Is this a Social Dilemma? – It’s Most Likely Your Personal Issue!
From time to time, I may watch someone’s Facebook story. It’s rare and not something I do on a regular basis because I don’t post stories. Plus, the liking of a story is followed by a ridiculous message that no one has time to check. To add, I have the most difficult time navigating stories. They move too quickly, and I can never easily get back to them. It’s that 24-hour rule or something crazy like that I suppose. So, on those few occasions when I watch someone’s story, usually my daughter’s, it rolls into someone else’s story. I am not sure why this decision was made, but someone voted to pass it. Since all Facebook users know this to be the case, why do we get so bent out of shape about people watching our stories without engagement? If I watch someone’s story, it is totally by accident. It’s definitely an accidental viewing for those with whom there is never any two-way engagement.
So now that I have that disclaimer out of the way, let us talk about timeline scrolling. I definitely engage on timelines. Usually, I’m loving or liking everything I see. If you post it, I’m responding. Why else get an account? Why do we scroll daily, never engaging with folks? Well, let me be a little honest here. If you don’t check for my post, I return the favor. Petty? Maybe. Even crazier than this are the people who think they are higher-level (I had to stop and laugh) if they don’t engage. Like, somehow and for some reason, they’ve been led to believe that they are “Facebook Superior” because they don’t post or comment. The R in ridiculous is the only response I have for those fools.
But, I have to PAUSE and Check Myself! What if people watch our stories or scroll through our timelines and don’t respond? Are they committing crimes? I have hundreds of Facebook friends, but I’m only followed by 41. The majority never engage. Some friend me and never like a single post or picture. Which is strange because my page is not private. Anyone scrolling can see what’s up with me. No friending necessary. Seriously though, we must know that not only do some people just not engage, they may not see all 1,000 of our daily posts. For real though, some of y’all post every hour on the hour. Who can keep up with that?
Here’s the bottom line. We are all guilty of scrolling more than liking some days. I can just picture my little finger mid-air, ready to swipe up. C’mon! It’s social media! Who gives a hoot? I sincerely hope you don’t. However, if you actually do, you should really consider joining a social media support group or something to help you with that. Do this sooner rather than later! This may be serious.
