An
interesting article written based on study conducted in Michgan, Ethan Kross a
psychologist from the University of Michigan makes a statement that Facebook
and other social media sites actually makes users feel lonely and unhappy. In a
case where he observed eighty plus people in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he concludes that
sites like Facebook can in fact make us more depressed feeling and lonely
because we innately compare our lives to other people, their accomplishments
and their achievements, we can’t help but become addicted to checking out what
other people are doing and then feeling bad because our lives just don’t
compare.
Again, parents of young children and even
older children, it’s very important to limit, discipline and control the
computer time at home. Spending so much time on social media sites isn’t good
for our kids minds. As a society we’re already in fragile and vulnerable states
of mind. Letting sites and technology play off our sadness and loneliness from
what’s happening in the real world, is not healthy for anyone. Take a closer look
at your family and home life and enjoy the company of each other instead of
resorting to looking down at screen when you’re missing the life that’s
happening right in front of you.
(image via google, article via new yorker)
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