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Have you ever looked for praise on social media?

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  • 16-12-2018 9:53pm
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    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,184 ✭✭✭✭


    Every so often I see a story being shared about somebody helping somebody across the road or donating some food to charity or helping the homeless and looking for praise about it and sometimes they might include something there kid does as well.
    What is the exact deal with people doing this is it to encourage others to help or are they looking for praise or hoping to get something out of it?


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    #2
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    No that would be silly.


    Thanks button over there ->


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I'll open a social media account, have a bit of a read through the various posts, and report back in a day or two.


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    darlett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭darlett


    Type an amen if this OP has restored your faith in humanity. 99 out of 100 of my friends won't have time to do this.

    Amen.


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    #5
    chrissb8
    Registered Users Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭chrissb8


    I don't usually post on things like this....*50 lines on something they've realised in their life


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    #6
    NSAman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭NSAman


    I'm sure some people DO look for praise and recognistion, personally, I don't look for praise in real life so why would I do so in social media....

    Now hit the like button here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    :)


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    Alrigghtythen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,365 ✭✭✭Alrigghtythen


    One day I helped an old lady with her shopping, but I wouldn't go on social media fishing for praise, explaining how I went out of my way to help her expecting thanks. That lady wouldn't have eaten and probably starved to death if I hadn't of been there, but I don't expect thanks.


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    #8
    mikemac2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,926 ✭✭✭mikemac2


    The #hometovote crowd were desperately seeking praise


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    #9
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,978 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I love the "look at this great fella, he paid €50 to a homeless guy and took him into a cafe for a meal"......yeah, but he made sure he was getting filmed for every second of it all.


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    Skylinehead
    Registered Users Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    NSAman wrote: »
    I'm sure some people DO look for praise and recognistion, personally, I don't look for praise in real life so why would I do so in social media....

    Now hit the like button here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    :)

    Hey I wasn't looking for praise first.


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    #11
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Faint praise.


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    #12
    Wildly Boaring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,629 ✭✭✭Wildly Boaring


    The one I love is the "so blessed" on LinkedIn

    So blessed to graduate today with 1st class honours

    So blessed to lead this team to blah achievement


    so lucky - also works

    LOOK AT ME!!


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    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    No


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    #14
    Church on Tuesday
    Registered Users Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭Church on Tuesday


    Remember when people hijacked the Pieta House Darkness into Light craze for a while there just to stick a few pics up on FB to garner likes?

    Look, we've all looked for some kind of validation through social media at some stage but I find it's the most insecure that constantly seek attention and a kind of weird approval on social media.


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    #15
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,210 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Half the country once did.


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    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    #16
    Heat_Wave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Heat_Wave


    You know what annoys me.. posts on social media with pictures of kids/parents/grandparents etc (who aren't on social media) with the caption "Happy birthday to my beautiful niece" etc.

    Shut up. Your niece is one years old. She's hardly going to see this you moron


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    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »
    Half the country once did.


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    Plenty of eejits doing that without donating anything. Same for the girlos doing the #NoMakeUp thing while some clearly were wearing make up and filtering the picture to bits.


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    #18
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Heat_Wave wrote: »
    Shut up. Your niece is one years old. She's hardly going to see this you moron

    And even if she could, she won't be able to read it.

    Another subtle humble brag of sorts on birthdays is posting a photo on a friend's profile of the pair of you but you look your absolute best in it. Sod what the bday girl/boy looks like.


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