You may be wondering at this point: What are you after, Natalie?! Are you trying to convince more people to join social media? (Love it or leave it, but you better believe it.) Social media is a multi-billion dollar industry employing millions of people. (True story, ask my trainer.)Īnd to the folks who don’t “believe” in social media, we’re not talking about the Easter bunny or fake news. (You’ve heard the one about making time for the things that matter.) I don’t go to the gym not because I don’t have time, but because I have not made time. Time – or lack there-of – also doesn’t strike me as a real reason someone is not on social media. (I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the person who overshares on social media overshares at brunch, too.) Oversharing is not a social media problem, it’s a character flaw. Social media doesn’t overshare – people do. Instagram doesn’t ask what you’ve eaten after every meal. “I don’t use social media because I don’t care if people are eating a sandwich or showering.”)īut Facebook doesn’t force you to share. Oversharing is one of the most common reasons people give for not using social media. (Everyone has experience, few have expertise.)īut as I hear more and more people share their reasons for not participating in social media, I can’t help but notice that it’s often not the platforms they’re concerned about – it’s the people – and in some cases, themselves. I’ve written openly about how most people use social media as a hobby, not a job, which I suspect is partially why the industry is subject to so much scrutiny.
Why should social media be any different?
Judgment. You would never generalize an entire industry. What if I told you I were an artist? Would you respond by saying you don’t care for paintings, if the art features mundane details about the artist's life? Would you tell me that you don’t paint because the art might reveal intimate details about your personal life?īecause, no matter what you choose to do with your life, you exert self control. If I told you I were a comedian, would you tell me that you, yourself, don't tell jokes? Or that you don’t have time to tell jokes? Or, perhaps you don’t believe in comedy altogether?
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