Simon A Brett
The Drop Bear 2.0 
It makes me sad to see so many people saying “I’m not anyone” when introducing themselves on social media. Um, yeah, you are someone. You are you and everyone in the world has something to say and often a lot more people are interested than you may think. Unfortunately I think a lot of peoples thinking has been trained that unless you have lots of followers / you’re famous / you post controversial opinions then you’re not worthy of being heard. You are.
Crazy Pony@dropbear i think there might be a lot of people using "social media" because they are RL in a situation where they feel they are disconnected as beeing worthless to be involved into social connections and events
Baabalicious@dropbear There are absolutely people here who need to hear this. All those microdecisions y'all make every day are influencing someone, whether they ever acknowledge it to you or not. Congrats, you're all unwitting mentors.
nebuchi_25 
@dropbear i'll say this as someone who's a bit of anyone: i'm glad to be just someone here.
BlueTeamSherpa 
@dropbear I’m definitely a somebody, and I bring a lot of good to the world; I like myself (these days) and am no longer surprised when someone likes me back.
At the same time, as I am more exposed to the broader world, I meet people I truly look up to (and not just because I’m short 😁), and as a result I’m both getting better than I’ve ever been AND at the same time am less impressed with myself
I agree that defeatist language isn’t helpful and can be harmful, but also get that it may be for some true modesty, potentially in-artfully expressed.
If after reading my thoughts you think I missed your point, please do say so. I wrestle with this and appreciate the discussion.
@Blueteamsherpa i know what you’re saying : ) btw, I’m 4’9 so you can stand next to me if you want to feel tall….
Wendy MsGator 🐊My partner tells me that if I was 5 foot I'd be a real person. 😂
@WendyMsGator @Blueteamsherpa nine year olds of my acquaintance are thrilled when they’re taller than me 🤣
Chook@dropbear it’s like walking into Coles and some stranger coming up, as soon as you grab a basket and saying the same thing.
It’s just totally awkward & f’ing weird shit.
My advice to these people …You as an adult own it. I too, have my own adult crap family shit going on.
It’s just totally awkward & f’ing weird shit.
My advice to these people …You as an adult own it. I too, have my own adult crap family shit going on.
Crowbar Jones@dropbear what a lovely point of view
Don Melton@dropbear This. 💯
R0zambo ☑️
Kirsty@dropbear I feel seen ❤️
Rua the Sidhe@dropbear But I’m not anyone. No real friends except those I’ve found on the bird site, some of whom I’ve met IRL 🤷
@rua I dunno, that sounds pretty someone to me! Also, wow, your hikes sound cool
Wonderdog@Wonderdog @rua I love the giggle chickens on your profile!
@dropbear thanks! Some of the locals, we live by a creek and there is an established family of gigglers there.
Jeff Jachens
Cristine 🗺 💉🧜♀️🐾🌮
Zelf Silverwolf@JeffJWarwick @rua @dropbear sometimes online friends are better than real life friends. Main thing is having a common interest even if it's just the same site we're visiting. Real life friends can go on for months or years without any contact
Matt Kennedy@dropbear yep I feel this. 11 years on Twitter, don’t think I ever missed a day, and - other than replies - I think I would have tweeted fewer than 20 times. Professional lurker. Don’t really know how I managed to get so stifled.
@blandtastic hopefully you will feel more free to express yourself here 🙂
@dropbear thanks, me too! So far so good. Eg, I never used my name or anything resembling my actual pic on the birdsite. Changing it up for the fediverse.
@dropbear so true! 🎯
David Shipley (he/him)@dropbear so much this. Well said!
Autistic Book Club@dropbear Love this, thank-you
Kara Shallenberg@dropbear i want to boost this every day forever
Recurver 🎯An exceptionally good point, well made.
Liz in Oz@dropbear What a lovely thing to say (and true!)
Littlefish@dropbear exactly this again and again.
Hynot@dropbear a very good sentiment for which I have great admiration but a lot of us do feel worthless and that any contribution is more likely to have a negative effect rather than positive. We’re not clever, succinct, add the right remark or make a positive addition - a lot is said in despair or desperation not knowing where to turn and many feel pointless, isolated, humiliated preferring not to interact for fear of worse to come - only an opinion but it’s a hard cycle to break.
@tonyh I hear what you’re saying and I hope, if it’s what people want, that it’s a cycle that the right online community can help break. And, if it’s not what people want, that they still get value from what others put out there.
Grrsly Adams Family Vacation@dropbear That would be a sad thing to read and feel.
Mike Hanley@dropbear the self does not exist
Matei Tomasevici@dropbear
I’m trying to take from a philosophical or rhetorical perspective. I refer to it as #anatman method. I am not nullifying myself, but try to discuss matters from an objective perspective. It’s difficult, I know, to approach people when you don’t know anything about them. But social media are full of ad hominem rhetoric and it’s an attempt to remain ad argumentum.
I’m trying to take from a philosophical or rhetorical perspective. I refer to it as #anatman method. I am not nullifying myself, but try to discuss matters from an objective perspective. It’s difficult, I know, to approach people when you don’t know anything about them. But social media are full of ad hominem rhetoric and it’s an attempt to remain ad argumentum.
Stick-pins@dropbear this is the resin I have no introduction or bio 🫠
Thaliea🇬🇧@dropbear I'm defo not anyone. No matter, I just post things that I like for myself anyway.
Anne Cleary@dropbear thank you, I like this. I mean I know I am somebody and important to my own crowd but here you do meet extremely clever, accomplished people and it can feel daunting. I never liked people begging for followers on the other site, quality and understanding is more important and I do enjoy keeping up with the news and politicos which doesn’t seem as easy here
edwardchampion@dropbear Our society is trained to only reward or acknowledge those who "matter" on social media. And there's no real way around the likes and followers racket other than to surround yourself with people who get you, who may not even be on social media. I've often learned years later that something I wrote or made meant the world to them. Best to be so focused and prolific that you're too busy to think about how you're "landing" with an audience. Obliviousness is often a virtue!
@edwardchampion that’s one of the things I really like here. I haven’t (in the main) seen that relentless push for followers that you do on some sites or the posting just for engagement
@dropbear Oh, it's there, but the ones who are gaming this "new" venue are being very cunning about their angling. However, on the flip side, the great birdsite migration has also revealed that there are a number of influencers who, much to my surprise, still carry the excitement of discovering new ideas and encouraging alternative voices.
Runs Amok@dropbear thank you for saying this. I haven’t done an intro post because I don’t know what anyone would be interested in about me. I also don’t have any idea what things I might feel like posting about (or why anyone would be interested), so how could I guide someone else in their decision to follow or not to follow me?
✾, chief troublemaker@dropbear I want to push back on this if that’s okay. Even if large audiences aren’t the point here, group dynamics still exist, and there are people who do not fit neatly into them or, like me, really do not have much good to add the vast majority of the time. There is no ‘deserving’, just expectations, wishes and ultimate outcomes.
@dropbear while the principle is nice, I feel that expectations need to be tempered.
Matt 
Pierre J Dupont@dropbear
?This. We all have hobbies, interests, skills. It is very cool hearing from everyone, looking forward to it!
?This. We all have hobbies, interests, skills. It is very cool hearing from everyone, looking forward to it!
Arindam BasuWell said. This inhibition has been amplified on sites like the birdsite. #Fediverse helps to break down the stereotype.
Rashers TierneyThis comment reminds me of a classic Masters At Work remix. No doubt designed to get a dancefloor chanting positive affirmations at each other!
Everybody Be Somebody (MAW Style Mix)
Ilsa 🍁 ✅@dropbear The first sentence of your profile won me over. I anxiously await an opportunity to use that myself. :D
@ilsa an excellent challenge!
MimzyDub🇨🇦😻@dropbear well said!!
Brenda@dropbear Thank you for writing this. I often struggle to post anything on here because I feel like I don't have anything important to say. However, I just wrote my first introduction...it was difficult but I did it!
@imjustme hola amiga
Jon Rodman
BigDaddyzZz @dropbear just a few early morning, loosely connected thoughts:
I’ve got lots to say, but if I had to listen to anyone say those things, I’d change the channel.
It’s not that I think that I have nothing to say, it’s that I think it doesn’t add value or that someone else has already said it better, and I’m just adding to the echo chamber.
“I’d rather be silent and thought a fool than speak and prove it true.” - some dude
pocket full of hawthornes 💦@dropbear additionally, i think a lot of people shrink under the spotlight and, because society has taught us that attention-seeking and talking about oneself are bad things™, people err on the side of identifying as merely unremarkable. which, sadly, is also indicative of the low self-esteem no doubt borne of similar societal pressures.
so, this supportive post of yours? refreshing as hell to encounter in the wilds, as it were. 😄
DezPlayz 
@dropbear I feel this way when I ask people how they are and they respond "Better than I deserve". :(
My love you deserve to be good.