Is it normal to not have any social media at all

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Im 18yrs old and I don’t normally feel insecure like this but whenever my friends and I take a trip somewhere, they always go in there way to take pictures for their instagram feed. I also take pictures but it is very minimal and I don’t post it on anywhere. I just keep it for my own eyes. I used to have social media when I was younger but it felt uncomfortable when strangers get to see my pictures. I stopped being active on social media when I was 15 because I frequently get involved in all kinds of drama that’s why I stopped. Now, I kinda feel a little left out and ‘delayed’ in my peers because I don’t do what normal teens my age do and i feel i little bit embarrassed whenever someone asks for my instagram or facebook. I just say “i don’t have one” and continue the conversation. I can’t explain to them clearly why I don’t have those because they wouldn’t understand. I just hate it when they treat me differently after learning that I don’t have any social media. They think I’m a weirdo. That shit sucks.

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  • splashgame3
    2 years ago

    I’m the exact same way haha. I just can’t get into it. The older you get the less it’ll matter. You’re COMPLETELY normal.

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  • Tinybird
    2 years ago

    wait.. Does IIN count as social media?

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  • CountessDouche
    2 years ago

    Twinsies dude! I'm the same, not due to insecurity, but I've avoided social media my entire life. I just am not interested. If I want to talk to my friends, I talk to them. Everyone I know who is super into social media has suffered very real mental health problems from either falling down a rabbit hole of inflammatory information or from constantly comparing their lives to other people's edited images and curated highlight reels. Social media is a giant butt cancer.

    But your experience holds true. It is so incredibly pervasive that people think you're weird if you have no social media. I've actually had questions regarding that at job interviews. If you find that it's inhibiting your social life severely, find a common ground & make a bs gimp-stigram account with like one pic of you and 500 cat memes just so people are satisfied that you're part of their dumbdumb cult.

    But seriously, imo...good for you...no social media!!

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