Are you an open book or are you a closed book?

Open. Way too much information shared by me all the time.

Fortunately, I don't belong to Facebook and don't use my real name here, but if someone wanted to try and figure out where I live so they could come around and steal my old outdated computer or rip my landline phone off the wall, they probably could. The only thing I have of real value is a painting, but the average thief wouldn't know it.
 

I'm definitely closed. I don't do social media, never have. I'm pretty wary about what I share online, although I've been too open on here. I think I've been lulled into a sense of complacency because the regular posters here seem like a pretty friendly group. I need to shut up about my personal life.

I do have a group of very close local friends, and some long-distance ones as well.
 
I have had a Facebook account for a while now, about a year. I put little or nothing there, but did connect with some family and people from the old job.

Most have proven to be pretty strange, much stranger than I ever would have imagined. But a few seem to be exactly what I expected. I've even "dumped" a number of extended family members. I don't want to see their insane rants and just hope they seek mental health help.
 
dilettante said:
I have had a Facebook account for a while now, about a year. I put little or nothing there, but did connect with some family and people from the old job.

Most have proven to be pretty strange, much stranger than I ever would have imagined. But a few seem to be exactly what I expected. I've even "dumped" a number of extended family members. I don't want to see their insane rants and just hope they seek mental health help.
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hahahaha - I liked that very funny! - I have one too with family on it but we don't seem to wanna communicate - families can be very strange - yea i can identify with all that - I got family in UK holding 10 yr grudges against me??
 
dilettante said:
I have had a Facebook account for a while now, about a year. I put little or nothing there, but did connect with some family and people from the old job.

Most have proven to be pretty strange, much stranger than I ever would have imagined. But a few seem to be exactly what I expected. I've even "dumped" a number of extended family members. I don't want to see their insane rants and just hope they seek mental health help.
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My account doesnt reflect who I am. The husband set it up. And he was the only one who posted. So all the likes were football and other "manly" things. All of which I have since unliked. I hate football. Sorry. Not sorry. :D

I know what you mean about strange people. Ive looked up people from school and old neighbors etc to see if I wanted to try to reconnect. After seeing what their rants on FB. Nope.
 
Veronica said:
My account doesnt reflect who I am. The husband set it up. And he was the only one who posted. So all the likes were football and other "manly" things. All of which I have since unliked. I hate football. Sorry. Not sorry. :D

I know what you mean about strange people. Ive looked up people from school and old neighbors etc to see if I wanted to try to reconnect. After seeing what their rants on FB. Nope.
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well without doubt you are certainly welcome here as we all are - so dive in the deep end and have some fun if you wish - you only got one go at this this time!!
 
With me, what you see is what you get. I'm happy to chat with strangers but am more guarded on the internet. I shield my family from anyone who might take any dislike of me out on my close relatives.

My house is not like Fort Knox. Breaking in would be an easy operation but why bother when the back door is usually unlocked?
 
My social media involvement is limited to Senior Forums and Facebook.

I rarely bother with Facebook and post less than once a year. The only reason the account is still active is to maintain some connection with old friends and schoolmates across the country and world. I'm deeply unhappy about associating with Zuckerberg in any way, and eagerly await a replacement for FB.

DH was on Twitter/X, but moved to Blue Sky Social.

On Senior Forums, I only post about vacations, restaurant meals, walks around the block, grocery shopping or other outings after returning home. Never even mention them on Facebook.
 
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Veronica said:
My account doesnt reflect who I am. The husband set it up. And he was the only one who posted. So all the likes were football and other "manly" things. All of which I have since unliked. I hate football. Sorry. Not sorry. :D

I know what you mean about strange people. Ive looked up people from school and old neighbors etc to see if I wanted to try to reconnect. After seeing what their rants on FB. Nope.
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Hi Veronica and welcome - have a look at the thread "back to the future " its on a similar theme
 
I’m an open book. I have an active social media presence…here of course, and Facebook and Insta primarily, though I dabble with TikTok and Threads, annd interact freely with all who want to interact with me.

I’m friends with my neighbors, chat with my local grocery store folk, strike up conversations with strangers just because I’m interested in people.

Somewhere along the line I stopped caring about what people think of me or what they know about me. It just doesn’t matter to me any more. I don’t have, or keep secrets. I’m not a private person. There is little I won’t discuss or reveal, though obviously I’m prudent, and cautious, when it comes to the potential for scams, data leaks and the like.

It’s very liberating.
 
Ronni said:
I’m an open book. I have an active social media presence…here of course, and Facebook and Insta primarily, though I dabble with TikTok and Threads, annd interact freely with all who want to interact with me.

I’m friends with my neighbors, chat with my local grocery store folk, strike up conversations with strangers just because I’m interested in people.

Somewhere along the line I stopped caring about what people think of me or what they know about me. It just doesn’t matter to me any more. I don’t have, or keep secrets. I’m not a private person. There is little I won’t discuss or reveal, though obviously I’m prudent, and cautious, when it comes to the potential for scams, data leaks and the like.

It’s very liberating.
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There's a difference between being friendly, which I am both here and IRL, and divulging info that could be useful to bad actors. Like you, Ronni, I chat up strangers. I can be open to the point of being (as my therapist mentioned years ago) "leaky." Much of my life is an open book, even on SF.

In my case, not easily distinguishing what should be held close from what should be openly shared comes from being born into a family with lots of secrets. It drove me bat-sh!t crazy as a child. I knew things were not as they were being portrayed but lacked the life experience and maturity to suss out what was really happening. Result? I don't always recognize the difference between being circumspect and lying. So I'm leaky. 🤷‍♀️

Even so, I'm cautious about giving social media specific, identifying details about myself or my family. No advance information about where I'm going. Personal identifiers and info when one's house will be vacant, work schedule details, etc., are strongly cautioned against by police and security experts.

I'm extremely security minded about my family, my home, and my resources.
 

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