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Exactly. Reading my Facebook feed is like watching a theatrical performance, the stuff people post is not what really happens (it's often glorified), i assume

Exactly. Reading my Facebook feed is like watching a theatrical performance, the stuff people post is not what really happens (it's often glorified), i assume because they want to present themselves to the world as if they are having a perfect life or something.. but meanwhile i know for a fact that they are sitting at home being depressed.

Zancarius 12y ago
> Reading my Facebook feed is like watching a theatrical performance Great way to put it! The façade presented on Facebook often contributes to a feeling of inadequacy among more impressionable people precisely because of this. I found an article that's roughly along the lines of the one I had in mind (saw it here on HN about a year ago--but I've since lost it). Either way, this one is a pretty good review of some of the psychological factors you were alluding to in your previous post (and addressed in this one): http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-facebook-makes-us-unhappy http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-facebook-makes-us... While I doubt Stubb will see this comment, I think it's important to keep in mind that your original point was most assuredly not wrong. Edit: Ah! I think I found it (turns out they both cite separate studies that come to very similar conclusions): http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/24/why-facebook-makes-you-feel-bad-about-yourself/ http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/24/why-facebook-makes-you...