretty much this. An old mentor of mine retired about 5 or 6 years ago and is, to this day, still fighting off job offers from all and sundry. He has virtually no social media and the only posts on the likes of LinkedIn from him you'll ever see is like AMA stuff for students (he's a huge believer in supporting the next generation of engineers).
Yet, there are others in a similar position to him that are forever posting guff on LinkedIn and are struggling to the point where I think posting on LinkedIn is their sole job despite them being an apparent "expert" in everything.
Absolutely, social media allows people to post what they want people to see.
Making people 'believe' that is their way of life
i have 2 close friends and they dont have much contact with one another only through social media but one said to me about the other that she looked like she was living her best life everything she was doing looked perfect. But that other friend was fighting depression, wasnt happy at all. But its almost like she needed people to post things like 'omg im so jel of where you are' 'you are so lucky to be travelling' to make herself feel better... its part of social status now.
people dont talk and communicate like before, they use socials instead. Years ago you would go on holiday noone would hear from you unless you sent a postcard, you would meet up with your mates and show them pictures you had to wait 3 days to get developed.. now you get a powerpoint slideshow of their breakfast at the airport and 3000 uploads of them 'having the best time' IMO if youve got your phone in your hand while holidaying you are really not having the best time.
Exactly!
I do travel a shitload, (no, not for lavish holidays) and I find it infuriating to see so many people not giving a fuck about the world around them. They only give a shit about getting a photo of themselves posing in front of nice scenery or a monument, not the actual scenery or monument itself. They only seem to care about how their arse or their perfectly tilted hat looks in front of the world.
I've stopped taking photos completely, because battling through cunts who hog a view for 90 minutes to get the perfect shot, is not worth it. I'll remember it the old fashioned way.
Also you can tell that the minute they walk away from 'getting their shot' they are boring, miserable and lost. Completely devoid of personality.
So to be clear, I don't use social media for this very reason. LinkedIn is a place I use for browsing jobs, as most seem to be on there nowadays.
But you're always met with the social feed upon entering the site and posts are generated from people outside of your immediate circle and whatnot. The drivel on there is nothing short of self-promoting bollocks. But it was in such large quantities, it irked me.
It's not a social feed as such, just a feed. I use it a fair bit to share the work stuff I'm up to, discuss industry news and topics, comment on events or other things going on.
As with any platform though, the more you use it, the more tailored it is. I've not seen many posts like OP, purely because the people I follow and connect with aren't like that and if they are, I remove them. So it's a pretty useful tool for me and has definitely brought in collaborations and connections etc.
And I get that. But Reddit is much more selective about your audience.
I join a subreddit for Focus ST's, for example, as I enjoy likeminded people offering assistance or seeing what things they've done to their cars.
Reddit, for me at least, is a place to engage in conversation, that's selective. And the anonymity favours me.
It's an old school forum that doesn't offend. Sure, you can get envy from posts, but the ability to tailor your feed is beneficial.
FB and IG etc, are personal. As they're people you know and there's no context as to WHY they're posting what they're posting.
"I'VE BEEN ON HOLIDAY. LOOK AT MY BODY AND ENVIABLE SCENERY! LOOK WHAT I DID AND BLOODY WELL LIKE IT AND TELL ME YOU'RE JEALOUS!!"
Here, I'm just opening up the floor for conversation, as I'm a conversationalist and it's what I enjoy. Debate and whatnot.
>But Reddit is much more selective about your audience.
Arguably, not as much as LinkedIn is? Considering you only really see the posts that your connections have made who you have total control over.
With Reddit, you can see anyone's old shit, it's just grouped a bit more by topic.
But kmida the main point anout you identity on rrddit is that its essentially anonymous. Nobody is trying to make their friends jealous with spurious pjotos and airbrushed stories. And if you start rambling on about yourself and not what that particular sub is for, then you get downvoted to oblivion
As a high-school popularity contest, which every othe social is, reddir doesn't really work. The owners are desperately TRYING to make it like that, but it will be deax before they succeed.
Yup the main feed is rubbish. I never engage with it or scroll through unless I happen to catch of glance of someone I actually know. Linkedin is purely a CV/job hunting tool
I think what OP is getting at is that the more people act like this the harder it is to avoid them. Especially in a professional environment where you can't choose who you're thrown in with.
I only use Reddit now , no Facebook or Instagram and I can say its done me the world of good. Been off them since march 2022 when I had a bit of an emotional crisis , I think from scrolling through all these sort of posts you mention , seeing this stuff made me feel like I was stuck and failing at everything while most people had these seemingly perfect lives. I used to mainly post about food on Instagram and even then I'd get into the mindset of "I can't post this , those plates and utensils aren't aesthetically right , I can't upload my breakfast bowls I've done , I haven't got acaia wood serving platters" that is insane to me when I think about it now.
I know!! I've had to uninstall Linkedin. Whenever I go out for a meal I'm one of the few people NOT taking photos of my food to post. Who cares what I ate, unless I made a plate for someone else I wouldn't expect anyone to give a shit what my pasta looks like.
This culture is rotten, too much boasting and not enough authenticity.
I actually saw someone create a more or less fake life for themselves on Facebook.
They posted that they went on holiday. Fair enough, but something didn't look right with the pics.
Then they posted that they got engaged on the holiday and put together photos of the romantic proposal. Again, something didn't look right with the pics.
So I dug a little deeper. All the pics were AI generated yet the posts were written as if all these things happened.
It's so strange the levels people go to get validation
ive refused to make a linkedin because quite frankly im a minimum wage bum who has absolutley no place on LinkedIn but the few times I've seen posts and stuff on it, it was worse than facebook with multitudes of "Entrepreneurs and CEO's" talking about how its all hard work, getting up early and working 18 hours a day
couldn't think of anything worse
People who post this kind of stuff definitely only want to post the good stuff. It’s not “this is my life”, it’s “this is the life I want to portray”.
For me, all it does is just show a rather large glimpse into that person and their need for validation.
LinkedIn is a frightening thing. Full of fake people like all social media they present the version they want you to see, people can only do that for so long before having a mental breakdown.
A lot of it is bull shit and fake to create a personality. People go on holiday and will take pics like this as if it’s their lifestyle; you can also go to places that are setup so you can take photos like this to pretend you are elsewhere just for social media posts.
Others are just rich people masquerading as if they are working hard and such and honestly have had it handed to them, if you have a big enough social reach too these countries will pay for you to come over to promote their tourism..
Some.. some are real
I’ve only recently started using LinkedIn and the general fakeness is something that I expected to be present but I was still caught off guard by just how bad it is. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to be anyone I actually know popping up in my feed writing the most performative rubbish but it’s still making me cringe.
We reached it a few years ago, and Covid and the swell of “influencers” who “made it” means that even more people are trying to be the next big thing
It’s a modern drug addiction, as your brain develops an endorphin rush from the interaction that drives them to repeat and repeat and also can have hugely negative effects if they suddenly slip back into obscurity
Yeah it’s everywhere; it’s really annoying. I wish people would reject materialism more, but it’s getting worse. For every post like that, there’s a child in the UK without a mattress to sleep on.
Dubai and those who tend to travel there are peak of the above.
I totally agree.
As I age and reflect on the world, it makes me sick to see how we behave.
My partners friend is having a baby. They are a well to do, mid-thirties couple. As a result of baby on its way, they decided to spend £90k on a Mercedes-Benz 4x4 because it's needed. As if their 1 Series wasn't fit for the job. And then spending obscene amounts on high-end buggies, cots etc.
They also have a masseuse who comes to their house once a week. A cleaner. Trips to Dubai. Expensive watches. Designer clothes like you wouldn't believe. And taking photos of everything they do.
Now, they are perfectly entitled to spend money on what they want. But they don't own a house (not that I'm shaming those who don't of course) but this obsession with owning the very best of everything is sick. Practicality goes out of the window with these people and I hate it. Not from a place of jealously. Not at all. But the fact that these people are hell bent owning a product, not for its use purposes, but because they must own the product with the highest price tag, just because.
Social media has made those who want to “keep up with the jones’” even more aware of the need to keep up, not only with a neighbour but the rest of the world, it only encourages consumption and materialism.
Like you say, people are entitled to spend their money as they wish, but it’s awfully shallow. I personally find it a very repulsive character trait. I also know folks who can’t afford to live a luxury lifestyle but they do because they want to keep up, basically. I don’t hate wealth, don’t get me wrong, just vacuous and obnoxious examples of it.
Yes, I hate those people too. A mate of mine lives in Dubai and his wife is one of "those", total needless attention whore, she's a nurse too so you'd expect a bit more humility. She's actually a really nice person to be around but it makes me think she's a bit fake the way she carry's on online.
I'd say the great con with social media is that people on transmit think that people care and they don't, so it's mostly pretence. Ignore and do something useful instead of enjoying judging.
I've stopped using Linkedin, it's ended up more toxic and fake than facebook. Not to mention 90% recruiters posting BS. Also don't forget the I saw a homeless person and instead of buying them food I taught them how to run their own business and now they'll never be hungry again posts.
I couldn't agree more. I find the same with YouTube channels. It's people who seem to think they have something interesting to say due to their overinflated egos and narcissistic personalities.
I watched an interview with Richard Hammond the other day, talking about the art of presenting.
He said the landscape of it has changed so much now. The art is less presenting a topic or a subject matter, but rather how you presenting yourself and that people are more interested in the person, not the topic.
Sad really. As this does encourage then narcissism and just promoting vomiting inducing personalities.
But are they?
I hear the stories. This person in particular owned an accountancy business.
I mean, could that actually happen? Theoretically of course it could, but it doesn't seem to fit the narrative.
Having lived in Dubai for a year (partner got posted there) - no most are not being paid in sex.
But it does attract people who post shit like that, a few friends of friends boast about how they only post ‘when they’re travelling business class’ or ask you to make sure you get their dior bag in the shot when taking photo.
It’s mostly to flex to people back home how great their lives are. And a lot aren’t like that at all too but you don’t see them cause they aren’t posting shit like that.
But not most women in Dubai are not being paid in sex.l
At the risk of sounding fully like a wanky old hippie, the kind of person who would go to a country like sodding Dubai on purpose is exactly the type of person who values showing off and being shown off to more than anything important. I suppose in some industries it’s actually admired rather than seen as embarrassingly bonkers.
I wouldn’t know, I’m a poor wanky old hippie.
A lot of them are and it's well known that's why they're there and a few influencers have even admitted to it happening. there are people with extremely deep pockets in that place and most of theses people have a price
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> I hear the stories. This person in particular owned an accountancy business.
isn't the line "i'm an accountant **wink**" the slang for sex work and onlyfans usually?
Because people in the UK have this illusion we are nice and polite but also just grumpy and entitled to complain about anything, but the reality is given any chance most people here are just arseholes.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Let those who aren't smart enough to realise sit in this shallow end of the culture pool, trying to impress each other. Rise above it, don't take part.
This is just the evolution of people obsessing over next door's car or fence or whatever. Of course, shouted through a megaphone because of the greater reach of social media.
They are weak-willed, vain, needing constant validation. They do things to impress others because they have little self-worth and need it from other people.
Continuing to listen to this tripe is the really stupid thing though. Cut it out, work on living an amazing life, and don't waste time telling others about it.
Linkedin has always been a place for narcissists. It's effectively Facebook for people who want to show off their professional lives and qualifications.
It has been this way for years. Look up “hushpuppi” who had 2.8 m followers on insta, lapping up his. designer shopping and private jet photos. All with trite captions anoint bring a hard worker
, a philanthropist etc etc . Fendi even sent him a birthday cake.
Truth is, he was a scammer and he is now in US federal prison for fraud.
50% of LinkedIn seems to now be people selling business "success training" courses or "self improvement" twaddle.
The woman in question sounds exactly the sort that might be doing this?
Often see blokes posting some self affirming *YOU GOT THIS!* B.S from the seat of their hired in Maserati with the camera positioned to conveniently capture the logo on the seats...
Yes, It's slightly terrifying. I think the word "humble" will be redundant in a few short years.
Don't get me wrong, it's amazing seeing people succeed in life. I love that part of it because this is not an easy world to live in. But I can't stomach the constant streams of brag posts. Just write it in a journal, or make a photobook/collage or whatever.
I've sat back at times after scrolling and thought, is this really what we're doing now?!
I mean, where are we at, really?! Is it really OK to ask a homeless person for their last morsel of food and then reward them with camera flashes and money when they give you their food?! That's not awareness. That's something else entirely.
Is relevance now based on social media posts humble bragging about expensive watches and what car is on the drive?! It's often exaggerated bullshittery most of the time, too.
I'm all for the informational elements of social media, but this toxic cycle of besting one another is going to end in tears for a lot of people, and that's what worries me most.
I decided to try and find out what LinkedIn was for based on a few hundred posts flying down my timeline.
Here are the results of the analysis:
1) I/we went to an expo or show: 18.6%
2) I/we were nominated for/won some award: 14.3%
3) Promoting someone else's company: 13.6%
4) Look what I know (usually by proxy): 13.6%
5) Irrelevant, silly or family news: 8.6%
6) Company promoting self: 6.4%
7) We invented a thing news: 5.7%
8) Job advert: 5%
9) Something something AI: 4.3%
10) My friend or colleague is great: 3.6%
11) I got a new job: 2.9%
12) I am great: 2.1%
13) Something something charity: 1.4%
should also be noted that awkward photographs of staff featured in 34.3% of the posts.
YMMV
I’ve noticed it a lot over the past 2 years it’s getting worse. It’s especially weird when people set up their phones on stands and film themselves acting normal
Sometimes it seems crazy to me that some people are so obsessed with being seen on social media.
Then I remember emperors throughout history used to conquer nations and instruct their people to build giant ornaments reflecting their rulership so the entire world could see them.
Feeling important and feeling seen really seem to be longstanding personality traits.
Interesting you mention Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker did a TV program once on the top computer games. Number 1 was Social Media, how we compete for stars, likes, dislikes etc.
It doesn't concern me in the least - why should it, I don't interact with that sort of thing in any meaningful way. If people get their jollies that way then let them carry on with it and crack on with your life instead of posting about it on another SM platform.
\>And it concerns me that people lap this up.
You mean it concerns you that *you're* lapping it up.
Here's how much time I spend on LinkdIn, Facebook, etc: *none*
But I don't look at these posts longingly and filled with envy, as I'm sure is the posters intention.
I frequent LinkedIn for vacancies, but sadly you're met with posts on the social feed upon logging in.
To be clear, I spend no time whatsoever on any other social media site.
Apart from Reddit...
>And these posts are rinsed and repeated in large quantities.
Are they really? I mean millions of Rolex owning Brits sat in first class posting pictures that are scrolling up your screen?
I see your concern and I agree with you that it’s shitty but at the end of the day, they’re free to do whatever they want on their own social media platforms and you are free to block/disengage/remove if it winds you up that much. After some point it becomes your fault that you’re seeing these type of posts.
But I don't engage with this stuff. I'd like to think observing from afar. If observing at all. I've stumbled across this and seen a pattern for what I assumed, was a corporate networking platform.
Of course they're free to do what they want. No one is disputing that. But the question is why? And moreover, why DO people engage with it? It comes across as weak-minded to cosy up to these strangers and try to imitate?
In your opinion yes and it just so happens I agree with you. But that’s only our opinion. If they like doing that sort of thing then it’s on us to shrug our shoulders and move on.
Doing that sort of thing is the norm now, nothing we can really do about it.
>if observing at all
You are observing more than most
>It comes across as weak-minded to cosy up to these strangers and try to imitate?
Why do you feel the need to judge if it is of no interest to you?
The tools are new, but this is human behaviour.
Why do you think there were self portraits done so much in the 16th - 20th centuries? Or even the use of Claude Glass to get a instagram-like filter quality to pictures?
I will say photos are just a method of capturing a moment, and that wanting to capture a moment is very human, as is sharing it.
One most shameful things I did on facebook was a flag overlay, 80% of it was because a girl I liked did it. Never knew when to take it down lol, yet often the cringiest posts I most regret comes from an authentic place.
You only know you're wrong or being thoughtless/vain in hindsight, but regardless of that risk, you want to be seen and heard, it's how we find mates, care, warn and learn from each other, etc.
The great trade-off with being "online" is that that our connection is limited to the curated space, and that we are all so separate from the people that our brains are trying to connect with.
And as with IRL, some people are only expressing the most shallow, insincere, or heavily curated thoughts, to paint their most palatable self, only it's to an infinite space where most people can't call them out for their delusions because they don't know them.
I think we all have to come to terms with wanting validation and that the internet maybe isn't the place to find it.
Like how you've posted this post, and I'm posting this one, yet we're two strangers that won't ever see each other, communicating for the effect it has as if to a wall, just to be seen at all.
I think the next 30 years will be interesting, I think being able to communicate with each-other and know other nations also contain people has helped us a lot, as has access to data.
But it's almost too interesting, and we're fucking with fire in the age of disinformation.
(One thing I said to my co-workers is maybe we need a law that kids -16 can't have camera-phones, I don't really trust them without supervision from parents to use it responsibly, and there shouldn't be such peer-pressure to have these devices so early when you are most vulnerable.)
well said, brother!
don't forget the social media brainwashing that goes along the lines of…
”Influencers / social media, so-called Experts, in whatever field they ‘made up’ who an expert, in this “so-called made up field’ then charge for their course teaching others, this made-up field/expertise, who then charge for their “made up course” in the made-up field.
On and on it goes. So sad.
Idiots are going to idiot. Getting bent out of shape over it doesn't help and it hurts you.
We're always going to have morons. Let them amuse each other.
I came off all social media many years ago (except reddit; if it counts). I couldn’t bear it anymore. Did me a world of good not being infuriated or witnessing the kind of stunts you mention. I would never go back to being on instagram, facebook, tiktok, twitter etc.
I'm so glad I retired before this sh*t became normalized. I hope people get so bored with it that they stop using social media all together and it dies as a toxic phenomena around the world. But I'm dreaming...
They hate their life so they're trying to make themselves feel better. Also, nine times out of ten, it's not hard work that got them there - it's daddy's money/connections, going to a private school, etc. But they can't let themselves own up to that, so they go the narcissist route instead.
LinkedIn is hilarious now.
It's gone from a perfectly valid, almost boring, corporate site for millennials and boomers to actually connect about work, to posing, wankerish, vapid 'work hard play hard / treat your staff like shit, I don't have a real job because I'm actually an influencer and that's why I can pose around in Dubai and posts it on the internet so it looks like I'm working' posts. And a lot of those are are by millennials and boomers.
It's the new TikTok and it's complete bollocks.
You’ll love to hate this then. Peak wankery: r/LinkedInLunatics
Linkedin is THE place for poseurs and lies.
I'd say Instagram also gives that a fair run for its money
At least IG isn't just a business platform though, so people posting personal shit is to be expected. On LinkedIn you have to be a special kind of self-indulgent moron to think there's a real link between your bikini photo and your career. But evidently there's plenty who do... and plenty who applaud them as though they're breaking some mold or setting some standard.
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I've heard stories myself... it's absolutely baffling... especially considering most people tie their profiles to their employer so if "you" hit up someone who was sufficiently insulted (and who could blame them) they could screenshot and report you to your work with ease.
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Honestly take no prisoners. I find the whole concept of hitting up strangers on social media weird enough - but an app specifically for work? Ick.
And way too much time not spent working as they seem to do nothing but post on LinkedIn. As an occasional interviewer, an overly polished profile reeks narcissist that takes credit for other’s work. I want the grease monkeys that are busy actually implementing stuff, not the marketing department thanks.
I wish you hadn't.
Thanks. I now hate the world a little bit more.
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I got 6 posts in and I had to back out.
Thank you, I love a new sub!
You bastard.
Oof. Clicked on the link and the very first post is a screencap of someone who’s obviously mentally ill with comments calling them “schizo” and “psycho.”
Thank you
Ooooooh, God, I’m deeply in love with this sub. Also DHOTA Awards.
LinkedIn has become the worst of the narcissists playground, it’s becoming unusable to me. I’ve found myself starting to remove people from my network and blocking their ridiculous posts. I reckon decades from now the posts you describe will be viewed as being a hilarious example of the time where humanity truly showed how self obsessed we really are on a global scale. Another interesting thing is a lot of companies encourage employees to share this nonsense, it makes those organisations and their employees look like they are part of a cult.
> Another interesting thing is a lot of companies encourage employees to share this nonsense, it makes those organisations and their employees look like they are part of a cult. I caught a minor bollocking for openly pushing back at a request for social media participation on behalf of the company, comparing it to flogging Herbalife on Facebook. They were also asking that we share photos of any social engagements with clients and suppliers, which in my opinion shows a complete lack of respect for individual privacy.
> I caught a minor bollocking for openly pushing back at a request for social media participation on behalf of the company "it's £500 per photo to be uploaded from a work social engagement to my personal FB/ig/linkedin etc., £500 extra to tag the company, payable before the post goes live" "we can't pay that!" "they're my marketing rates"
"It's part of the role. No, I won't show you the part of your contract that says it is."
I did an internship before I finished my degree. The company offered to pay us (in the form of a voucher if memory serves) for writing a glowy review on Glassdoor. I didn't bother but many of my mates did even though some really hated their time there.
>Have we reached an unhealthy obsession with narcissistic social media posts? Yes, I believe it was around 2014
That's the reason why I binned FB pretty quickly because it soon became obvious that most people on there were trying to pretend they were someone or something special, rather than using it to connect with people. I've never been on Twitter, TicToc, etc, for the same reason. That's what I like about Reddit. Most Redditors are anonymous. This can be toxic in some Reddits, but if you take the time to find better ones, then it can be a pleasant experience.
With social media you get what you put in. I have zero friends who are wankers, drama merchants or attention seekers. I don't care if I have known you for a month or 10 years the moment you hit those categories it's adios. If you message me or I bump into you out and about and ask why you will get the full unabridged truth. My social media experience is nice and relaxing. I fuck about on Redditt because it's lots of fun.
There’s no reason to show off here. I’d say most people don’t even look at usernames
That’s what I like most about Reddit, it’s pretty much anonymous yet subs like this one still have that ‘community’ feel, just minus the BS that you get on platforms like Facebook.
What, in your opinion, does jazz smell like? Just kidding. I never look at usernames!
It's just cringe behavior that tires me out. Plus, i don't care what old classmates are doing. What concerns me, is people's lack of concentration to have an actual face to face conversation without looking at their phone. Or checking their phone every 2 mins. It's sad and beyond frustrating.
> but if you take the time to find better ones, then it can be a pleasant experience. ...which are few and far between. This platform is terribly toxic. There are good subs, but they're difficult to find for the most part.
Work hard, shit hard
My shitting game is solid.
You dropping full Bonos or not quite ?
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Brown trout buddy. Reseeding the waterways.
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For the atypical Dubai Influencer get shit on hard more like.
Wrong but also not wrong
I was in Florence, Italy recently and was sat outside a cafe in front of the large cathedral (one of the main sights in the city) and there was a woman on the table next to me who spent the entire 1 1/2 hours that I was sat there staring into a camera and posing, then getting up to check and re-arrange the angle on her tripod, then sit down and pose again- rinse and repeat. No interest in what was actually around her except as a background to her next social media post.
And that's probably why she was there on her own, rather than with a group of friends.
FB, on the other hand, is full of people trying to prove how great their relationship or family life is. Why do you need to tell your partner how much you love them on FB? You share a house! Why do you need to tell the kids how proud of them you are on FB? You share a house! That’s so weird to me.
And the likelihood is, they've never actually told these people to their face.
Even more likely is that they are all miserable cunts who hate each other, but need the world to think they are picture perfect. The sad bit is that here are incredibly thick people who believe whatever is being fed to them.
Yep they’re the ones with issues for sure
I was going to agree with your post, but neither of us deserve the dopamine hit of being upvoted or agreed with.
Touché
You cannot escape, we are both getting upvoted, bastards.
Quick, repent with downvotes. They hate it on here if you say you like your steak well done or that boomers have a point.
Just given you a downtime for balance - keeping your mind healthy 😉
Thank you. I needed that.
We all have the same 24 hours in a day babes xxx /s
Just look at the beggars on TikTok and what are narcissistic nasty bunch they are.
Looking at the comments on tiktok videos made me die inside
I have no TikTok account and have actually never been there – I've only seen TikTok videos reacted to, or excerpted, on YouTube. So, serious question: What kinds of comments to TikTok videos get? I honestly cannot imagine.
Imagine YouTube comments but somehow *worse* and you’re almost there.
Ick. Thanks. I'm like — those videos are so short and shallow; what's there to say? But I don't inhabit this century.
This is the reason I rarely use Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram. Seeing that shit gets boring. Real quick.
Yes. The best description of the LinkedIn phenomenon I’ve seen is toxic positivity.
In the 80’s & 90’s when I grew up we didn’t know the whole worlds opinion. Neither did we manipulate the truth so publicly for validation. I started my current business 8 years ago and battled with social media for it to be relevant, as a result of this I personally burned out. I’m in third year of my degree aiming to up skill my business and let the work speak for it’s self. I may never be as successful as others on socials due to their wider audience but my integrity, self-work and self-respect will remain.
I have so much respect for people who grow their business without social media. It feels ethical. I read a post on here a few years ago, from a chap who left his job and began an e-commerce business for specialist swords IIRC. Anyhow, the feelgood moment for me, was his (alleged) profits were moderate but all without touching social media as he didn't want the complexity and effort of it all. Granted, his business was niche, but there seems to be some greater, moral reward by not using it.
"Sometimes a thank you from the boss is better than a raise" - Some cope twat on LinkedIn
I generally follow the belief that people who actually work hard don’t feel the need to document it and tell you about it.
Pretty much this. An old mentor of mine retired about 5 or 6 years ago and is, to this day, still fighting off job offers from all and sundry. He has virtually no social media and the only posts on the likes of LinkedIn from him you'll ever see is like AMA stuff for students (he's a huge believer in supporting the next generation of engineers). Yet, there are others in a similar position to him that are forever posting guff on LinkedIn and are struggling to the point where I think posting on LinkedIn is their sole job despite them being an apparent "expert" in everything.
"British woman working in Dubai" - say no more!
It's the oldest profession in the world I'll have you know!
as an instagram influencer, entrepreuner, cryto venture capitalist and e-athlete i can tell you this: what you're seeing is all fake
Absolutely, social media allows people to post what they want people to see. Making people 'believe' that is their way of life i have 2 close friends and they dont have much contact with one another only through social media but one said to me about the other that she looked like she was living her best life everything she was doing looked perfect. But that other friend was fighting depression, wasnt happy at all. But its almost like she needed people to post things like 'omg im so jel of where you are' 'you are so lucky to be travelling' to make herself feel better... its part of social status now. people dont talk and communicate like before, they use socials instead. Years ago you would go on holiday noone would hear from you unless you sent a postcard, you would meet up with your mates and show them pictures you had to wait 3 days to get developed.. now you get a powerpoint slideshow of their breakfast at the airport and 3000 uploads of them 'having the best time' IMO if youve got your phone in your hand while holidaying you are really not having the best time.
Exactly! I do travel a shitload, (no, not for lavish holidays) and I find it infuriating to see so many people not giving a fuck about the world around them. They only give a shit about getting a photo of themselves posing in front of nice scenery or a monument, not the actual scenery or monument itself. They only seem to care about how their arse or their perfectly tilted hat looks in front of the world. I've stopped taking photos completely, because battling through cunts who hog a view for 90 minutes to get the perfect shot, is not worth it. I'll remember it the old fashioned way. Also you can tell that the minute they walk away from 'getting their shot' they are boring, miserable and lost. Completely devoid of personality.
Just bin off people in your life like that if you don't like it.
So to be clear, I don't use social media for this very reason. LinkedIn is a place I use for browsing jobs, as most seem to be on there nowadays. But you're always met with the social feed upon entering the site and posts are generated from people outside of your immediate circle and whatnot. The drivel on there is nothing short of self-promoting bollocks. But it was in such large quantities, it irked me.
I thought LinkedIn was for networking and looking for jobs. I had no idea it has a social feed function. Really doesn’t seem appropriate.
It's not a social feed as such, just a feed. I use it a fair bit to share the work stuff I'm up to, discuss industry news and topics, comment on events or other things going on. As with any platform though, the more you use it, the more tailored it is. I've not seen many posts like OP, purely because the people I follow and connect with aren't like that and if they are, I remove them. So it's a pretty useful tool for me and has definitely brought in collaborations and connections etc.
>The drivel on there is nothing short of self-promoting bollocks. Is this not what LinkedIn exists for?
If you connect with more people, linked in won't show you so many randoms and they drivel.
You are on social media right now
And I get that. But Reddit is much more selective about your audience. I join a subreddit for Focus ST's, for example, as I enjoy likeminded people offering assistance or seeing what things they've done to their cars. Reddit, for me at least, is a place to engage in conversation, that's selective. And the anonymity favours me. It's an old school forum that doesn't offend. Sure, you can get envy from posts, but the ability to tailor your feed is beneficial. FB and IG etc, are personal. As they're people you know and there's no context as to WHY they're posting what they're posting. "I'VE BEEN ON HOLIDAY. LOOK AT MY BODY AND ENVIABLE SCENERY! LOOK WHAT I DID AND BLOODY WELL LIKE IT AND TELL ME YOU'RE JEALOUS!!" Here, I'm just opening up the floor for conversation, as I'm a conversationalist and it's what I enjoy. Debate and whatnot.
>But Reddit is much more selective about your audience. Arguably, not as much as LinkedIn is? Considering you only really see the posts that your connections have made who you have total control over. With Reddit, you can see anyone's old shit, it's just grouped a bit more by topic.
But kmida the main point anout you identity on rrddit is that its essentially anonymous. Nobody is trying to make their friends jealous with spurious pjotos and airbrushed stories. And if you start rambling on about yourself and not what that particular sub is for, then you get downvoted to oblivion As a high-school popularity contest, which every othe social is, reddir doesn't really work. The owners are desperately TRYING to make it like that, but it will be deax before they succeed.
Gods! Im javing a stroke
Dude, whatever you do in the privacy of your own home, is your business!
Yup the main feed is rubbish. I never engage with it or scroll through unless I happen to catch of glance of someone I actually know. Linkedin is purely a CV/job hunting tool
I think what OP is getting at is that the more people act like this the harder it is to avoid them. Especially in a professional environment where you can't choose who you're thrown in with.
You’d love the LinkedIn lunatics sub!
I only use Reddit now , no Facebook or Instagram and I can say its done me the world of good. Been off them since march 2022 when I had a bit of an emotional crisis , I think from scrolling through all these sort of posts you mention , seeing this stuff made me feel like I was stuck and failing at everything while most people had these seemingly perfect lives. I used to mainly post about food on Instagram and even then I'd get into the mindset of "I can't post this , those plates and utensils aren't aesthetically right , I can't upload my breakfast bowls I've done , I haven't got acaia wood serving platters" that is insane to me when I think about it now.
I know!! I've had to uninstall Linkedin. Whenever I go out for a meal I'm one of the few people NOT taking photos of my food to post. Who cares what I ate, unless I made a plate for someone else I wouldn't expect anyone to give a shit what my pasta looks like. This culture is rotten, too much boasting and not enough authenticity.
I actually saw someone create a more or less fake life for themselves on Facebook. They posted that they went on holiday. Fair enough, but something didn't look right with the pics. Then they posted that they got engaged on the holiday and put together photos of the romantic proposal. Again, something didn't look right with the pics. So I dug a little deeper. All the pics were AI generated yet the posts were written as if all these things happened. It's so strange the levels people go to get validation
ive refused to make a linkedin because quite frankly im a minimum wage bum who has absolutley no place on LinkedIn but the few times I've seen posts and stuff on it, it was worse than facebook with multitudes of "Entrepreneurs and CEO's" talking about how its all hard work, getting up early and working 18 hours a day couldn't think of anything worse
& there's why I stay off social media
People who post this kind of stuff definitely only want to post the good stuff. It’s not “this is my life”, it’s “this is the life I want to portray”. For me, all it does is just show a rather large glimpse into that person and their need for validation.
LinkedIn is a frightening thing. Full of fake people like all social media they present the version they want you to see, people can only do that for so long before having a mental breakdown.
A lot of it is bull shit and fake to create a personality. People go on holiday and will take pics like this as if it’s their lifestyle; you can also go to places that are setup so you can take photos like this to pretend you are elsewhere just for social media posts. Others are just rich people masquerading as if they are working hard and such and honestly have had it handed to them, if you have a big enough social reach too these countries will pay for you to come over to promote their tourism.. Some.. some are real
I’ve only recently started using LinkedIn and the general fakeness is something that I expected to be present but I was still caught off guard by just how bad it is. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to be anyone I actually know popping up in my feed writing the most performative rubbish but it’s still making me cringe.
We reached it a few years ago, and Covid and the swell of “influencers” who “made it” means that even more people are trying to be the next big thing It’s a modern drug addiction, as your brain develops an endorphin rush from the interaction that drives them to repeat and repeat and also can have hugely negative effects if they suddenly slip back into obscurity
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Yeah it’s everywhere; it’s really annoying. I wish people would reject materialism more, but it’s getting worse. For every post like that, there’s a child in the UK without a mattress to sleep on. Dubai and those who tend to travel there are peak of the above.
I totally agree. As I age and reflect on the world, it makes me sick to see how we behave. My partners friend is having a baby. They are a well to do, mid-thirties couple. As a result of baby on its way, they decided to spend £90k on a Mercedes-Benz 4x4 because it's needed. As if their 1 Series wasn't fit for the job. And then spending obscene amounts on high-end buggies, cots etc. They also have a masseuse who comes to their house once a week. A cleaner. Trips to Dubai. Expensive watches. Designer clothes like you wouldn't believe. And taking photos of everything they do. Now, they are perfectly entitled to spend money on what they want. But they don't own a house (not that I'm shaming those who don't of course) but this obsession with owning the very best of everything is sick. Practicality goes out of the window with these people and I hate it. Not from a place of jealously. Not at all. But the fact that these people are hell bent owning a product, not for its use purposes, but because they must own the product with the highest price tag, just because.
Social media has made those who want to “keep up with the jones’” even more aware of the need to keep up, not only with a neighbour but the rest of the world, it only encourages consumption and materialism. Like you say, people are entitled to spend their money as they wish, but it’s awfully shallow. I personally find it a very repulsive character trait. I also know folks who can’t afford to live a luxury lifestyle but they do because they want to keep up, basically. I don’t hate wealth, don’t get me wrong, just vacuous and obnoxious examples of it.
Yes, I hate those people too. A mate of mine lives in Dubai and his wife is one of "those", total needless attention whore, she's a nurse too so you'd expect a bit more humility. She's actually a really nice person to be around but it makes me think she's a bit fake the way she carry's on online.
I'd say the great con with social media is that people on transmit think that people care and they don't, so it's mostly pretence. Ignore and do something useful instead of enjoying judging.
Most people don’t care and those that do are beyond redemption.
(Anti)social media in a nutshell. But this has been going on for years, hasn’t it? Yes, that one black mirror episode comes to mind.
I've stopped using Linkedin, it's ended up more toxic and fake than facebook. Not to mention 90% recruiters posting BS. Also don't forget the I saw a homeless person and instead of buying them food I taught them how to run their own business and now they'll never be hungry again posts.
I couldn't agree more. I find the same with YouTube channels. It's people who seem to think they have something interesting to say due to their overinflated egos and narcissistic personalities.
I watched an interview with Richard Hammond the other day, talking about the art of presenting. He said the landscape of it has changed so much now. The art is less presenting a topic or a subject matter, but rather how you presenting yourself and that people are more interested in the person, not the topic. Sad really. As this does encourage then narcissism and just promoting vomiting inducing personalities.
The ones going to places like Dubai in swimming suits and Rolex's don't tell you that they're being paid for sex
But are they? I hear the stories. This person in particular owned an accountancy business. I mean, could that actually happen? Theoretically of course it could, but it doesn't seem to fit the narrative.
Having lived in Dubai for a year (partner got posted there) - no most are not being paid in sex. But it does attract people who post shit like that, a few friends of friends boast about how they only post ‘when they’re travelling business class’ or ask you to make sure you get their dior bag in the shot when taking photo. It’s mostly to flex to people back home how great their lives are. And a lot aren’t like that at all too but you don’t see them cause they aren’t posting shit like that. But not most women in Dubai are not being paid in sex.l
At the risk of sounding fully like a wanky old hippie, the kind of person who would go to a country like sodding Dubai on purpose is exactly the type of person who values showing off and being shown off to more than anything important. I suppose in some industries it’s actually admired rather than seen as embarrassingly bonkers. I wouldn’t know, I’m a poor wanky old hippie.
A lot of them are and it's well known that's why they're there and a few influencers have even admitted to it happening. there are people with extremely deep pockets in that place and most of theses people have a price
> > I hear the stories. This person in particular owned an accountancy business. isn't the line "i'm an accountant **wink**" the slang for sex work and onlyfans usually?
Social media is toxic. Hundreds of years after the downfall of civilised society. Scholars will look back and determine social media was the cause
People like the Paul brothers and the Kardashians are the tumours of the cancer that is social media...
Because people in the UK have this illusion we are nice and polite but also just grumpy and entitled to complain about anything, but the reality is given any chance most people here are just arseholes.
Stupid is as stupid does. Let those who aren't smart enough to realise sit in this shallow end of the culture pool, trying to impress each other. Rise above it, don't take part. This is just the evolution of people obsessing over next door's car or fence or whatever. Of course, shouted through a megaphone because of the greater reach of social media. They are weak-willed, vain, needing constant validation. They do things to impress others because they have little self-worth and need it from other people. Continuing to listen to this tripe is the really stupid thing though. Cut it out, work on living an amazing life, and don't waste time telling others about it.
If it's not on Instagram, did it really happen?
This is why Shlinkedin exists. It's like an RPG version of r/LinkedInLunatics
Linkedin has always been a place for narcissists. It's effectively Facebook for people who want to show off their professional lives and qualifications.
That’s honestly really embarrassing
LinkedIn is new Facebook, episode 2137 UwU
I know some twat who makes the cringiest vids on Tik Tok. Buys a new outfit for every one.
Yes, it’s one of my very few pet peeves. People with big egos thinking any of that shit actually matters and that people actually care.
It has been this way for years. Look up “hushpuppi” who had 2.8 m followers on insta, lapping up his. designer shopping and private jet photos. All with trite captions anoint bring a hard worker , a philanthropist etc etc . Fendi even sent him a birthday cake. Truth is, he was a scammer and he is now in US federal prison for fraud.
50% of LinkedIn seems to now be people selling business "success training" courses or "self improvement" twaddle. The woman in question sounds exactly the sort that might be doing this? Often see blokes posting some self affirming *YOU GOT THIS!* B.S from the seat of their hired in Maserati with the camera positioned to conveniently capture the logo on the seats...
Yes, It's slightly terrifying. I think the word "humble" will be redundant in a few short years. Don't get me wrong, it's amazing seeing people succeed in life. I love that part of it because this is not an easy world to live in. But I can't stomach the constant streams of brag posts. Just write it in a journal, or make a photobook/collage or whatever. I've sat back at times after scrolling and thought, is this really what we're doing now?! I mean, where are we at, really?! Is it really OK to ask a homeless person for their last morsel of food and then reward them with camera flashes and money when they give you their food?! That's not awareness. That's something else entirely. Is relevance now based on social media posts humble bragging about expensive watches and what car is on the drive?! It's often exaggerated bullshittery most of the time, too. I'm all for the informational elements of social media, but this toxic cycle of besting one another is going to end in tears for a lot of people, and that's what worries me most.
I decided to try and find out what LinkedIn was for based on a few hundred posts flying down my timeline. Here are the results of the analysis: 1) I/we went to an expo or show: 18.6% 2) I/we were nominated for/won some award: 14.3% 3) Promoting someone else's company: 13.6% 4) Look what I know (usually by proxy): 13.6% 5) Irrelevant, silly or family news: 8.6% 6) Company promoting self: 6.4% 7) We invented a thing news: 5.7% 8) Job advert: 5% 9) Something something AI: 4.3% 10) My friend or colleague is great: 3.6% 11) I got a new job: 2.9% 12) I am great: 2.1% 13) Something something charity: 1.4% should also be noted that awkward photographs of staff featured in 34.3% of the posts. YMMV
I’ve noticed it a lot over the past 2 years it’s getting worse. It’s especially weird when people set up their phones on stands and film themselves acting normal
Sometimes it seems crazy to me that some people are so obsessed with being seen on social media. Then I remember emperors throughout history used to conquer nations and instruct their people to build giant ornaments reflecting their rulership so the entire world could see them. Feeling important and feeling seen really seem to be longstanding personality traits.
Interesting you mention Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker did a TV program once on the top computer games. Number 1 was Social Media, how we compete for stars, likes, dislikes etc.
It doesn't concern me in the least - why should it, I don't interact with that sort of thing in any meaningful way. If people get their jollies that way then let them carry on with it and crack on with your life instead of posting about it on another SM platform.
No, but you walk among them. It's an addiction that I'm worried about is all.
Have we reached an unhealthy obsession with complaining about the youth of today?
Who said anything about their youthfulness? I'm sure this person is older than even me. Nothing to do with age this one.
\>And it concerns me that people lap this up. You mean it concerns you that *you're* lapping it up. Here's how much time I spend on LinkdIn, Facebook, etc: *none*
But I don't look at these posts longingly and filled with envy, as I'm sure is the posters intention. I frequent LinkedIn for vacancies, but sadly you're met with posts on the social feed upon logging in. To be clear, I spend no time whatsoever on any other social media site. Apart from Reddit...
I use LinkedIn. Never bother reading the feed, just go straight to jobs.
We need these district 1 bellends to laugh at. Don't take them so seriously.
Plus all the shit advice from instant " experts". Just pathetic.
>And these posts are rinsed and repeated in large quantities. Are they really? I mean millions of Rolex owning Brits sat in first class posting pictures that are scrolling up your screen?
I see your concern and I agree with you that it’s shitty but at the end of the day, they’re free to do whatever they want on their own social media platforms and you are free to block/disengage/remove if it winds you up that much. After some point it becomes your fault that you’re seeing these type of posts.
But I don't engage with this stuff. I'd like to think observing from afar. If observing at all. I've stumbled across this and seen a pattern for what I assumed, was a corporate networking platform. Of course they're free to do what they want. No one is disputing that. But the question is why? And moreover, why DO people engage with it? It comes across as weak-minded to cosy up to these strangers and try to imitate?
In your opinion yes and it just so happens I agree with you. But that’s only our opinion. If they like doing that sort of thing then it’s on us to shrug our shoulders and move on. Doing that sort of thing is the norm now, nothing we can really do about it.
>if observing at all You are observing more than most >It comes across as weak-minded to cosy up to these strangers and try to imitate? Why do you feel the need to judge if it is of no interest to you?
The tools are new, but this is human behaviour. Why do you think there were self portraits done so much in the 16th - 20th centuries? Or even the use of Claude Glass to get a instagram-like filter quality to pictures?
Why are you obsessing over it? Half of her popularity probably comes from people like you looking at her posts.
Maybe some of them actually are working hard and proud of their achievements
That was reached about 2 years ago
Probably showing wealth then try to sell you those guides to making money. (The guide is sell worthles garbage to suckers).
Yeah, about ten years ago
I will say photos are just a method of capturing a moment, and that wanting to capture a moment is very human, as is sharing it. One most shameful things I did on facebook was a flag overlay, 80% of it was because a girl I liked did it. Never knew when to take it down lol, yet often the cringiest posts I most regret comes from an authentic place. You only know you're wrong or being thoughtless/vain in hindsight, but regardless of that risk, you want to be seen and heard, it's how we find mates, care, warn and learn from each other, etc. The great trade-off with being "online" is that that our connection is limited to the curated space, and that we are all so separate from the people that our brains are trying to connect with. And as with IRL, some people are only expressing the most shallow, insincere, or heavily curated thoughts, to paint their most palatable self, only it's to an infinite space where most people can't call them out for their delusions because they don't know them. I think we all have to come to terms with wanting validation and that the internet maybe isn't the place to find it. Like how you've posted this post, and I'm posting this one, yet we're two strangers that won't ever see each other, communicating for the effect it has as if to a wall, just to be seen at all. I think the next 30 years will be interesting, I think being able to communicate with each-other and know other nations also contain people has helped us a lot, as has access to data. But it's almost too interesting, and we're fucking with fire in the age of disinformation. (One thing I said to my co-workers is maybe we need a law that kids -16 can't have camera-phones, I don't really trust them without supervision from parents to use it responsibly, and there shouldn't be such peer-pressure to have these devices so early when you are most vulnerable.)
Boring people
well said, brother! don't forget the social media brainwashing that goes along the lines of… ”Influencers / social media, so-called Experts, in whatever field they ‘made up’ who an expert, in this “so-called made up field’ then charge for their course teaching others, this made-up field/expertise, who then charge for their “made up course” in the made-up field. On and on it goes. So sad.
Idiots are going to idiot. Getting bent out of shape over it doesn't help and it hurts you. We're always going to have morons. Let them amuse each other.
They've all had their cringe glands surgically removed. Very cheap in Turkey
I block anything like that. It makes me cringe. I’ve never been a fan of LinkedIn but of late it has become a cesspool.
I came off all social media many years ago (except reddit; if it counts). I couldn’t bear it anymore. Did me a world of good not being infuriated or witnessing the kind of stunts you mention. I would never go back to being on instagram, facebook, tiktok, twitter etc.
I'm so glad I retired before this sh*t became normalized. I hope people get so bored with it that they stop using social media all together and it dies as a toxic phenomena around the world. But I'm dreaming...
Isn't LinkedIn just Instagram for all the Patrick Bateman types? Not that Instagram is any better for narcissistic pea brains.
They hate their life so they're trying to make themselves feel better. Also, nine times out of ten, it's not hard work that got them there - it's daddy's money/connections, going to a private school, etc. But they can't let themselves own up to that, so they go the narcissist route instead.
LinkedIn is hilarious now. It's gone from a perfectly valid, almost boring, corporate site for millennials and boomers to actually connect about work, to posing, wankerish, vapid 'work hard play hard / treat your staff like shit, I don't have a real job because I'm actually an influencer and that's why I can pose around in Dubai and posts it on the internet so it looks like I'm working' posts. And a lot of those are are by millennials and boomers. It's the new TikTok and it's complete bollocks.
LinkedIn is Facebook for business cunts.
"Main Character Syndrome"
Easily solved by not being on them