Yes, it kind of is hypocritical to ask this on a social media platform, but what do you guys get out of it?
The first word in social media is “social”. People typically post on social media because they want to socialize in one way or another.
Exactly. It’s the same as the answer to the question, “Why do you talk to people?”
I’ve been shitposting and talking to other anonymous people online since 1999.
UBB anime boards
Somethingawful
4chan
Reddit
and now, I dance the babushka, for you!
And now, I find myself home to Lemmy. Just one of the thousands of Anons posting opinion, then meme, then opinion, then shitpost in the background static of the greater internet hive mind.
Arguments, rebukes, comments, discussions… discourse. It’s all necessary to me. I have to get in the fray. I have to cause the fray, in some instances. Discussion is life, passion in many instances. People care about what they care about and I both want to know why and tell why.
“Be the reason someone smiles today”. ,… and I need to gou out and touch some grass and take some more photos soon. I wanted to largely post pics of things people don’t normally see and hope they go 'cool, that’s a nice shot, might make it my wallpaper". Edit: I did get out, and saw some birds. https://lemmy.world/post/23520196
“Why do people talk to other people”
For me, it’s nice to share information and have light, friendly interactions. I don’t care for engaging in online conflicts or debates. That kind of stuff adds unnecessary stress to my life that I don’t want.
As far as SM with my real identity, like IG: It’s nice updating friends and family about life events. Sometimes I post silly things. Stuff like engagement doesn’t bother me bc it’s not about having a popularity contest.
But in particular, I like posting highlights as they happen throughout the year. My memory (for dates, especially!) isn’t that great, so this lets me scroll through in chronological order and quickly see what I’ve been up to. It’s sort of like keeping a picture diary.
Mostly, to bring my friends joy.
Sometimes, to see if anyone is willing to discuss the thing I’m sharing with me.
Ego (in the broad, classic sense of our need to have self identity) and–increasingly–loneliness due to the husk of societal interactions many developed nations have let wither due to overwork, TV and privatization of public spaces.
I love to read and I love tellign people about obscure/underrated authors.
I’ve been heralding Tanith Lee for decades. Writers like Neil Gaiman and Poppy Z. Brite are pale imitations of the original.
Ross Thomas. Washington reporter turned crime novelist. “The Porkchoppers” is about a Nixon Era Union election. Dozens of characters, ranging from DC power brokers to street level fixers, are all trying to cash in.
Dan Fesperman. Best new spy novels.
It’s very human to want interaction with other humans, we’re a social species.
In the case of social media the protocol is a little different than in 1-1 interactions. Everyone broadcasts their thoughts, and reacts to the thoughts of others, also in the form of a broadcast. It’s no more or less valid than other communications contexts. And not new either, technology just made it more efficient and available to everyone.
For social recognition. I would not post something on the internet if I didn’t expect someone else to see it.
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I find like-minded people who don’t exist locally.
I used to post on reddit only to troll shitty people Honestly, as time goes on, the less I feel the need to post anything. I realized most things on the internet are garbage.
