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As contrary to the motive of joining Facebook to be happy, it has been found that Facebook is making people unhappy. The internet produces an alienating effect- people lose their sense of connectedness. There are also other related effects as found by research because of the use of Facebook such as affecting the relationship by causing jealousy, envy, etc. Most of the effect concerns social psychologist and have been found that it also affects the confidence of a person because of the phenomenon of social comparison. However, it is also found that the use of social media can function the means of socialization and filling the gap of connection. The aspect of sharing in Facebook produces positive psychology because the mere thought of successful sharing activates our reward-processing centres, even before we’ve actually shared a single thing. This works well also in handling stress because the virtual social connection can provide a buffer against stress and pain. There is a clear divide on the way emotional effect from Facebook is addressed in two distinct way. The reason is that Facebook can be used in different ways and in different ways. Feelings of bonding increases at the time of sharing and general social capital increased, but when participants simply consumed a lot of content passively, Facebook had the opposite effect that lower the feelings of connection and increases their sense of loneliness. A group of psychologists have also found that when the subjects were actively engaged with Facebook, their physiological response measured a significant uptick in happiness. When they passively browse the positive effect disappeared. John Eastwood's work has added that there when there is greater the number of things that pulls our attention, we are less able to meaningfully engage, and we tend to become more discontented. The debate is on the side of the passive mode of Facebook because people spent, on average, far more time passively scrolling through newsfeeds than they did actively engaging with content. In the end, it is not the Facebook which is the cause but it has become the symptom.
Summary on this article “How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy” By Maria Konnikova [Edited for...
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