Do you post your happy moments for yourself or for others?

Those are generally the things that other people are interested in honestly. I deleted my social media accounts but before I’d post all these life update “happy” post as a way to update my friends and family with what’s going on all at one time so I didn’t have to have the same conversation 1,000 times 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Same as Rachel. These are life updates

Yeah, same as Rachel and Katherine life updates and somewhere to store some photos. We have family and friends all over the country, so it's a good way to update everyone.

I guess I'm so happy with life that I love to share it with loved ones! I always enjoy seeing updates from my loved ones (they usually tell me in person and over the phone, too) but regardless, I love clapping for my loved ones, people I went to school with when they're doing well. I personally don't have an issue with celebrating people's wins in life! And vise versa!

I have friends I can’t see often in person it’s to connect to them in ways that I have no other way to 🤷‍♀️ I post stuff on my private Instagram a lot I have a friend (who we’ve been close since middle school practically) who is a ballerina who is NEVER local she loves seeing the updates lol!

I never understand why ppl are interested in other ppls life or to get “updated” with some1s life thru social media bt its bcome a norm cuz what used to be normal was jus letting the ppl who NEED to know ur life updates know personally & not over the internet. So with that said, Yes, I use social media for others & that’s why I’m a lazy at posting content or posts cuz I jus can’t be bothered with ppl on the internet cuz I’d rather talk to ppl who really know me, see me & interact with me in real life. A lot of family & friends or random ppl who follow me are jus nosey, fans, haters, supporters bt the ppl who actually deserve to know anything abt my life can reach me personally thru telephone cuz they have my number. So whenever Im posting on social media, its most definitely for “others” & I know what Im posting is literally me “oversharing” to a bunch of ppl I don’t know & they don’t really know me so why am I even posting lol I wouldn’t post anything if I was doing it for myself :)

I feel like if someone is “really” that invested in knowing my life & they want to get updated then they wud reach out or I’d have a more personal relationship/friendship. we wud reach out to one another personally & it doesn’t have to be so public cuz it’s the internet. I jus think there is something not personal abt the internet at all, that’s why I mostly do it for others. Bt it does get tiring posting those life updates for internet acquaintances lol

all of the given examples are very exciting things and i like to share what makes me happy cause it makes me happy, and i also like to clap for others through milestones. my social media is strictly friends and family that i know well and speak with frequently so it helps me and them i think keep each other up to date more efficiently then reaching out one by one every time something great happens haha

@Cam exactly!! I grew up in the ghetto so the people from my area who are now able to buy homes, get married, and raise kids in a healthy environment is a BIG deal and is something that should be celebrated. So even if I'm not "extremely close" to that individual...I'm still gonna clap for them! Because they should be proud of their achievements and there's nothing wrong with them sharing that special news! It genuinely makes me happy to hear and see that people are meeting their goals, whether through in person chats, phone call, texts, or social media... I still feel the same way. A win is a win! And I'm cheering 🥳🎉🙌🏾

I never post. Privacy is so underrated. The people who matter are the ones who are ACTIVELY in your life.

So I don’t tend to post much apart from a few things. My wife however post more frequently because she likes to somewhat show off at times and also keep everyone updated but I often ask well why, like why does everything we do have to be shown off on socials but she likes the interactions she gets from it. Equally she then doesn’t get why I don’t post and says it’s because I’m not proud/happy etc but i just don’t care for others to see our lives as much and don’t seek the validation

Maybe all of the above. I think it’s a way to celebrate positive things and invite others to celebrate with you

Idk why I post them lol nobody cares. I def don't gloat

For all the people close in my life I want to see achievements, successes, happy moments. I’m happy for them, and those occasions you’ve mentioned are BIG occasions and need to be celebrated w friends and family. If they are pregnant, I wanna congratulate. If they get a new house knowing they’ve been saving for 10yrs, I wanna congratulate. If they’ve had a baby after 3 MC, I wanna congratulate. For some people achieving those things is no small feat so when they finally get there, it’s a huge sigh of relief because they’ve been wanting it for so long