Breaking: Everyone has more friends than you and it’s probably not a good idea to stalk people.
The more you interact with Facebook, the worse you tend to feel.
This study involved college students reporting how they felt and how much they’d used Facebook five times a day for two weeks. Higher Facebook use was associated with more negative feelings.
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And higher Facebook use has also been linked to being less satisfied with your life.
The same study got participants to fill in a life-satisfaction survey before and after the two-week study. The researchers found that people who used Facebook more over the two weeks had a larger decline in life satisfaction.
Lurking on Facebook makes you more likely to feel badly after using it.
Probably as a result of envy, although people are reluctant to admit it.
The reward center of your brain lights up when you get a Facebook notification.
Like it does when you get praised in real life.
