Facebook-Does it annoy anyone else? it seems all fake!¬

Absolutely....that enrages me..lol

"Influencers"     Ugh.

I suppose it is a different story if someone is publishing valuable content for followers on Youtube and using social media to promote their channel and this is a business/hobby for them

My dislikes of social media are more geared towards the Geordie Shore/Only Way is Essex type individuals that are probably getting in debt to buy expensive items and show off, this leaves onlookers depressed as to how they seem to have life so easy just for being popular or their only asset being looks

I actually call it Fakebook, as a kind of play on words, just pronouncing it with hard 'c', and because it inspires fakeitude among the users, another kind of made up word

Yes I am pretty much the same. I have made friends over the years but it never lasts. Recently I seem to have lost 2 friends. One because I was too honest (again) and it seems the other because i shared I have Aspergers. So really no friend at all. Bit depressing but like you I have given up on human friendships. I love my dogs too, yes they don’t have a long enough life span. 

When you get active on social media, it downgrades you if you don't keep feeding content - so if you rely on likes and thumbs ups, you need to continually out-do your competition.   You end up needing a whole team of people editing, answering posts, creating content and looking after the operation.     It gets expensive or it's a load of hassle - and if you don't do it, someone else will depose you - and your channel doesn't get promoted so you disappear into oblivion-  so you lose money.   It's harsh.

My daughter has thousands of followers and if she breaks her pattern of posting new stuff, IG and FB will 'punish' her by downgrading her status and dropping her posts way down the viewing list.

People tend to only post the positive things in their life on social media and not their problems. This gives any onlooker a warped perspective of reality and causes them to feel depression about how said person has life so easy and is apparently doing better than them. I find it very depressing to see that people I knew who misbehaved and dropped out of school seem to be earning more money and having a much better social life than me even though I worked so hard to stay on at school and get my masters degree in engineering

I find that instagram is used for showing off, holidays, cars, friends, meals out etc

Twitter is my pet hate because you have younger chavs and dolled up girls posting shallow statuses (usually about peoples looks and never anything intellectual) trying to be funny or get some attention as if they are a celebrity and above everyone else and they do end up getting lots of retweets

Linkedin is another one I hate, people trying to look professional with lots of jargon

Don’t give up on humans - there will be people worthy of the effort, you just need to find them.

i just use iMessage or SMS to talk to close family.  Seems I don't have anyone (human) who considers me there 'best friend' anymore.  Given up on human relationships dogs are way more  reliable shame they don't have the same kind of lifespans as people as its really hard on the heart to lose so many of them over the years!

Yes! It drives me crazy. And sharing memes saying 'be kind' yet their really not

I admit I have joined FB in lockdown for the first time mainly to start with to connect with relatives and another attempt at trying to make an effort really. I have periods of backing off from everyone but close family and then trying to make an effort again. Anyway apart from family and some Christian posts (Its my faith) I agree it’s a sad place really. Empty pointless stuff. But sticking with it for now as some older relatives need my chat

Fakebook gives people a hive mind to tap into, one that thrives on victimhood. If they have a smartphone and social media, they're never alone. Narcissists can find people who empathise with their victim playing, drama, attention, validation, without even having to leave the house.

Oh this made me laugh  ..  I have recently left a What's App group for the same reasons ... I don't do facades well and since I left, I feel so much more relaxed and happy Thanks for the giggle!

Facebook ruins friendships.  Remember the days when people used to text you (or ring you if you could use a phone) with important news, or tell you in person?  Now you find out from FB and they tag in the people they told before they put it on. Very hurtful if you weren't one of the people on the list and thought the person was your 'best friend'. 

Then everyone is talking about you if you stop going on and think they are entitled some explanation!

Wise words, couldn’t agree more. (Though had this have been Facebook I think protocol would have dictated that I started an argument haha) 

It's a perpetual one-upmanship game where NTs try to out-do their imagined competition to make their sad, little lives seem better than they really are.

Best avoided by any free-thinker. 

I’m with you - I no longer use social media like Facebook for similar reasons. I grant it makes my life a bit harder and social situation worse but Facebook isn’t a happy place! The problem is with most people my age using it, connecting with people is a tad harder.