What's the real reason you aren't on Social Media heavy?

[Address_Unknown]

I think I could go through your posts and find interested shyt you got going that could bring you at the least a small following. IF you truly have nothing to share, use it to share your homies shyt.If you can;t be great or be the best, be the most helpful.

They'll pay it forward.

I've thought about it for a wee bit and to be honest, sitting down and finding/creating content wouldn't be TOO hard for me I'd want to think, but I just need to be in a place where I'd be able to put myself out there like that, with enough free time and non interference from life/family and all sorts of other shyt to even consider that.

Prolly when I move away one day and live on my own again in another country I'd consider it 'cause I can't be the me I'd want to be on any platform..HERE. Especially if I get some semblance of fame and nikkas start looking to align themselves with me or what little bread I'd earn; shyt's infuriating to me.

Much thanks for the encouragement, though.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

shyt is kinda pointless and I don't have the time to blow uploading pics and looking at other peoples shyt

 

[Rigamortus]

I couldn't care less about other peoples lives. If I care enough about what someone has going on ill have their number.

 

[*Angel*]

You don't have to update your life at all. Post your work. I'm of the belief that everyone has a hobby. DO it, post it.

A hobby dependent on public validation would generate business $$, make me a public figure and would be my only motivation for having a page. Outside of generating income, its no ones business what I choose to do, hobby or otherwise and I don't feel obligated to showcase my experiences. Social media, on average, is used for keeping up with people, stating your random opinions and showing off your life, family, vacays, fitness journey, moods, etc. None of that brings me satisfaction at the end of the day. Its the equivalent of "busy work" imo and I'd much rather not.

I don't hate social media tho, I just don't care to participate in it.

 

[Adidacs]

You are lame breh. Stop it. Red flags all over it. You don't have real friends and there's nothing wrong with it.

You prolly cool ppl too, but no one fukks with anyone that negative.

Projecting about chasing p*ssy. Most ppl I know ain't slidin into DMs. They just use social media the same way y'all do here.

Hell, I have a good friends who don't post personal things just their work, and it gets retweeted around the nation. Puts $$$ in their pocket.

i'm obviously younger than you first of all, no one uses social media for deep and nuanced conversation... they just don't. all these platforms gamify their systems and limit flexibility of expression

of course i'm negative towards social media, it hasn't been done right whatsoever and is negatively impacting humanity. being happy go lucky about everything is for idiots. i'm negative towards social media and even this society as a whole, and rightfully so. anyone with a brain is. positivity comes from trying to make change, create, and innovate - not by eating shyt with a smile on your face.

i have real friends because real life is my playground, not some virtual platform that was developed for the sole purpose of monitoring and manipulating the population

that is the purpose of social media - opinion mining, widescale sentiment analysis, pacification, hyper targeted advertising, geolocation, etc.

it wasn't built so 30 year olds could promote shytty local rappers, or so single mothers could run bootleg ass fashion blogs

it was fun in middle school, but by highschool i had seen the world for what it truly is. i had always fantasized about living like a james bond type, picking up many skills, becoming a polymath, traveling the world, etc. and realized that real life was 100000x more gratifying, and social media was nothing but a distraction unless you're trying to sell an image, fidget spinners, mediocre paintings, etc. i allow thecoli as my one distraction because my current studies/work has me at the computer a lot. signed up when i was in highschool.

that being said, i do use social media - but only tinder, because unlike other platforms its sole purpose is to actually connect people in real life (they profit off of people paying for a subscription service)... the reach of the internet is still greater in that sense, i can reach way more women than i would in real life. i do very well (just as i do in real life) without showing off any social status, because real social status shines through simple conversation when you actually have it.

so you can be feminine and try to put me down for not pointlessly buying into the control grid, but it really just makes me feel more sorry for you

 

[Kinguno]

I'm not "famous" enough on any platform

I'm tired of ig but I love looking at beautiful women on there but too many of the things are the same

I know the lifestyle of the people I follow and it's not what they put out there

I've had people who are against me use my own shyt against me like women harrassing other women that I've fukked

I'm tired of seeing exes all their posts are subliminal shots

Twitter is an echo chamber

Facebook is so ratchet it wasn't ratchet when I was in New York but as I lived in Florida it got more and more ratchet

Snapchat is the same but I don't like that it tells you who watches your story I've been stalked because of it.

I'm also not happy or satisfied where I am in life

It also for women much more than for men no disrespect

 

[Pazzy]

To add on earlier because didn't think what I said was clear.

Social media is wack because it's basically some pretentious shyt where it encourages someone to basically air themselves out and basically be a superstar or a celebrity. I'm important to myself obviously and those out there that actually give a fukk about me which I greatly appreciate because they are not entitled to care about my existence. The world doesn't need to know me or has to give a fukk about me. I don't need likes, followers, people to share my posts, and all this bullshyt to say that I'm somebody.

Also to me, that shyt is fraudulent. I do think many people are genuine in terms of wanting to be liked or loved or searching for validation and acceptance or attention. Basically people are genuine when it comes to their self serving purposes but it becomes questionable when it comes to serving other people. Just because someone likes another persons post does not mean anything. Many people just like posts just in exchange for that shyt. Same thing with followers and the friend lists. Out of how many thousands of people, there might be one or two people that really are interested in what that person has to say to follow them or is that persons friend for real. People basically taking pictures at such and such place putting on their best smile and fronting like they have a good time when they are faking. This need to stunt and etc. Personally, I can't do that shyt. It's way too much work. Anyone that knows me well knows that I'm more of a guy that is rather face to face, private, one on one, small group of people type of thing and etc. I'm not someone that invites the world to my home and etc nor am I searching for an audience. I'm human so I would rather prefer to be real with mine instead of constantly putting on a show and shyt for props. I'm all for getting to know somebody personally and not what they wish to show or make me believe. Social media doesn't allow that. Folks will be real with you when the camera phones are off and etc to the point where whatever they present on social media comes off as fake because seen the real them. There are only a few people that I know that have been able to match what they post on social media but a majority are putting on a front or a show.

 

[REZZ]

I've always been a private person. I don't like the idea of people having a way to keep tabs on my life or message me at any time. And I'm greedy af. I deleted FB soon after I graduated so my extended family wouldn't hit me up for gifts/money. Motherfukkers think I'm a millionaire.

 

[Bless't]

I never got on back in 2006 or so when it was really escalating in popularity, and I still haven't. I am not much of a follower or someone to "join" anything. Now, at 31, I have more formed and thought out reasons why it's not something I would participate in. Doubtless, it's a great tool for many people to connect with loved ones and family across the country and world, but what I see from most of my friends, and immediate social circle is just shameless posturing, curation of a life to look down on others, and prop themselves up below whomever the target is, and it encourages group think and a small world view.

Of course, I have the same impulse to share pictures, for whatever reasons, shallow or not, but I just keep the pictures on my phone, for me, and anyone interested enough in my personal life to see them. If I post pictures of me wearing Valentino in Paris, or shopping on Rodeo Drive, or checking into Hotel Martinez in Cannes, eating Michelin star in Mallorca, or San Francisco, material things, for sure, that also reflect successes and travel to me, what message am I sending to "friends" or people who look at my posts? For the ones for whom those are attainable, it's whatever, but what about my friends who can't do that? What about the ones with 2 kids working a "normal job"? Do I want to "stunt" on those less "fortunate" then me? Sometimes I do, for reasons of pettiness, and insecurity. But, that's not who I want to be. I feel half ashamed to LIVE it, much less throw it in someone's face. I should take the 600$ for a hotel, and split it between my friend's kids, or give it to charity, or make sure my friends from middle school who got years have money on the books.

Also, keeping a perspective, that I am merely at one level, and others are at a much higher level, that it makes it very foolish to brag, humbly or otherwise about these sort of things.

 

[YaFingerDealMe]

Because I'm always doing shyt I shouldn't be doing, hate having people in my business

 

[Swirv]

I'm not getting paid to be on there

 

[Zak Bible]

Facebook is garbage

Can't say how you feel, too many ppl I know, too many bytches that'll get me in trouble by simply being friends with them

It's just gay and I'm too old for that shyt

 

[Zak Bible]

Breh stop. I'm not acting like it takes too much time. It's really a simple conclusion.

Most people who are fulfilled in non-Amon social media typically don't spend much time on forums.

My concern is this, it's enabling. I want to see my ppl do better and myself. Thecoli is a cool place, but imagine the network we could develop if we all were non-anon. We'd have connects with black ppl around the world. And we'd own our content.

Wat

 

[scarlxrd]

Facebook is a cesspool. Was dope when I was in college and it required .edu logins.

I fukk with Twitter and Instagram though

Too for snap and all that other shyt.

 

[flea]

Because I have a girlfriend now and the only reason I used social media was to fukk hoes