Watching people write a script for their own life on Facebook, often adjusting reality to fit one’s aspirations rather than their reality, can actually be a depressing experience. A recent study noted people are generally more “happy” when they eliminate Facebook from their lifestyle. In other words, constantly stalking your family, friends and former lovers might not be positive for a user’s world view. Facebook presents a distorted view of life Someone’s Facebook life can seem so gleaming and interesting that the reality of the world a Facebook user can seem glum. Do your friends and former lovers have a better…
Study: Facebook Users Eliminate Facebook To Increase Happiness
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.