A Social Struggle An Unsocial Soul Seeks To Successfully Survive On Social Networks

in writing •  7 years ago 

I am not an unsocial person,
in person.
I'll talk your ear off if we meet face to face.
On the internet,
not so much.

I struggle with having conversations on social networks.
Maybe it's all they typing that's required.

And trying to use programs that type what you speak always end in embarrassment.
They tend to think I said words I did not say.
Unlike in real life where I only regret the words I say.

I guess it's not just the internet that I don't like having conversations on.
I'm not a big fan of phones.
I dislike talking on them for more than a minute.

Texting is also struggle.
Small keyboards and typos usually cause me humiliation.

The requirements for proper social network commenting is also a problem for me.
For instance, if I witnessed a musical performance by a great musician, or read a great piece of literature by an author, and had the occasion of personally meeting them, I would sincerely and succinctly state that I thought their work was very good.

Yet here on steemit, if I comment on someones post and only say I thought it was "very good",
my comment might be considered insufficient.
It might even be considered a spam comment just fishing for a piece of the reward pool.

I understand why longer comments are encouraged.
Unfortunately for me, I find a few words are often all I need to accurately sum up my feeling towards a post.
So I'll add some filler sentences to prove I read the article.
I'll elaborate on the content.
In the end I'll wish I just upvoted the post and gave it some money and didn't write anything.

It's a social network phobia.
Well maybe not a phobia.
More like a disorder.
Or a quirk

It could be I don't like to type.
I guess I'm just the un-typing type.

On the other hand.
On my posts I only upvote long comments.
LOL

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Thank you for your honest thoughts. I just want to say be you and don't worry about the rest, which is one of the biggest problems for me. I've always felt like I didn't mesh well with others both online AND offline no matter what I've tried, so the best solution I came up with was to do my best to not stress over things like that.

I feel you. It can be a constant battle to get the hang of this. It seems like every online community I join, being a bystander benefits me so much I don't have any need to contribute.

er..um....very good comment.

Oh, my! What a first comment to get on an honest post about social media and social challenges! The disconnect was deeply felt. I relate to your struggle, often with a mantra of "even if it's awkward, you'll feel better afterwards." It's a hyper self-conscious nitpicking with me, where half the time I just delete the comment and call it a day.