I have zero social media presence. I don’t have a Facebook page, no Instagram, no Linkden, nothing… I don’t have a career
where I need to have any of these accounts. I feel no desire to self promote. I could care less what you ate last night or how great you look photoshopped. If you are important enough to be in my life, I will see you in person or speak to you.
Well you’re on here. So that counts. 
Your prerogative. Right now I’m involved with an organization where we are trying to track down 650 people for a reunion in the summer of 2020. The people on FB have been a snap to find. I’ve spotted a few in LinkedIn, too, Some have sibs on social media, and we’ve gotten email addresses through them. But that last 100 or so are honestly kind of a pain in the behind to track down. We might not find them. Their loss. Your braggy “I feel no desire to self promote” is also saying, I don’t care to make it at all convenient for others to find me or communicate with me. So don’t be surprised if you miss out on information of one kind or another. ?
Two of my brothers feel as you do, and both of them have careers that could benefit from a social media presence. But one, in particular, is very private, and the other doesn’t want to get sucked into something for which he has no time.
My husband, on the other hand, uses social media heavily for his work. When he hired a young woman last fall, she assumed she’d be called upon to help with the social media portion because DH is, um, my age. But nope, she was stunned to see how well he uses Instagram, FB, and the like.
Not everyone using social media is self promoting. Can just be a nice way to share photos and updates with far flung relatives. Some groups convey information via social media primarily. Private groups is about 80% of my usage. I have no qualms about blocking undesired content from my feed.
You do you. Agree this board is a form of social media. Plenty of self promoting and bragging happens here. More so than on my FB or IG feed. LOL.
CC is social media. If you are on here and posting cafe things, you have a “social media presence”.
Yea, CC is social media by definition. But you know what I mean. No FB, IG, Linkd, ect… no personal public profile
I agree I’m probably missing out on some info, events etc…but you can’t miss what you don’t know
@BmacNJ: You’re not alone! 
I’m certainly sympathetic to those who are trying to find classmates. But there are people out there who have no interest in being found. I think they have that right also
I have several good friends who aren’t on any social media. I’m only on FB and rarely on it anymore. I do check it maybe twice a week to keep up with birthdays. I don’t have Twitter, Snapchat, Linkdin, or anything else that is out there.
I’m on this board and a tennis forum and that’s it. I’ve been on those for ages.
Your prerogative. Why do you see social media as “self-promoting”???
If you’re not it as you claim to be, you can’t claim to know it - you’re only going off what others say.
I’m curious. Who are you? Not your name - but are you a parent? Do you work? What are your interests? Do you watch tv? Read magazines? Read newspapers?
BTW, you ARE “self-promoting” yourself for NOT using social media. What was the purpose of posting this statement?
anyone else see the irony in this?
@abasket and @eb23282 Really? self-promoting? Sorry to have struck a nerve. Wasn’t the intent
I’m no more then a user name on this site.
I’m a parent and have kids, they have accounts and see what goes on. I’m extremely involved socially, work with 350 people of all ages. I hear the conversations, I see the posts, comments and pictures getting passed around. I watch TV, read magazines, go to concerts, broadway shows, listen to the radio, go to sporting events, belong to PTO, volunteer and even have sex every so often, lol
Why any of that matters is beyond me.
I’m not saying 100% of all people using social media self promote.
Probably should have used different language in original post. Was curious to see if anyone else has avoided setting up Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkdin accounts ect…?
The other day, I typed in my name in the search engine to see what comes up. There was this one site that showed some of my limited information and my REPUTATION level!!! And my score was only 2.5 out of 5! I typed in my husband’s name and he scored higher! I typed in all my co-workers’ names and they all scored much higher than me!
I was little offended (not seriously) and fuming. My husband thought it’s because I don’t have any major social media account.
Or am I a disreputable bitXX and I didn’t know it?
@BmacNJ. I don’t either. I know what you meant also. No interest in other people’s cat post and so on. I can check out my wife’s if pictures are going around to see. I don’t have the urge to let everyone know what I am doing, going, eating, wearing etc.
I know it’s fun for some but it’s not for everyone. If someone really needs to get ahold of me enough people have my email and know where I am at.
@BmacNJ I don’t have any of those accounts either for privacy reasons.
What’s kinda funny is that several people have started threads like this on cc.
I am on all those things to some extent. I don’t work with a lot of people and am the only female so I enjoy the social break of seeing what my friends are up to between visits. I have it really dialed in to my preferences and don’t hesitate to block pages and people that I don’t enjoy. If I ever need a job I’ll work Linked in more than I do now.
Honestly, I almost wish I hadn’t got hooked sometimes until I remember all the people I’ve become reacquainted with. I do feel that I have been somewhat addicted to my iPad…FB, this site, news sights. I feel my attention span is much less than it used to be…I want the quick fix. I used to be a much more avid reader, but notice that I want my iPad near by.
I guess I self promote on FB, although I never thought of it in those terms. I do enjoy the reconnections, they have been very fulfilling. So for that, I don’t regret it.
DH just has no interest in any of it. He’s also very private.
@BmacNJ I’m just glad that most people don’t take that stance. We’ve moved every two years or so for the past sixteen years, so there are oh so many people in our lives that are important but aren’t seen often, or at all in some cases. I love seeing their lives and letting them into ours. I would rather that than phone calls (I have an anxiety issue with phones) or just texts with nothing else.