I have been struck […] by the discord between people’s Facebook lives and what they say in private. On Facebook they have been on an amazing vacation to exotic beaches. In person they confess that the vacation was a desperate attempt to save a marraige. On Facebook they have been to gliteratee tech conferences. In person they confess they haven’t been able to sleep for months, and are on anti-anxiety medication from the stress of financial pressures on their company. It is a strange case of schadenfreude for me to hear this, knowing that I had been jealous of their beach time and glamor. What’s interesting is that this feel-bad Facebook effect seems to come from a distinct source: not-so-close Facebook friends.
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Facebook acquaintances the new TV stars (via somethingchanged)
So. Goddamn. True.
(via monkeytypist)
