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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 740748" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I said projection. Thats what it is to me. It is a movie of how the poster wants others to think of him.</p><p></p><p>"Wow, he has a great job. I should be so smart."</p><p></p><p>"Boy, that kid is amazing...and mine barely graduated high school. I feel like a bad mother." Although a childs siccess or failure is not due to parenting skills.</p><p></p><p>"Wow, he loved his deceased Uncle Ned. But Ned was probably a wonderful man instead of like my raging alcoholic uncle we had who had always ruined Christmas for us..."</p><p></p><p>"Wow, compared to Betty my life sucks. My kids are lacking. My family isnt as loving. My dog is uglier than their dog! Doesnt get any worse!"</p><p></p><p>FB reminds me of those age old snail mail Christmas time brag letters that some families included in the envelop with the nicey nice Christmas card. Before the internet.</p><p></p><p> But now Facebook is not limited to Christmas. FB is every day to some. It is a way of getting attention to many. A way to impress. To have an audience, even if it is 1000 "friends," many whom dont know you. Positive attention.. Along with other social media stuff...even more inflated...like a YouTube channel or vlog or blog. Everyone/anyone can be an expert or a star and have fans! Of course we dont know their whole stories either. But its show biz in a way. Without the Papparazzi.</p><p></p><p>Jmo. Not a FB fan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 740748, member: 1550"] I said projection. Thats what it is to me. It is a movie of how the poster wants others to think of him. "Wow, he has a great job. I should be so smart." "Boy, that kid is amazing...and mine barely graduated high school. I feel like a bad mother." Although a childs siccess or failure is not due to parenting skills. "Wow, he loved his deceased Uncle Ned. But Ned was probably a wonderful man instead of like my raging alcoholic uncle we had who had always ruined Christmas for us..." "Wow, compared to Betty my life sucks. My kids are lacking. My family isnt as loving. My dog is uglier than their dog! Doesnt get any worse!" FB reminds me of those age old snail mail Christmas time brag letters that some families included in the envelop with the nicey nice Christmas card. Before the internet. But now Facebook is not limited to Christmas. FB is every day to some. It is a way of getting attention to many. A way to impress. To have an audience, even if it is 1000 "friends," many whom dont know you. Positive attention.. Along with other social media stuff...even more inflated...like a YouTube channel or vlog or blog. Everyone/anyone can be an expert or a star and have fans! Of course we dont know their whole stories either. But its show biz in a way. Without the Papparazzi. Jmo. Not a FB fan. [/QUOTE]
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