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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 5 Nov 2018

    Contrary to widespread belief, people wind down, not wind up, while they browse Facebook and Twitter, experiencing calm, relaxation and other positive, deactivated emotions. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3274402 …pic.twitter.com/DPz6g86Mrl

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      2. David‏ @alltejuupptaget 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf @naval

        I think this is far too early a conclusion based on this one, low-sample study with uncertain methodology.

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      3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @alltejuupptaget @naval

        While it is clearly too early to draw firm conclusions, the sample size of 778 is large for psychological research, and the method, experience sampling, gathering information about people's feelings during experiences, is far superior to usual post-event questionnaire use.

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      2. Pranay Aryal‏ @pranayaryal 9 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf

        How can one be sure that being happy or sad 8 hours after browsing Facebook was because of facebook itself or millions of other things in life in that time interval? It is extremely hard to study emotions because of just one thing because there are millions of other confounders.

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      3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 9 Nov 2018
        Replying to @pranayaryal

        Exactly because of this, this was an "experience sampling" study, which probed people's feelings during the actual browsing experience, and NOT retrospectively, as in earlier studies.

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      2. AJ‏ @isturma 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf @naval

        It may vary from person to person - I find that FB, Twitter, etc. got me MORE agitated than doing something constructive or nurturing. My calm, relaxation, and other positive emotions came more frequently when I quit FB.

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      3. tim iles‏ @tim_iles 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @isturma @DegenRolf @naval

        Same, and for many people I know too. This study doesn't ring true for me.

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      4. Cezary Graf  🇵🇱 CRYPTO POLAND‏ @CryptoPoland 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @tim_iles @isturma and

        Exactly, different people, different reactions. Some people engage in only exciting things on social media, things that interest them and enrich their real life existence. This makes all the difference, especially if they aren't addicted.

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      1. Greg McBeth‏ @gregmcbeth 5 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf

        Similar to smokers taking a drag?

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      2. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf @naval

        Scrolling a social stream is the modern equivalent of channel surfing. Mindless, mildly interesting, noncommittal, and (generally) relaxing. It's also passive. And that's a critical element. While Facebook may "connect" us to our friends, it's a passive sort of connection. 1/

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      3. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @justinowings @DegenRolf @naval

        Social scrolling also lacks the sort of symmetry you'd normally get with social interactions. That is, "I see you looking at me." Or ... IRL, I am telling _you_ about my life, and _you_ are listening. This isn't how social media works. 2/

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      4. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @justinowings @DegenRolf @naval

        On social media, I am telling no one in particular. I post to receive general attention. Thus getting a lot of likes from my network is not the same as telling a few specific people—when I know they are sacrificing their time and attention to listen to me. Symmetry. 3/

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      5. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @justinowings @DegenRolf @naval

        So while it may not be arousing (though perhaps driving envy), the passive, asynchronous nature doesn't do the work of connecting us to others in any way approximating real life social engagement. 4/

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      6. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @justinowings @DegenRolf @naval

        And perhaps this is the problem. Because IRL is messy, takes work, and is nuanced. The nuance and mess is a feature not a bug. It means you don't just "unfollow" people because they don't agree with you because you are actively invested in the relationship. 5/

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      7. Justin Owings‏ @justinowings 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @justinowings @DegenRolf @naval

        Have studies looked at whether passive social engagement can act as an effective substitute for the messy interactions of real life? And if not, what is lost in translation? Perhaps it's more than we realize. Perhaps what's lost is the glue of civility. /End

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      2. coinGuyBri‏ @CoinGuyBri 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf @naval

        Trolling is good for the soul

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      1. Eliyahu Switzer‏ @eliyahuswitzer 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf

        A stint in an echo chamber is soothing.

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      2. Damian Shchur‏ @ShchurMoney 6 Nov 2018
        Replying to @DegenRolf @naval

        Do we really need to go based off a study for this. Why not draw conclusions for how it affects you indivodually based off of personal experience. Social media scrolloing with have different results for different people depending on things like personality and what they follow

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