To post or not to post things online

A collection

At a recent dinner, the subject of social media came up. The conversation resembled a confessional—less about embarrassing screen time hours and mindless scrolling habits, and more about how we all felt daunted by posting. 

Understandably, people generally express their wish to be on social media less, sharing posts that they’re taking a break, or essays about quitting. Conversely, we all felt we ought to be doing more on social media.

I’ve started collecting the various reasons behind this hesitation to share. 

A friend runs an entertaining restaurant review account but admits he overthinks each draft post to the point that he then discards it. 

Another says she feels like it’s too late to post her travel adventures from the summer. 

Another thinks she has to adopt the latest marketing gimmick to increase the engagement for her small business, but feels foolish doing the latest marketing gimmick so she doesn’t do anything. 

Another wants to share the details of her art exhibition but feels…