(Over)sharing pictures

You don’t need to store them if you receive them on WhatsApp. Alter your settings for each group who sends them and only select those whose photos you want to save to your camera roll. Much easier and then you don’t clog up your phone and don’t need to keep going through and deleting them.

Years ago some invited friends to see their holiday videos or slides, I don’t suppose that happens much these days, they are just put on Facebook.

Much less of an ordeal

There is nobody in my life who does this on WhatsApp! I don’t have a FB account, my lovely goddaughter deleted it for me (I never looked at it) recently. I’m very happy 😊.

I had a friend who always bored showed me photos of her great grandchildren, even little bits of film showing them counting to ten at two years old and I was required to say how clever they were admire that skill. Sadly this friend has died now and despite those little aspects of her character, I miss her.

We've sat through slides, cine film, and albums of photos which friends and relatives have wanted to share with us. I made my cousin cross by falling asleep during her holiday video. I'm glad that they want to show us, but how much better when skipping through the offerings at your own speed!

I have just deleted 1,798 photos from my Whatsapp account! (Kept procrastinating about clearing them).Many from friends, including memes, jokes, pictures of holidays, people I hardly knew, etc
My phone is so much happier now, as am I !

I wish they would stop doing it. It drove me mad during Lockdown, when they kept sending funny videos, which clogged up my phone.

Your friend does want to share her travel experience with you (and others?) thinking you will rejoice in her good fortune.

That’s not always the case. Social media has created these “over sharers” who feel the need to “keep up with the Jones’s”. Some of us, if not most, could care less.

What it has produced is a glut of meaningless nothingness… then how about adding all my pictures?

If you know your friends and family just share one or two really lovely shots that will be appreciated. If they want more, then you can send more.

I REALLY dislike social media, much preferring one-on-one communication.
USA Gundy

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