Why Some People Never Post Their Own Photos
Discovered · 4h ago
Mark Manson pulled in 1.4M views in 18 days, 19.7x what the channel usually gets.
Psychology of People Who Don't Post Their Photos on Social Media
Outlier score, channel average, engagement and views per day are calculated by Spikescout. Other figures come from YouTube.
What happened?
A psychology breakdown of people who stay off social media feeds, or at least keep themselves out of them, is resonating widely. It taps into a broader pullback from posting and online self presentation that creators have been covering from multiple angles.
How it compares
Views of the channel's recent uploads used for the average
Top comments
- @moxiedoxie5395 2w ago
Not engaging in social media is like not drinking, people wonder what's wrong with you while you live a happier life.
5.6K53 replies - @sunstarsmoon 2w ago
I love that people can’t just look me up. If you aren’t in my life personally you ain’t in it.
1.3K12 replies - @deengamer1907 2w ago
privacy is sacred people forgot that .
1.6K6 replies - @MyNoNameChannel2012 1w ago
What other people don't know, they cannot destroy.
271 - @Daniel-bd8ot 2w ago
I live for myself, not for the internet
2K16 replies - @raquelgeneve 2w ago
In 2025 I went to Japan, and a colleague from work, asked "How did you go to Japan if you don't have Instagram?" This is the level of nonsense our society getting.
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Get one month of BrainFM free with my link: https://go.brain.fm/idgaf Ever wonder how someone could just go cold turkey and live without social media? Here are 4 reasons why people decide that memes, doomscrolling, and staying up to date with the latest TikTok trends aren't worth it anymore. For practical, science-based advice each week that might change your life, sign up for my newsletter here: http://bit.ly/3JRg3NX Written & Directed by Mark Manson Edited by Michelle Hsieh Director of Photography Jess Choi
“Normal” is the average views of the channel's recent long-form uploads, excluding videos from the last 7 days. Scores and normal views are calculated by Spikescout from public YouTube data; they are not YouTube metrics. View counts last updated Oct 1, 2026.