Galli Gripes: Stop Shaming and One-Upping My Posts, Bro!

There was a time when I posted on my social media sites regularly — even several times per day. However, in the past two years, I have gone ALMOST radio silent. Why? Because I am sick and tired of being called out for every single word I post.

If I post to say I’m tired of something, someone whines about how they are more tired of it than I am.

If I write a heartfelt post about families suffering during the pandemic, people wax poetic about how wonderful they are.

It seems like no matter what I have to say, people have something to say back.

An Unsettling and Annoying Trend

But I suppose this is the way of the world these days. We live in an era of one-uppers, people who try to overshadow and diminish your accomplishments, woes, and feelings by bragging about and embellishing their own.

I would love to say this behavior is specific to social media, but it goes beyond the behind-the-screen keyboard warrior realm. It happens in person, too.

Have you ever told someone you are exhausted, and they responded with something like, “You’re too young to be tired?” I’m talking about that sort of thing.