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Halloo,
Social media is an amazing tool, fact!
It is so amazing that many have used it to build amazing careers. Social media is a huge place, and with that comes a variety of people. There are people you learn a lot from their content. There are people who want to share the intimate details of their lives. There are jerks who love the anonymity of social media and use trolling to bully others. We have seen them all.
People have got to do what they have to do to make themselves happy, I get that. I have no problem once it ain’t disturbing my life. It is not my place to decide how people choose to live their lives. Different people like different things both online and offline.
I like very informative, funny, or entertaining content. I like uplifting memes, good-quality quotes, and content that relate to my own life. I have quite a few things I don’t like and some I overlook while some get the person who posted them to be removed instantly from my timeline.
Remember, these are what I find annoying. I may find 5 updates a day too much and another person may find 2 updates too much. The same goes for content, what I find entertaining may be annoying to another. One man’s food is another man’s poison. Get it?
There are some things posted that I wonder what is the point of this and I just move on after shaking my head. And then there are some that I find just too annoying to ignore. Here are some:
1- Unnecessary Tagging
My first hate on social media is tagging. I find it so annoying that I have it written into my profile on Facebook. I don’t know why anyone feels the need to tag me to a post that has nothing to do with me. It is really unsocial doing this, I react to things I like not because you prompt me to.
2- Game Requests
Listen to this- If I want to play a game on social media I know where to go, you have absolutely no need to keep inviting me to play games. I find those who bug their followers with endless game requests very annoying. Most people don’t want to be rude, especially if the request is coming from someone they like or respect.
3- Endless Friend Requests From Same Person
There are a set of people that you keep getting friends request from constantly. I don’t know what the story is, but I find this super annoying. If your profile is always being locked out by Facebook you are a security risk to those who are following you. It is hard to know which of their profiles is real and which is fake, or dormant. Too much hassle really!
4- Misinformation
Those who share posts without fact-checking are just so annoying. These people have no idea how damaging what they are in a rush to post can be for those affected. Why the rush to be the first to share something? Especially if it turned out to be false. Doing this once can be overlooked but making a habit of sharing false information is really bad.
5- Very Graphic Content
I find sharing raunchy jokes, graphic content like violence or sex videos to be very annoying. I get so upset with people like these that I just unfollowed them. I do not come to social media to have my sleep disturbed just so some people can shock others. I know these are the content liked by some people, I am just not one of them.
6- Unhelpful Help-Seekers
Another annoying one is people coming to ask for your expert advice on something when they can’t even be bothered to like or share your posts. This is something that costs them nothing to do but can do wonders for your work. What is more, you see the same people sharing posts of celebrities and others. You may consider this petty on my part, but I find it very annoying. We are supposed to help each other, isn’t it? If you can’t be of help to me, why not do me the courtesy of leaving me alone?
7- Family, Friends or Acquaintances
Those family, friends or acquaintances who never interact whatsoever with you on the open platforms but want to engage you in conversation in private are also annoying. Conversing with them will actually reveal to you that they see everything going on on social media, they just choose to ignore.
As petty as this may seem to many, you need to understand that I am an online small business owner, every interaction matters online for my business. If you call yourself a family member or friend to someone, especially small business owner, the least you can do is interact with their posts, not hide in corners looking for favours.
8- The Ghosts
Those who post nothing are more annoying than those who post too much in my opinion. It is okay to go through life been a spectator and not a participant if that is your choice, I just wish you won’t ask to join my network. People like this are the ones who go to messenger to start sending private messages. I refused to interact with ghosts. I like to have a rough idea who I am interacting with. Some of these things don’t make sense to me… Why have an account, keep asking to be connected and you do absolutely nothing? it says a lot about the individual. I don’t think these people realised that there are a lot of people that are not on social media and have a very fulfilling life?
9- The CCTV Cameras
This is almost the same as the one above. The difference is that these people do post contents on their own page, so they are not exactly ghosts. My annoyance with them is they ask to connect with you and you accept and then they refused to interact with your contents. Why? I mean if you don’t like what you see why not leave and let’s know those who are present. They stayed glued to your platform, silently monitoring what is going on. It is taking stalking to a whole new level!
10- Private Messages From Total Strangers
Another habit I find very annoying is people who jump straight to private messages immediately after their connection request is accepted. To me, this is like walking up to a total stranger on the road and saying hello, just because the person replied back politely you then asked to go out to dinner together. It is cringing! A disturbing habit if you must know.
11- Bragging
If you want to pat yourself on the back for a job well done, do it. Do it openly and proudly. Don’t go about it in a cunning or brash way. This is annoying. You put in the work, enjoy your accomplishments.
There are those who are on social media to showcase their accomplishments, why not? There is a fine line between this and bragging.
I know some people are on social media to overcompensate for something lacking in their lives, these are the people who brag and show off. They need the approval of others to feel good. Or just an audience to make their lives meaningful. Seeking validation is never a good thing in my opinion but if you need it, then do it nicely. Bragging really diminishes your accomplishment.
12- Personal Attacks
There is nothing bad in sharing something you find intriguing with your followers. I do it. But badmouthing others to prove your point is annoying. You can make a point without attacking anybody. Talk of hating the sin and not the sinner. For example, we can talk about the importance of investing without mentioning the name of a celebrity who is living in poverty because his career was ruined and he didn’t invest at the height of his career. I find it disheartening because we may not know the mental state of the person you are referencing and could cause more damages.
13- Lack Of Respect For The Privacy Of Others
There are people who have no qualms about violating the privacy of others in their own self-importance truth saying. People like this annoy me so much. Their self-righteous attitude and belief that they are smarter than everyone else is just disgusting. They reveal other people’s secret to show their followers they are in the know. knowing the secret that other people don’t know may be a privilege, but divulging it for the consumption of the public is really annoying. Same goes for those re-sharing that information. remember, what goes round comes round. There is nothing entertaining in revealing sensitive information about another person.
14- Constant Updates
Yes, I am one of those individuals who mute people who post constant bland status updates, I don’t feel any guilt whatsoever. Yes, tell me about your breakfast but inject your personality into it and make me care. It doesn’t have to be life-shattering to be entertaining. Just any mundane thing with a little bit of you in it will do.
15- Using Social Media As Dating App
I don’t know about you but I just don’t accept friends request from just anybody anymore. I will check the page to make sure you are my type of person before accepting. It is no laughing matter when a 19-year-old boy starts chatting you up in private and you wonder how did this one even get to be in my circle of friends in the first place.
Even matured men are not left out. My profile stated boldly that I am married, you will think they will have a quick look to make sure this person is free? No, or just that it doesn’t matter. May be some ladies find this flattering, it is super annoying to me.
I am sure you have those things you find annoying too. Please, share them with my readers and me. We may gain more insights into our online behaviours that may be alienating others, after all, we are all learning.
We all make mistakes; I have made my fair share both online and offline. There is a big difference between mistakenly doing something once, and a perpetual habit. The thing is to look out for behaviours we find annoying and make sure we don’t do the same to other people. Also, try to listen and see what others find annoying and adjust yourself accordingly. Most importantly, please choose wisely before you post anything.
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Stay with me,
Ruka
Stay with me,
Ruka
