Attention

Peoria, Arizona
May 28, 2017 1:12pm CST
There is something that I noticed and that I hate about myself. I do really enjoy attention. I get a little discourage when I do not get many likes and such on facebook. Because I would hope that family and friends would actually care to see my posts. I know my grandma who lives in Oregon supports me, she is a sweetheart and I am happy she shows her support even though she doesn't understand half the things I talk about. And then many 1 or 2 other people like my posts. I hate the fact that, that makes me a little sad. It shouldn't it is just social media. But I did kind of find myself a cure to all of that. And that is the lovely Instagram. I posted the picture that I posted on here earlier on Instagram and with in 5 minutes I got 10 likes. 10 likes! That is crazy! I cannot believe it! 10 likes may not sound like much, but it is when you don't get a lot of attention on anything else. heck if I have any pictures to post, I am just going to do them on Instagram because seriously, the whole popularity post thing on facebook is absolutely annoying. Instagram does the same but they also make it easier to find posts that actually appeal to you, thanks to hashtags. Ugh, social media, what have you done to this world?
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@Jdaw1985 (3967)
• Harrells, North Carolina
28 May 17
I have found that when people post on Facebook i do not see it for several days later even though i was on there several times the day that they posted it. So it could be that your friends and family is just missing it when you post it.
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• Peoria, Arizona
28 May 17
That is what I am talking about. The popularity of posts and such. If people don't set their timelines to most recent they will not see anything.
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@Jdaw1985 (3967)
• Harrells, North Carolina
28 May 17
@DesirousDreamer yeah. I do not even know how to do that so many people probably dont.
• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
@Jdaw1985 on desktop it isn't that hard, but mobile it gets a little more difficult because you can't just switch it, it is a whole other page.
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
28 May 17
I used to get sad when i didnt get attention too.
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• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
It is such an awful feeling haha but I am grateful for the people that actually do care.
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@celticeagle (167012)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 17
Nice that there are different sites to choose from.
@celticeagle (167012)
• Boise, Idaho
29 May 17
@DesirousDreamer ......Yes, there is something for everyone.
• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
That is one good thing about the internet. So many places we can show things haha
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• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
@celticeagle Very true, especially for attention seekers like me, haha!
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
28 May 17
I can see that. I wonder if social media damages self esteem in this way. Some of my friends on there I will see have 100 likes. Haha. I dont have many friends on there so I will usually get about 10.
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• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
Yep! Social media has damaged self esteem and the same thing happens to me except, everyone gets 100 likes and I get like 4 haha
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 May 17
Everybody wants attention babydoll, believe me I get sad sometimes when things on instagram or facebook dont get as much love as I feel like they should.
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• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
It is rough, but I guess we just have to say oh well, or just share it on here because everyone is so sweet
@JediYoda (1646)
• Samoa
28 May 17
It's a natural human need to have this craving for attention and to be recognize and to feel important.
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• Peoria, Arizona
28 May 17
Haha, very true, I just don't like that it actually makes me sad.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
29 May 17
Never tried Instagram. Glad it worked for you.
• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
I like instagram. I need to be on it more I think haha
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
28 May 17
i don't have fb, instagram or twitter, but if i ever did, i would probably choose instagram.
• Philippines
29 May 17
@DesirousDreamer i get a sense there's less drama and word wars on instagram than on fb and twitter
• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
@hereandthere There can be drama, but you can't really see comments all too well, so if you don't look at comments, then you are fine haha
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• Peoria, Arizona
29 May 17
instagram is very nice. I love looking at pictures a lot haha
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 May 17
Everybody wants attention babydoll, believe me I get sad sometimes when things on instagram or facebook dont get as much love as I feel like they should.