Does anyone else suffer from Facebook addiction? Does anyone else login every 15 minutes or less just to see if anything has happened since you last checked 15 minutes ago?
Even though I am not expecting news or waiting for urgent responses to any messages or comments I have posted, I still feel the urge to check my 'home' page so frequently I'm starting to annoy myself. I have spoken with friends who also show symptoms of the Facebook obsession. Why are we so drawn to this social network? And what is it that we hope to achieve by checking our profiles so regularly?
Today, I can offer a semi-pseudo justification for my incessant checking....I was trying to 'outpoke' someone!
2 comments:
I understand your problem! I think we all go through phases, yoyo's in primary school, tamagotchis (is that how you spell it?), MySpace, Facebook... they're all phases that start out simply, become an obsession and then fade out again. I do understand where you're coming from though, I am somewhat addicted!
Hi Laura,
Thanks for your comment. Do you think Facebook will be a passing phase? It seems so intertwined in people's lives and businessess already. I think it will phase out a little bit as the novelty factor wears out but, as a tool for communication, do you think it will be relenquished into the bargain bins (so to speak) just as the tamagotchis have been?
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