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Re:Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier by mpg33 on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:33PM (#10556967)
It's a form of real time "keeping up with Johnson's".
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Re:Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier by 7Figures2Commas on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:43PM (#10557007)
Except for the fact that most of what the Johnson's appear to have is contrived.
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Re:Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier by teddyh on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:48PM (#10557041)
Was it ever not thus?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMwYNX5qUk

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Re:Study: Staying off Facebook can make you happier by 7Figures2Commas on Thursday November 12, 2015 @07:02PM (#10557116)
To a large extent, yes, but social media has made faking a lifestyle you don't lead even easier. Anybody with a smartphone and a desire to portray themselves in a particular light can do so pretty effectively with very limited intelligence and skill required.
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