Facebook. The biggest social network on the planet generates more unhappiness among users than many would be willing to admit, or perhaps even realize, unfortunately. The information comes from a study conducted by researchers from New York and Stanford universities, they say that people who give up Facebook are more satisfied with the quality of life they have, and are not as anxious, depressed, or no longer suffer as serious of loneliness.
Facebook. The researchers asked people to give up the social network for a month, and the results are very interesting, and reveal just how much harm it does to people all over the world. People who quit Facebook occupied their time by meeting up with friends and family, watching more TV, and more often ignoring the news that is constantly shared online, much of which is, unfortunately, false.
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Facebook. Although few people are actually able to give up the social network for even a day, longer breaks can be very beneficial for those who really want it. The big problem is with people's desire to get rid of Facebook and what they find there in everyday life, so no matter how many studies of this kind are done, the world will still not learn that they have to give up the social network .
As the researchers report, leaving Facebook correlated with improvements on well-being measures. They found that the group tasked with quitting Facebook ended up spending less time on other social networks too, instead devoting more time to offline activities like spending time with friends and family (good) and watching television (maybe not so good).
Facebook. Although the social network was involved in many scandals last year, and even the other days, the world cares too little about the data that the company accesses and sells to other companies. If neither the theft of data, nor the studies that tell people that they are unhappier when they use Facebook still do not convince them to give up the network, then it is unlikely to believe that something logical will make them understand the reality around them.