Maybe I’m too old to understand this, but why do people tend to go to social media and tell the whole world about their everyday problems, especially personal problems with someone?
I mean, if it’s a huge public issue that everyone needs to be aware of, then that is very understandable. But, if it’s like a personal problem with someone, what’s the point of spilling everything in social media? And the people reading it will immediately just side on the complaining party just cause they’re “bestfriend” etc. It makes no sense.
When I have issues with someone, I talk to that someone. Find the issue, talk about the issue, come up with a good solution for the issues, find common ground, etc. And still the issues will be between us and not the public.
Do people who spill everything online just want attention? Or perhaps they want the validation up justify that their feelings are “valid”? Or perhaps they are in the wrong, but they want people to have pity on them still?
Is that why? I don’t know. I’m trying to understand this really. So please give me some thoughts.
Here are what netizens think:
- People just need an outlet to vent, social media is right there. And people take comfort in the thought that having a pseudo audience read their rants, having some degree of sympathy/empathy coming their way, is better than bottling up their thoughts internally, until they implode from the pressure. It’s a placebo effect lor.
- You know you doing the same thing right? Theres no limit or catergory to rant. Either you read or not, comment or not is up the them.
- Some people treat social media like a journal or diary. Instead of writing it into a book and putting it away, they get on their phones and post post post. And then get offended when people give an opinion. Just like what you’re doing now. You did not seek answers with people you know. Instead you come online. You’re seeking people who share the same view as you and you will likely be offended when being told off by trolls.
- Oops!!! Isn’t what you are doing right now?