Why do people feel the need to post their lives online?
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Why do people feel the need to post their lives online?
Our online behavior directly relates to our sense of worth offline. It also relates to psychological states, for example whether we have low self-esteem, narcissism, anxiety or depression can equate to the need for admiration, external validation or other traits leading us to post online.
First, it comes back to our own self image: 68\% of people say they share to give others a better sense of who they are and what they care about. But the biggest reason we share is about other people: 78\% of people say they share because it helps them to stay connected to people.
Why do people post about their personal life on social media?
Generally people posting about their personal life intends to share their happy memories. I feel a majority think that it’s a way of recording a moment in their life on social media.
Why do people share what they do on social media sites?
A study by the New York Times Consumer Insight Group identified five major reasons people choose to share what they do on social media sites. 49\% of participants in this study said that they shared to inform other people about what they care about or to affect new opinions or encourage action in those others.
It’s okay if you do not post every day. People are not going to forget about you. If you have something sensitive going on in your family, don’t post about it. Not everyone in your family wants it out there online – trust me on this one. If you are only posting for attention and validation – DO NOT POST IT.
Why do we want to post everything?
There is an undeniable urgency to post. We post what we are doing, how we feel, what we are wearing and who we are with. Not only that, but there is an urge to share only the best parts of our life and our identity. But why?