Friend requests birthday donations from his 4000 friends 2x a day: 'This [is] attention-seeking behavior'

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When your least-favorite Facebook friend starts their yearly birthday begging, it might be time to unfriend them.

This person may need to consider who they're keeping on their Facebook friend list! For many people, social media is an excellent way to keep in touch… maybe too good of a way to keep in touch. It used to be that if you met someone in high school, you'd see them once a decade at a high school reunion. Or that dude you met a friend-of-a-friend's party and clicked with? Maybe you'd get his number and hang out once or twice. But with the invention of Facebook and other social media platforms, you can now know what any of those folks are up to at any given time just by visiting their page. You don't need to wait to catch up with that person — you can just click their profile and see that their kids went back to school, that they attended a concert, or that they're gearing up for a big birthday bash with all their pals.

Some folks like, really overshare on Facebook. They post dozens of times each day — there's not a thought in their head that doesn't immediately get posted to the Book. Maybe you're thinking, "Hey, that sounds outdated. Who's using Facebook in this day and age?" If you're wondering that, I dare you to open the app right now. You'll be surprised to see that people your own age are posting 3 or 4 or 15 times per day (and yes, it probably is an old coworker or someone you barely know). Then comes the dilemma: do you unfollow this person? Or do you just open FB every now and then to read up on their friendship dramas, relationship problems, and every other life detail they're airing out for the world to know?

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This person's friend is doing just that. This dude keeps reminding all of his friends about his upcoming birthday, which is just rather tacky to do repeatedly! If he has a party coming up, that's one thing — it never hurts to relay a reminder about that. But this guy is just begging for cash (no mention of a party!) because it's his birthday soon. At 40 years old, you'd think this guy would know how to get money… but instead, he's content to post about it twice a day to all 4000 of his followers. Give it a rest, bro! You're going to get swiftly unfollowed by even your closest friends if you keep up that kind of attention-seeking behavior.
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