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Re:Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable by treehau5 on Sunday May 07, 2017 @12:17AM (#14283819)
Facebooks your current fixation for your procrastination, but if it wasn't facebook, I'd venture to guess it would most likely be something else that is an addicting timewaster with minimal utility because that's the exactly the kind of thing we seek out when we want to get away from things we think are more important.

For you, facebook. For me -- videogames, particularly online competitive style. For someone else? Bingewatching brainless television on Netflix.

Re:Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable by j2bax on Sunday May 07, 2017 @12:38AM (#14283893)
TBH though, I can't think of many things less fulfilling than wasting time on Facebook. The adrenaline from winning an online game, a show or film that makes you think or gives you a new perspective... then there's the Facebook feed.
Re:Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable by treehau5 on Sunday May 07, 2017 @04:42PM (#14287542)
I mean this in no offense, but you might be disillusioned or biased towards your particular vice. It's like an alcoholic telling me "well at least I am not doing heroin. Beer at least cleans out your kidneys!"

I struggled from video game addiction, and continue to struggle (it takes a lot of mental energy for me to simply not play). I used to tell myself, "well at least I am playing online and interacting with real people" or "at least I am sharpening my reflexes!"