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Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Re: Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Post by ionised »

voltagex_ wrote: post #65
untog wrote: post #25

Agh, this thread is just full of people boasting about their immunity to interest in Facebook. Congratulations, you're fantastic, oh that we could all be as enlightened as you. Personally, I find that Facebook has become my address book - while I still text people I see every day, Messenger group chats are often used instead. Plus the voice and video calls have been a great way to keep up with people further afield.…

I mean, how much better are we really, sitting on HN?

I come here to learn about articles and topics and discuss them with people who can debate calmly and rationally.

I don't get any of that on Facebook.

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Post by bshimmin »

jayvanguard wrote: post #44
untog wrote: post #25

Agh, this thread is just full of people boasting about their immunity to interest in Facebook. Congratulations, you're fantastic, oh that we could all be as enlightened as you. Personally, I find that Facebook has become my address book - while I still text people I see every day, Messenger group chats are often used instead. Plus the voice and video calls have been a great way to keep up with people further afield.…

I'm Not on Facebook is the new I Don't Own a TV.

If I had a pound for every person I know who makes snooty remarks about "not even owning a TV" but actually watches BBC iPlayer and Netflix TV episodes on their laptop... well, I'd have at least £3.

Re: Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Post by jacinda »

kristiandupont wrote: post #117
untog wrote: post #25

Agh, this thread is just full of people boasting about their immunity to interest in Facebook. Congratulations, you're fantastic, oh that we could all be as enlightened as you. Personally, I find that Facebook has become my address book - while I still text people I see every day, Messenger group chats are often used instead. Plus the voice and video calls have been a great way to keep up with people further afield.…

>oh that we could all be as enlightened as you Completely agree. Not being on facebook is the new "I don't even own a tv". http://www.theonion.com/article/area-man-constantly-mentioni... As for using facebook in a sane manner, I was struggling because I rely on messages and event invites so I didn't want to block it completely (and messenger.com and app is not enough for me). But this plugin basically saved me: https…

Love these extensions. I use News Feed Eradicator: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicat....

Does the same thing at Kill News Feed but replaces it with a quote (e.g. on getting started or how time is the most precious resource).

Re: Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Post by ionised »

finalight wrote: post #49

as much as you are right (or suppose to), but sorry, I not leaving facebook for real facebook is where i learn more things in than any other places. okay fine, there's wikipedia and youtube too

I would be more than a little concerned if Facebook, Youtube and Wikipedia is where you gain most of your knowledge.

Wikipedia is slightly understandable but it should not be any more thnan a quick reference guide on a given topic, but taken with a grain of salt. It certainly shouldn't be taken as gospel truth.

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Post by alexandrerond »

brickmort wrote: post #2

I deleted my Facebook account after realizing that every time I would go on it, the clickbait and mindless minutia would irritate me more than entertain me. between the advertisements, there would be 'you'll never guess what happens next!' posts, then political propaganda, then children/marriage updates on people I hadn't interacted with in years. At a certain point, I realized that it wasn't even fun to me anymore,…

Thank you anon for updating us in the state of your growing family, that your niece does ballet and that your nephew goes to kindergarten. You may want to rejoin and put this on FB, where someone might be interested :)

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Post by HugoDaniel »

I have stayed 1 year away from facebook. I restarted using it about 6 months ago. I can't evaluate if I was happier during that year as it is very hard for me to quantify being "happy". Although there are a few points i take from that time:

+ loads of free time

+ more focus on stuff that i think is more productive

+ no need to manage so many events

+ spent time talking to relatives instead of typing with them (in person and/or in phone)

- loss of conectivity with friends (if you are not on facebook you won't get invited to many events)

- not being aware of small trends (like the new meme or the current 'internet localized scandal' as in 'the host of the show x was caught drunk')

- lost track of certain creative friends that only publish stuff on facebook

~ being regarded as a anti-social by certaing groups

~ not caring about stuff that are not that important and is not actually worth the time

~ looking at people using facebook and thinking "i once was a zombie just like you"

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Post by tim333 »

sotojuan wrote: post #47
untog wrote: post #25

Agh, this thread is just full of people boasting about their immunity to interest in Facebook. Congratulations, you're fantastic, oh that we could all be as enlightened as you. Personally, I find that Facebook has become my address book - while I still text people I see every day, Messenger group chats are often used instead. Plus the voice and video calls have been a great way to keep up with people further afield.…

http://messenger.com/ The best thing Facebook ever did was separate the useful messenger from the terrible main site.

Hey that's cool. Didn't realise it existed. So much cleaner than the same stuff on facebook.com.

Re: Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Post by tim333 »

kagamine wrote: post #114
marincounty wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my case, I don't feel it's the Internet in general. I think it's Facebook that puts me in a funk. Oh, and I steer away from Reddit, if not feeling great. That said, I think I'm a lot older than most you you guys. I'll honesty give the reasons why I find FB depressing: I don't have a lot of friends. I find people so self-aware on FB, I don't find them interesting. People, I used to find interesting, edgy, true indi…

I don't just start feeling down but I get angry at the BS on FB. I have a neighbor who always does the "my life is so great!" spin on FB, but living in the same street we see more of the reality than maybe some other people. I can't be on FB because it would mean calling people like her out on their BS, she is ugly (sorry but she just is by anyone's standards), her children are awful spoiled bitches, her constant pos…

Clicking on their profile and downgrading from 'friend' to 'acquaintance' I find helps a lot. You then hardly see their stuff. I've had to do that for four annoying people (far right politics, topless pics, fascist propaganda etc...) and I don't think I've seen any of them in my feed since.

Re: Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier

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Post by jqm »

untog wrote: post #25

Agh, this thread is just full of people boasting about their immunity to interest in Facebook. Congratulations, you're fantastic, oh that we could all be as enlightened as you. Personally, I find that Facebook has become my address book - while I still text people I see every day, Messenger group chats are often used instead. Plus the voice and video calls have been a great way to keep up with people further afield.…

Cool factor aside there are very legitimate reasons not to use Facebook. I've never had a Facebook account, refuse to let my GF post pictures of me there and block it's trackers.

Not necessarily against the idea of social networking. I just don't like Facebook. I think others should adopt this same attitude. If people think this is boasting so be it. I find it to be just good sense.

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