I share because …..?

I share because sharing is caring. Really ? On second thoughts, there could be other reasons why we share. To make a connection could be one and quite obvious, too. Could it be just to please a person at a point, or could it be to appease your ego that “you could share”. So these second thoughts are real and not so infrequent in mundane situations. Don’t be a prude and not admit that such thoughts don’t cross your mind.

Sharing now a days also has gone little more dimensional with virtual sharing of information digitally, in the form of messages, forwards, and memes. The kind of information or content shared sometimes does talks of your interest and what bond you are trying to form with others. So it can be like instead of pleasantries like where are you from and what you do … you start sharing certain content to understand your level of content compatibility as it can be called. Thus, the response to it can be a yay or nay or ignored, which you can achieve with another on the Internet. Yaaay means your content compatibility is perfect or almost so, or we can think of working it out, given sometime. So I share something and a lol, fine, OK, K, or a genuine counter question, which leads to conversation can be the response. Fine as an answer to question, could indicate a non partial response, or it could indicate i am OK with it, nothing more to add here. So yet to figure this out if it’s no emotions attached response or not. OK, shows that it’s an agreement and for now just buzz off for now and leave me, could be a connotation. K, as I know, can be considered rude, don’t even wanna spend time typing both the syllables of the acronym, so that’s the level of importance given. You are tolerated here could be the vibe. Lol is a very optimistic response, gives encouragement to send another follow-up meme, and there is an opportunity to irrirate more. As he/she is Loling. The genuine counter is the texting heaven, which need not be talked about. Here everything is ga ga … he he in the virtual land.

Naay…. Response makes you think, and you need to put in efforts to get some positive response. Here, too, content and consent matters, and force does not seem to work. But there are tricks that can be applied to make it a yaay and then figure out which of the above yaay it is.

Now “ignored” state is heart numbing, as you arent seeing the body language so a lot of assumptions and a lot of stories till we know for sure … they are ignoring you and need to accept the fact that there is no further communication.

Here, too, sharing is done with different intend, the first thing that comes to me is — I found this useful in a particular topic, so I know you would also be interested, so here you go. Be informed.

Then there could be some where you share to trigger a response, a feeling a nostalgia, a feeling of unity or a feeling of contempt. Here the sender could be looking to discuss and find his tribe who might be related to this topic.

Then there are some just shared for fun and laungh. There are certain who get triggered by these instead of the earlier ones and over analyse a joke or meme. So it’s hard learnings here — to stop sending such to them, as the purpose is defeated here. The end of it all its increases the awareness of yours about other person.

Then some people share information to just boast, some posts only holiday pictures or hotel checkin pictures, what kind of responses they want I wonder. Is it that I fake it and appreciate your wealth or lifestyle or blatantly tell you that I am envious of it. I have no idea why that sharing is essential.

Another sharing could be that I know it or I have done it, and I drum my own trumpet, so in case you are hiring for that skill, you know where to look. Just a skill updation on LinkedIn should do that for you, but you are just increasing the possibilities by putting up other channels too, we understand. But it’s irritating and triggering, as we aren’t that zen.

Sharing on social media can be for self fulfilment. To feel connected to the world in a weird way. There is no way you would have tangible touch points to say, I have supporters,but virtually a post can garner some likes, which gives an impression that you are received. Now by virtue of being a social media professional if we go into details, some of these likes could be machine generated by a algorithm or a lazy browser who likes everything or a ardent followers who likes everything that you post. If repeated last behaviour, please be aware that stalking on Web is easy. There are ways to protect yourself from such constant “ likers”. Blocking being the basic one at that.

Social sharing could be for building relationships. I share this with you to show my interest in a subject that you share interest in, and thus let’s educate each other. Thus we have reading buddies, app developing pals or fitness bros formed.

Building a social image of oneself could be the purpose of posting some content. It could be something which you are passionate about and with a set of people can appreciate. This is slow ardous effort, which fruition to you being a brand image and thus by collaborating with a brand, you can monetise your reach.

Some of the posting could be just to belong to a group. Our eternal effort to fit in could be the reason of these efforts.

Whatever it could be, if it comes from an intention of “sharing is caring” it is sane in the world of social networks. Otherwise, it becomes a place of trolling, character assassination, and self-confidence buster as well.