Stopped oversharing on social media and now people think something's wrong
I used to post everything. What I ate, where I went, random thoughts at 2am, the whole thing. Not necessarily for attention, just felt natural to share. But a few months ago I realized how exhausting it was to constantly think about how my life would look as a post.
So I stopped. Just quietly stopped posting. Didn't announce it or anything, just went silent.
Now people keep reaching out asking if I'm okay. "Haven't seen you post in a while, everything alright?" or "You've been so quiet lately, is something going on?" One person even messaged my sister asking if I was depressed.
The ironic part is my mental health actually got better after I stopped. I'm not constantly comparing my life to others, not refreshing to see who liked what, not crafting captions to sound interesting. I just exist without needing to document it for an audience.
But apparently silence on social media reads as crisis mode to everyone. Like if you're not performing your happiness online, you must be falling apart. I was just sitting at home last night playing some league between doing laundry and got three "checking in on you" texts.
I don't want to go back to oversharing just to prove I'm fine, but it's weir
From the outside, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context.
From a practical angle, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, this depends heavily on what happens next Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why this is getting picked apart Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: The fastest path to emptiness
Reaction: literally 1984
Reaction: Too real..
Stepping back, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard
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the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s the impression it gives me.