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Social media becoming too open
Posted by on January 5, 2026 at 5:57 pmI’m a person who never posts on social media, I don’t follow a lot of people, just close friends and my favorite actors, I even rarely like posts on any platform.
I’ve never really cared about being on social media so it really surprised me when I met a person who was stunned that I never post, asking me why I even had an account if I wasn’t going to post anything. I’m not against social media so I have it in order to see what my family or celebrities do.
That interaction also made me think about how open social media has gotten, how normalised it is to talk about stuff that maybe should be left private. I see people do story times about their mean friends, without asking that friend if it’s okay to post for literally anyone to see at any time. I don’t care how mean a person has been to you (obviously crimes are a different thing) you don’t post about anyone else’s life on the internet without asking for permission.
I see parents making cleaning videos where they just casually show their kids room, if I was the one to see that when I got older I would be pissed. Someone filming my room, my safe space, to share on the internet. The parents who share their kids are something else too, not my child but I feel like I have some sort of obligation to warn these parents what can actually happen when you post your kid openly on social media
There are so many things uploaded on the internet that invades people’s privacy, I see it every day. Why have social media become the place to be so open about so much? And why just social media, where everyone can see.
Point is, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be private, not posting everything on social media.
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It a balance, and many people go way over. There are ways to share your mind, ideas, creativity or perspective without filters, without all the over sharing
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It’s definitely okay not to be on social media. It’s not real life. Being off it is proven to be better for your mental health.
As far as privacy goes, yeah, people should be mindful of what they put online. Depending on the country, the legal system may have your back around breaching privacy laws.
But it really depends on the content: If they’re just saying general things about someone else, that doesn’t really count – you’re allowed to talk about people, assuming it’s not libel. However if someone’s filming and publishing your home without consent, that could be a crime.
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I think what you are reacting to is not people becoming more open. It is that the systems made oversharing the default.
Platforms reward visibility and constant output, so people get nudged to share things that used to stay private. Not because they want to, but because withholding now feels abnormal. That is why someone was shocked that you have an account and do not post.
Privacy feels out of place because everything has been turned into content. Kids, personal stories, and private spaces get exposed because attention is the currency.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be private. That instinct is healthy. This is why I have been working on a counter design where privacy is the default and reach is limited to the people you actually know.
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Mate there are literally chicks out there crying up close in the camera… they set up a tripod, fixing their make up and go.. having a hissy fit then edit it, put some slow music under the video, maybe a ‘what doesn’t kill you make you stronger’ or some shit and off they’re go
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