Social requirements are whatever you decide is socially required. You don't like social media? You'll repel the people who like them and attract those who don't. Don't fight that natural filter or else you'll find yourself around people who think little of you.
This is true. Similar people stick together. Finding them is the hard part. Another possible solution is to find people who accept you as you are even if you're different. Easier said than done though, as people are judgemental by nature.
It's them who is wierd. I've never understood the desire or need to be connected 24/7 and share every little private detail of your life to random people online.
I don't really come across this problem. Some people may mention it as in "oh that's interesting, I could never" but as a recovered alcoholic, I hear that about drinking all the time and it's no big deal.
Is it a generational thing? I'm mid-30s. Maybe older generations care less about social media? Most people my age still have social media, so I'm not sure.
Maybe you're hanging around the wrong people. Or maybe it'll take time to find the right ones. Let them filter themselves out. The ones who align with you, and those who accept you for who you are will stick around. I wouldn't want to hang out with someone glued to their phone anyway :)
I have Instagram but never post anything on it.
I only create one because my BJJ coach uses Instagram to post class schedules
I deleted my Facebook and no Twitter, Snapchat, and such
I don't think it's a requirement so much as it is an expected societal norm. I don't have any of these services and it makes me happy. If anyone asks me why I'm not on social media I tell them I'm too busy with work and studying which usually leads to a "oh yeah that makes sense".
I do maintain a Linkedin that I check a couple of times a month for potential job opportunities but I don't bother interacting much.
If your 'friends' can't fathom no socials, y'all ain't compatible anyways. And if they judge you for it, it's their problem.
Most of the population are stuck in the matrix.
If you are a man, men don't care, and women use it as a tool to judge your social status. What you do, where you go, who you hang out with, how much money you spend, are you an upgrade for them?
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Social requirements are whatever you decide is socially required. You don't like social media? You'll repel the people who like them and attract those who don't. Don't fight that natural filter or else you'll find yourself around people who think little of you.
This is true. Similar people stick together. Finding them is the hard part. Another possible solution is to find people who accept you as you are even if you're different. Easier said than done though, as people are judgemental by nature.
It's them who is wierd. I've never understood the desire or need to be connected 24/7 and share every little private detail of your life to random people online.
People can actually be denied jobs now if the employer finds that you don’t have any social media
True. I work around this by just having a LinkedIn that I keep updated like a resume when needed, and it's been enough.
Since when? Can you provide an example?
I don't really come across this problem. Some people may mention it as in "oh that's interesting, I could never" but as a recovered alcoholic, I hear that about drinking all the time and it's no big deal. Is it a generational thing? I'm mid-30s. Maybe older generations care less about social media? Most people my age still have social media, so I'm not sure. Maybe you're hanging around the wrong people. Or maybe it'll take time to find the right ones. Let them filter themselves out. The ones who align with you, and those who accept you for who you are will stick around. I wouldn't want to hang out with someone glued to their phone anyway :)
I have Instagram but never post anything on it. I only create one because my BJJ coach uses Instagram to post class schedules I deleted my Facebook and no Twitter, Snapchat, and such
I don't think it's a requirement so much as it is an expected societal norm. I don't have any of these services and it makes me happy. If anyone asks me why I'm not on social media I tell them I'm too busy with work and studying which usually leads to a "oh yeah that makes sense". I do maintain a Linkedin that I check a couple of times a month for potential job opportunities but I don't bother interacting much.
If your 'friends' can't fathom no socials, y'all ain't compatible anyways. And if they judge you for it, it's their problem. Most of the population are stuck in the matrix.
If you are a man, men don't care, and women use it as a tool to judge your social status. What you do, where you go, who you hang out with, how much money you spend, are you an upgrade for them?
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