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[quote=Anonymous]Folks, there are studies about this. Social media is addictive, designed to cause a decreasing dopamine response in users that keeps them coming back for more. The argument that people should just "get off social media" if it bothers them, or that people who feel left out or sad when they see social media posts are somehow outliers is just not reflective of what we know about these platforms. This is a good summary:

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/it-or-not-social-medias-affecting-your-mental-health

No one in this scenario can claim mental health. The people posting all their social events and life milestones are doing so because they are addicted to the dopamine hit they get when they receive likes and comments on these posts. They are doing it because the platform rewards them for this behavior. And people who see these posts and feel left out and sad are experiencing a known phenomenon that has been linked to mental health problems. They aren't uniquely troubled, they are normal:

"A 2018 British study tied social media use to decreased, disrupted, and delayed sleep, which is associated with depression, memory loss, and poor academic performance. Social media use can affect users’ physical health even more directly. Researchers know the connection between the mind and the gut can turn anxiety and depression into nausea, headaches, muscle tension, and tremors."

If social media makes you feel happy, you should consider that what you are actually experiencing is a controlled dopamine response manipulated by the platform to get you to log in and engage more. It's like drugs or alcohol -- it can make you feel good, but there is a cost that you may be ignoring. And if social media makes you feel sad and depressed, it is likely because you are NOT getting the controlled dopamine response. Either way, you should probably log off.

The only people benefitting from this back and forth are Facebook shareholders at this point. Just log off! It's bad for you. There are other ways to share photos and events.[/quote]

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