Annoying posts cause Regret

Everyone who has a Facebook or had one in the past knows about the inescapable annoying posts. You go to check your news feed to see if there’s anything interesting or relevant to you going on out there but instead you find yourself painfully scrolling through nonsense. Annoying posts can range from a variety of different topics such as unnecessary brags, incredibly obvious opinions, a step toward enlightenment, and even literal status updates. Those last two have to be some of the worst kinds of posts though, “taking a shower, text me” or “Everyone should smile. Life really isn't that serious. We make it hard. The sun rises. The sun sets. We just tend to complicate the process.” That particular post, the step toward enlightenment, was one I found on my Facebook news feed this morning and the ironic thing about it, is that the person who posted this is one of the least likely people you should take advise from. The terrifying thing about these annoying posts is that they don’t only exist on Facebook, these kinds of posts can be found all over social networking sites, and are just as annoying there as they are here.  

                These posts can be so obvious and/or annoying that there are times where I actually regret having and falling into the trap that is Facebook. This actually brings me to the next concept, which is Facebook and regrets. I’m not much of a status updater or leave comments on Facebook so I don’t have much that I regret on my Facebook, with the exception of a few heinous pictures. I don’t use my Facebook much but I’m sure those who do have much more regrets than I do. These regrets can stem from a post that shouldn't have been shared, a comment made about a picture, or even the picture itself. Another post I saw this morning on my Facebook feed was a photo of a girl I knew in high school and her new tattoo. This tattoo was a tattoo of the phrase “NO REGRETS” across her chest but instead it reads “NO RAGRETS,” like from the movie We’re the Millers. If you've seen the movie, it’s a really funny scene when they show this character and his tattoo but it’s funny because he is so serious about the tattoo. This tattoo isn't necessarily something I would put on myself and for those who haven’t seen the movie, this tattoo could come off as really stupid. This girls is also the type that could be seen making a mistake like having her tattoo misspelled. Many of these embarrassing moments on Facebook can be deleted or hidden from the public but unlike regrets online, regrets offline usually can’t be taken back. In the case of the girl I went to high school with, although kind of funny, I feel she will grow to regret getting that tattoo which will lead to regretting flaunting it on Facebook. Unfortunately due to the permanent nature of tattoo, she will have to live with this regret offline as well.