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Ep. 68: Schadenfacebook

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Is Social Media Making People Unhappy?

A study at televive university has provided what may be the first experiment to sort out causation from correlation. The researchers found that people who used facebook became less happy over time compared to those who were prevented from using it. They weren't fooled by all the happy vacation and anniversary pictures posted by their friends. Being in excessive social comparison decrease one's happiness, says Ohad barsiley.

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