10 of the most annoying people on your Social Media
Let me start off my saying I think social media is a double edged sword. It can be a very good thing. Or it can be a very bad thing. Usually, Twitter makes me love people Iāve never met, while Facebook makes me dislike people Iāve known all my life. I know there are more than 10 types of people we all dread seeing on our newsfeed, but I have narrowed them down to the ones I call the narcissist, launderer, gnat, counterfeiter, bully, peddler, desperado, graffiti artist, klepto and churner.
The Narcissist
The narcissist is obsessed with themselves. They like to post selfies. A lot of selfies. We all remember what you look like. You just showed us 5 minutes ago. Pump the brakes on all the selfies, please. Especially, you, fellas. Also, chill out on the āhumble bragsā, that you often post to draw even more attention to yourself.
The Launderer
The Launderer airs dirty laundry for everyone to see. Dirty laundry goes in the washer. Not on Social Media. Stop posting personal things. Especially things that might affect others. This also includes vague posts like, āI canāt believe this is happeningā or āKarma will get youā. They post it for the world to see, then complain when someone asks about it for ānot minding their own businessā.
The Gnats
The Gnats send constant requests and invites. It feels like getting swarmed by gnats. If I want to play a game, Iāll find it. I donāt need you swarming me with game requests, daily event invites or page requests.
The Counterfeiter
The Counterfeiter frequently posts things that simply isnāt true. Do a little research before you share crap. Some posts, or articles, are downright lies, others are just fake parodies for humor (that they donāt understand), and some are dangerously uninformative, that cause others to rush judgement. Most have to do with politics or some other conspiracy or agenda, and turn out to be totally false. And while youāre at it, stop sharing chain letters and that bogus āRepost this to protect your privacyā, junk. STOP.
The Bully
The Bully tries to pressure you in to doing some āchallengeā. Look, I understand people want to āraise awarenessā about certain issues. But give these āchallengesā a rest, will ya? Me doing a pushup or dumping a bucket of ice on my head doesnāt help anything except get my blood flowing and cool me off. I challenge you to refrain yourself from putting this garbage on my page!
The Peddler
The Peddler sells life changing āproductsā that can only be bought by a platinum-diamond-top level-ambassador. All you have to do is have a party and get 76 friends to sign up. Then youāre set for life with your very own business. There should be a separate page for this.
The Desperado
The Desperado begs for RTās or shares. Please share, like and retweet THIS: stop begging people to spread your stupid statuses or tweets in hopes of making something you did go viral. If itās good, people will share it without you begging them.
The Graffiti Artist
The Graffiti Artist tags you in a post or picture, or writes something unwanted on your wall. Before you tag someone in a post or picture, or put something inappropriate on someone elseās page, you might want to let the person know first. Also quit adding people in various āgroupsā without asking them first. I canāt tell you how many times Iāve been added to some group, then removed myself from it.
The Klepto
The Klepto steals your status or tweet, uses it as their own, and gives you zero credit. Nice status/tweet! Funny how I posted the exact same thing YESTERDAY and you gave me zero credit. Look, thereās ways to post and give someone credit, without stealing someone elseās stuff, ya know.
The Churner
The Churner stirs the pot by asking something publicly, that doesnāt concern them, nor should be discussed publicly. One thing I hate is seeingā¦ āThere was a bad wreck on Highway āXYZā. Anyone know what happened or who was involved?ā Then you have people commenting about certain details that SHOULDNāT be posted publicly. What if someone lost a loved and had not yet been properly notified but sees this on their feed? Keep this stuff privately.