{"id":74,"date":"2013-08-15T20:12:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T20:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartbuilder.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2018-07-06T19:11:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T19:11:21","slug":"facebook-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartbuilder.com\/blog\/facebook-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today I read about an interesting study\u00a0from the University of Michigan<\/a> which found that the more people used Facebook, the unhappier they were.<\/p>\n

This may seem counter intuitive since you\u2019d think that being more connected to others would enhance one\u2019s sense of well-being.<\/p>\n

One possible explanation is that by spending more time doing virtual socializing, people are doing less real socializing, which leads to loneliness and discontent. A more likely explanation, in my view, is that social media sites are chock full of self-promoting posts, though admittedly most are subtle. Then, when people compare the virtual lives of others to their reality, it leads to envy and feelings of diminished self-worth. What do you think?<\/p>\n

Are there any implications for social learning? For example, when people visit a site for social learning, they may be distracted by how others perceive their posts; they may also be envious of others\u2019 clever posts; and considerations of workplace politics may seep into people\u2019s minds before they participate in discussions.<\/p>\n

What might address these concerns, if they are indeed legitimate? One idea would be to enable features for learners to comment anonymously using a screen name. A possible downside to this might be there would be less incentive to participate if people don\u2019t receive \u201ccredit\u201d or kudos for contributing to the dialog.<\/p>\n

What do you think? (\u2026feel free to respond with a fake name \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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