Social media is always evolving, but people have been oversharing online since day one.
In the heyday of Facebook (now Meta), the place started off as being a cool teen hangout spot. It was you and your teenage friends playing games and updating your relationship statuses and instant messaging back and forth. At first, older adults weren't really on the platform. But once they discovered it, suddenly everyone's weird uncle and oversharing aunt were on Facebook, ready to post ten times a day about their oddest opinions and every thought passing through their mind. Now when you and your teen friends posted thirty photos about your trip to the mall, your relatives would be in the comments talking about your clothes or wondering why you haven't called them back.
Some people hopped onto social media and seemingly never stopped posting. It's a great way to stay in touch with your friends, relatives, and several hundred strangers. For a certain type of person, sharing their day online is how they feel connected. Only their closest confidants care about the yogurt your kid is eating for breakfast or the intimate health details of your ailing pet, but that won't stop people from blasting this information to the world. When u/Feixuen asked people to share "the worst case of over-sharing you've experienced on social media," the comments were absolutely wild. You can check it all out below.
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