I feel unappreciated no matter what I do?

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I have always been really quiet and not very talkative, but over my years, I have managed to make a few really good friends and other friends that aren't as close but are really cool. What I don't understand is why nobody shares an appreciation for me? I am only 28 years old and I have traveled all over the world and I put up thousands of photos of places and things most people would only dream of seeing in their lives...and only like 2 of my "friends" even posted something about them....that is kind of bs. It is frustrating when I have all these amazing photos and interesting posts I put up daily and then I see some stupid woman on facebook (like a friend of a friend) post the most brainless, pointless thing you can imagine almost like a twitter post...and like 15 people reply and thumbs up and all that nonsense. This world is unbelievable and it just drives me nuts. It is like if people know you are different and strange, they will ignore you NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO! Doesn't matter if you do the coolest things in the world, they will ignore you still because people are douchebags and that is life right? I am working on my first novel now and I bet even if I write a bestseller and posted that on facebook, only a few people would even reply. Screw this world seriously. Anyone else on here experience crap like this all the time?

[Moved from General Autism Discussion to Art, Writing, and Music]

Alienboy, why not post some of your pictures here?

Yes I know what you are talking about. I've even been told point blank that my interests and the things I had to share about myself were not interesting. If it's too unique or different, people can't relate, so it's like they just tune it out. Yet someone else can say something really inane and silly, and others fawn all over them for it. I don't feel like there is even one person who really wants to know me at all.

But here is the thing...not all my interested are really unique. Some of them are, but some of them are not. I like traveling and a lot of people like traveling right? Not everyone wants to hear about some stupid b**** post about mundane and shallow stuff...OR DO THEY? Because those are the types of idiotic posts that people respond to. I think it comes down to who you are not what you post 100%.
Here is an example:

My post: I just published my first novel. - One reply (if that)

some stupid slut's post: I like totally like to PAAAARRRTTYY! - 20 replies

And to this I say WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUU!

You can witness similar behavior on photo forums like Flickr. Some photo of a chihuahua or an over-processed mess with poor composition gets tons of responses.

Take a photo of your knees in poor lighting, upload it, and you'll be an instant star.

I'd love to see your photos. Seriously.

The only problem with posting my photos on here is that there are so many people who use this site and not everyone on here is a good person. With this many people with access to my photos...there are bound to be a few douchebags who will copy my photos and then edit them in some unflattering way and maybe even repost them on here. I have seen this done countless times on other forums. If you visit a lot of forums and look for this stuff...trust me you will find it.

I feel the same way-I am ignored all the time by people until they need something and then people start wanting to talk to me. Whan I am done I am ignored again.

^^ Yes, that and make them 640x480 jpeg at 70% quality: fine for viewing on a forum, useless for anything else.

Unfortunately I feel the same way. I see no way of resolving this, so I have basically given up on this reality in general. A positive element is that I no longer care much what other people think, so I'm more willing to do whatever, or nothing at all. One way or another, I'll die, and be done with this place and onto bigger and better things.

I hope this is somehow helpful