218. Why Do Parents Overshare on Social Media?

218. 为什么父母在社交媒体上过度分享?

No Stupid Questions

社会与文化

2024-11-03

34 分钟
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How does social media exploit our evolutionary instincts? How dangerous is it to post about your children online? And does Angela regret talking about her daughters on the podcast?

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  • Anyone who has you on their Christmas card list is so paranoid.

  • I'm Angela Duckworth.

  • I'm Mike Mahn and you're listening to.

  • No Stupid Questions today on the show.

  • What's wrong with proud parents sharing photos and stories of their children online?

  • Mom, you have ruined my life.

  • Look at all the stuff that you've put out there about Angela.

  • We have a question that hits at the core of so many things we've talked about says this.

  • I hear a lot about parents oversharing information and photos of their children on social media these days.

  • I'm absolutely guilty of doing this and justify it because it's the way we stay in touch with so many friends and family members near and far.

  • With the start of a school year, we're warned not to share the kid's school location, teacher name on a first day banner, things like that.

  • What is the actual level of threat to a child when a parent overshares?

  • And if a parent has overshared and wants to stop, is it even worth it since so much information is out there that you can't get back?

  • Mandy, oh my gosh.

  • I'm now thinking about the times that I have posted photos of Amanda and Lucy on Twitter or whatever Twitter is called now.

  • X.

  • Is that what Mandy's talking about?

  • Did I just commit oversharing?

  • I'm not going to say that you're oversharing, but I think that's sort of what she's talking about is this idea that parents are posting children.

  • Right?