Yes, it kind of is hypocritical to ask this on a social media platform, but what do you guys get out of it?
I’m a performing artist. The stuff I share promotes causes I enjoy, keeps me relevant in an ever expanding scene, and helps get the word out for local shows and events.
Also a lot of shitposting. Mostly shitposting.
“Look at this cool thing I found!” It can just be nice to share stuff with other people. There doesn’t need to be a deeper reason, it’s a function of humans being social animals.
This includes motivations such as wanting to discuss the thing with other people, to compare your own view with theirs, or simply to satisfy the need to yell at someone.
Edit: typo
For social recognition. I would not post something on the internet if I didn’t expect someone else to see it.
idk I’m mostly here for the memes
I just like to argue with randos on the internet (as long as they’ll argue back in good faith). Or debate might be a better word Idk. I also believe most people have a lot to learn from interacting with other viewpoints, and personally have learned a ton compared to when I first discovered the English-speaking internet because I stuck to this philosophy so I have no intention to stop now.
“Why do people talk to other people”
Dopamine. Affirmation. Attention.
Although I don’t share that much on social media anymore.
It’s not so much hypocritical of you to ask this question as it is you lack introspection.
People share things on social media to have interaction with other people, just like you did.
I never really used social media, since I was deterred by the contagious cancer that Instagram/TikTok/etc. because of their algos, corporations and bots are. Thanks to Lemmy being different, I thought it would be time to start understanding this.
Ego (in the broad, classic sense of our need to have self identity) and–increasingly–loneliness due to the husk of societal interactions many developed nations have let wither due to overwork, TV and privatization of public spaces.
The first word in social media is “social”. People typically post on social media because they want to socialize in one way or another.
Exactly. It’s the same as the answer to the question, “Why do you talk to people?”
I love to read and I love tellign people about obscure/underrated authors.
I’ve been heralding Tanith Lee for decades. Writers like Neil Gaiman and Poppy Z. Brite are pale imitations of the original.
Ross Thomas. Washington reporter turned crime novelist. “The Porkchoppers” is about a Nixon Era Union election. Dozens of characters, ranging from DC power brokers to street level fixers, are all trying to cash in.
Dan Fesperman. Best new spy novels.
I tend to be painfully aware of my underlaying motives when ever I’m about to post something and it’s almost always some form of bragging so I refrain from posting it. If it’s not something I’d like to see on my own feed I don’t post it for others either.
there is a pretty big difference between anonymous and nonanonymous social media. this is technically no different than a newsgroup or bbs so if its social media you can say social media has been around since the internet and before www. Anyway it depends on the platform and the person. some are looking to influence, some are looking for recognition, some are looking for validation, some are looking for information, some are looking to just fuck around.
Mostly, to bring my friends joy.
Sometimes, to see if anyone is willing to discuss the thing I’m sharing with me.
I used to post on reddit only to troll shitty people Honestly, as time goes on, the less I feel the need to post anything. I realized most things on the internet are garbage.
