Their motive isn’t really that important – but if you find yourself thinking “oh, that person’s such a show-off” or “man, I wish I had a Samsung Galaxy S3 instead of this crappy iPhone 5”, it would be a good idea to take some time off from the social media platforms you’re so connected to. Or maybe they merely want to share their experiences with their family or friends. Yes, everyone wants to feel like they belong. Maybe depressing is more of the right word. You’re bound to think your life is a little dull. Not to mention seeing the glamorous lives that celebrities have. Whatever it is – no one needs a research article to tell them that after seeing these things, it makes you a little uncomfortable. From photos of Mike’s vacation to the sunny Italy where he enjoyed mountains of delicious pizza and gelato upon the base of the Trevi fountain (when you’ve never been out of your hometown), to Emily’s new amazing cell phone that can screen-shot at the swipe of the hand (your Nokia bullet-proof cell phone is no match) the never-ending posts wishing Aaron a happy birthday (while you only got 30 people who remembered yours), to the Da Vinci-worthy art piece that Aiden painted (you’re only a master at stick figures). This article on Huffington Post suggest that the personal dissatisfaction stems from envy of other people’s happiness. However, many studies have shown that people who use these social platforms are less satisfied with their lives after they have gone on Facebook, Twitter, etc. I mean, the network of friends you can reach is awesome in its own right, and it is this ability to reach people who you care about from anywhere in the world that is extremely alluring. I wouldn’t exactly blame this obsession on the social media themselves. Have you ever felt the need to check your Facebook newsfeed every ten seconds? Or tweet about whatever you’re doing every few minutes? With the lure of social media – whether it is Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, or the countless other platforms – it’s extremely easy to get caught up with the online world of sparkling images and texts, where you can follow your favourite celebrity everywhere or even just announce to the world that you’re going off on vacation to somewhere warm and nice (while your friends are stuck in the godforsaken land of polar bears and whatnot).
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