Really irritating Facebook posts

Chain letters used to be really annoying ( and chucked in the bin) I would do the same on FB if I were you, a sheer waste of time and do no good anyway.

The "uplifting" messages about cancer seem to be very popular with Americans (perhaps because it's the only help they can afford!) fortunately there are some very good cancer support groups on Facebook which can provide really helpful advice.

I have a very dear friend who likes to forward the 'cancer' posts and others that are designed to push emotional buttons. I have explained that I don't post much on FB and won't pass these posts on. It isn't a problem and I think between us we accept that we use FB differently. I rarely post and just like it for looking in on my close family members.
I do find it difficult if people post 'shocking' footage of accidents - sometimes it is all too evident that someone has died and there is usually a critical message attached about using mobile phones when driving or the like. I lost a daughter in a car crash and it staggers me that even close friends can post these things without a thought of the effect that they might have on me. It seems pointless to point out how insensitive they are, but I wish people would spare a thought. I think posters are either ghoulishly voyeuristic or maybe think they are being virtuous about passing on a warning, but either way such things have the potential to be deeply upsetting.
Rant over ...

If I get one more FB post about Game of Thrones or Outlander I will have a hissy fit!

I do keep blocking but somehow they still get through!!

Your friend will have 'passed it on' and , as Gracesgran says, it is from another source. You can block the source without blocking any other posts from your friend.

These things are like chain letters and make no difference to anyone who has or has had cancer.

If you think it is stupid but this person is still your friend then it is important to them but you don't care to know - ignore the post.

If you think it is stupid but this person not your friend then unfriend them.

It's not rocket science. Usually these posts come from another source so you can just click in the corner and 'hide' the post. At this point you will be asked if you want all posts from that source hidden.

There are quite a lot of people on Facebook but there are tools to make it suit the individual.

I stopped using FB for that reason! You can as suggested simply hide that friends posts....I was tired of the same people posting the same things....ditched it and feel way better since!!

You don't need to unfriend them just limit their posts they won't know.

Thanks for the advice tanith. My friend posts all sorts of inspirational crap stories. I couldn't possibly unfriend the person as they would notice and be very hurt. I take it they will not know about it if I limit their posts.

Those sort of posts are purposely for phishing , they collect email and contact details as they get shared through the web . Don't ever reply to them unless you want lots of spam . I bet your friend gets plenty.
A friend of mine does it too and I have told her but she still does it but her hubby is suffering cancer and really ill with it all I can kind of understand why she does it with all the cancer stories that come along with them.

Change your settings to either see less or none of her posts. I've done that with people I know.

If I ignore the post then it certainly doesn't imply that I don't care. But it wouldn't make a jot of difference to anyone suffering from cancer whether I care or not. If I can do something useful then I'll do it, but the sheer futility of these posts annoys me. (I'll stop ranting now maybe).

I agree Antonia. I don't do FB but Mr. S. does and as he says if don't wish to pass on comments of that nature it might mean that you don't know someone with cancer but doesn't but doesn't mean if you do, that you don't care.