Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educated
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Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educated...and heavy users feel less happy about their lives
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedI have a FB account, but I rarely use it except when it concerns family or buying stuff. I also get regular Nietzsche quotes. I cannot understand why anyone would write such things as 'going out tomorrow! yay!", or "com'n you reds! YNWA!!", or, "just thought I'd have my hair brushed to the left this time", and other such stupid comments.
I can remember reading "Can't get to sleep. Am bored."Last edited by Martyn*; 06-04-2012 at 22:37. -
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedwe all educated here(Original post by ak137)
TSR too.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedYou could say the same about anything where user generated content is broadcast to others in real time. People like to feel like they are valued and what they say is important, hence why facebook/twitter/forums are so popular.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedI think it really depends on your reasons for using it.
For some people (including myself), we have friends all around the country, and maybe a long distance partner, so things like facebook are brilliant for keeping in touch and are much easier and much more useful than other forms of communication. -
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedYou talk about addiction but I swear i've seen you make about four threads today? Hypocritical much? For an 'Iron lady' you sure are a bit of an addict too as much as these 'poorly educated' souls you refer to.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedI've probably been addicted, not to Facbook itself but the giving me something to do. When you've got nothing to do and no money or one to do it with even the simple things keep the mind occupied.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedi dont particularly think education has a significant factor in this
technology in general and its advancement, while awesome, has led us to being more dependent on it, more isolated, not as active... this can easily develop into other issues such as being unfit/obese, have behaviour/social problems etc...
we are social active creatures after all....
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedTSR is much more addictive than fb especially when there is revision to be done.(Original post by grad_dentist)
We could say the same for TSR, it is very addictive indeed.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedlol same here(Original post by TimmonaPortella)
ugh, I wish I didn't have facebook, I waste so much time on it. There's no chance I'm going to get rid of it, but I wish I could. Damn you society.
and sup cambridge lawyer
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedDO IT(Original post by TimmonaPortella)
ugh, I wish I didn't have facebook, I waste so much time on it. There's no chance I'm going to get rid of it, but I wish I could. Damn you society.
trust me! I was an addict! You can really get out of it! It used to be on my mind 24/7...whether someone had liked my status/replied/commented/liked something..... looking back its such a waste of time...
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educated(Original post by ak137)
TSR too.
TSR is more addictive. If anything TSR has made me more educated.
Not surprised, looking at your friend's holiday pics or liking a status is hardly a skill.Last edited by T-Toe; 06-04-2012 at 23:02. -
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedI deactivated my account a few hours ago, but I only need to put my in my email address and password and BAM... I'm back. I suppose it has given me an incentive not to login though.(Original post by MissRiah12345)
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trust me! I was an addict! You can really get out of it! It used to be on my mind 24/7...whether someone had liked my status/replied/commented/liked something..... looking back its such a waste of time...
deactivating is just a click away
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educated(Original post by T-Toe)
TSR is more addictive. If anything TSR is made me more educated.
Not surprised, looked at your friend's holiday pics or liking a status is hardly a skill.
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Re: Facebook can lead to 'addiction', especially among the poorly educatedI didn't bother opening the article, but imo Facebook has become unbearable most of them time. People keep on spamming walls, posting idiotic statuses and pictures and brag about the most stupid things on earth.(Original post by Iron Lady)
...and heavy users feel less happy about their lives
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I don't wanna know what you ate for lunch, where are u heading tonight or how many times per month you change bfs.
It used to be cool, some years ago.
