Facebook posts. Some of them more annoying than others...MUCH more annoying. With the help of some of my Facebook friends, I came up with a list of the most annoying types of posts people share on Facebook. Note: this is just for laughs, so don’t get offended. I’m not pointing fingers at any one person. We’ve all probably posted one of these at one time or another, myself included. Here goes.
1. Blatant grammar/spelling mistakes: People...edit before you post. You don’t have to be a grammar Nazi (like me) to know there’s a difference between “your” and “you’re.” Honestly, posts like, “u r so dumb” make you look just that...dumb.
2. Posts that have no common sense: Facebook is worth something like $100 billion. Yes, that’s a “b.” Charging you to use their website wouldn’t make sense. So stop sharing pictures that say things like, “As of February 1, Facebook will start charging its users.” Facebook is free, it’s always going to be free. Use your brain. Also, Jesus loves me whether I share your picture or not, last time I checked.
3. Excessive hashtagging: Hashtags were developed on Twitter and have a specific purpose. For example, 20/20 is on right now and they have “#ABC2020” in the corner of the screen. If I found something interesting on the show, I would use that hashtag on Twitter then click on it to see what others are saying about it. Hashtags are NOT a reason to make run-on sentences. When I see things like, “ohmygoshthishashtagissolong,” I want to throw up. Also, pictures aren’t reasons to add 400 hashtags to them. If you post a picture of your kid at the pool, it’s not necessary to do this: #baby #pool #summer #fun #myheart #love #dontgrowup. Stop the madness now.
4. Workout junkies: If you ran a marathon or you hit your goal weight, post on. But I do not need to know every time you go to the gym. If it’s a part of your daily routine (which it should be), it’s not necessary to tell me. I don’t tell you every time I brush my teeth, so don’t let me know about every time you go to the gym or work out.
5. Mushy relationship posts: If you’re in love, that’s cool. But honestly, I don’t care to hear about it. “Johnny is the best boyfriend ever! I love you to the moon and back, my love!” The fact that you do that kind of makes me think that you’re trying to convince yourself and others that that’s the truth. The people with the most amazing relationships or marriages rarely ever talk about it on Facebook. You can see it through how they treat each other and choose to love even in the difficult times. Let your actions speak louder than your words so I don’t get nauseated by your mushiness.
6. Passive aggressive posts and/or vagueness: “You are such a jerk” is NOT an appropriate Facebook status. If you are angry with someone, either man up and tell them to their face or keep it to yourself. If you write, “Today was the worst,” then someone asks in the comments why and you say you don’t want to talk about it, you are just an attention hog, plain and simple. Quit it.
7. TMI posts: Hey...I don’t need to know what you ate for breakfast, how your drive to work was, or that the Starbucks barista got your coffee wrong. Just don’t care. Also, if you’re a parent, I know that you’ve become insensitive to almost all sights and smells, but honestly...don’t tell me what color your kid’s crap happened to be today or that he/she threw up on you. Some things are just better left unshared.
8. Selfies: Oh my Lord, selfies. Absolutely out of control. You are now allowed only one selfie per month. More than that is an abuse. Get a hobby, for the love. Duck faces are not, never were, and never will be attractive. And what’s up with the hand on the hip cheerleader-type pose? Do all of you have a herniated disc or something?
9. The overly inspirational: Jesus is my best friend and I post a Bible verse or inspirational quote every now and then. But there are people that I have had to unfollow because they post a picture with flowers and/or something nature-y on it with an inspirational quote almost constantly. If you do it every five minutes, it becomes mundane and loses its significance. Come on people, challenge me. Make me think. I love John 3:16 and Jeremiah 29:11 just like the next person, but the Bible is pretty big. Let’s encourage each other in ways that deepen our relationships with God. And try to live what you post (because what you post might as well be coming out of your mouth). We all make mistakes, but if you’re going to post something about God one minute then turn around and bash someone the next, you’ve just lost all credibility. You represent God and others that have similar beliefs. Don’t ruin it for everyone.
10. Politics: Political posts aren’t bad in and of themselves. It’s the political RANTS that go on, and on, and on. Just don’t bring the drama and power struggle of politics to Facebook if at all possible. You don’t like Obama, we get it.
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