The Psychology of People Who Don't Post Their Photos on Social Media

The Psychology of People Who Don't Post Their Photos on Social Media Two hundred and twelve photos in your camera roll. Zero posted. You went to the dinner, you laughed, you took pictures, and the next morning your friend texts: "Wait. You were there?" People who don't post aren't antisocial, hiding something, or boring. Psychology says it's almost the opposite. Here are five reasons, and one of them turns the advice you've heard a hundred times upside down. In this video: • Reason 1: why your own face looks "wrong" in photos (the mirror and the mere exposure effect) • Reason 2: context collapse, or why one post has too many readers • Reason 3: the camera isn't the thief, the audience in your head is • Reason 4: why you won't put yourself up for a vote (contingencies of self-worth) • Reason 5: keeping memories in your own handwriting (social contagion of memory) • The honest price of never posting • A one-week experiment to try • Bonus: the selfie paradox Chapters: 0:00 212 photos, zero posted 1:20 Reason 1: Your face is the wrong way round 3:22 Reason 2: Your post has too many readers 5:24 Reason 3: The camera isn't the thief 7:35 Reason 4: You won't put yourself up for a vote 9:58 Reason 5: Your memories in your own handwriting 12:06 The price of not posting 12:36 The one-week challenge 13:23 Bonus: the selfie paradox 14:05 Putting it together How many photos are in your camera roll that nobody has ever seen? Tell us in the comments. Research mentioned: Mita, T. H., Dermer, M., & Knight, J. (1977). Reversed facial images and the mere-exposure hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Marwick, A. E., & boyd, d. (2011). I tweet honestly, I tweet passionately: Twitter users, context collapse, and the imagined audience. New Media & Society. Barasch, A., Zauberman, G., & Diehl, K. (2018). How the intention to share can undermine enjoyment: Photo-taking goals and evaluation of experiences. Journal of Consumer Research. Diehl, K., Zauberman, G., & Barasch, A. (2016). How taking photos increases enjoyment of experiences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Crocker, J., Sommers, S. R., & Luhtanen, R. K. (2002). Hopes dashed and dreams fulfilled: Contingencies of self-worth and graduate school admissions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Roediger, H. L., Meade, M. L., & Bergman, E. T. (2001). Social contagion of memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Diefenbach, S., & Christoforakos, L. (2017). The selfie paradox: Nobody seems to like them yet everyone has reasons to take them. Frontiers in Psychology. Narration voice: Built with Fish Audio.