Re:Quit Social Media, Your Career May Depend on It (2016)
by JustSomeNobody on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @12:09PM
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> I've never been worried about my employer seeing my social media profiles. If I wouldn't do something in public, I wouldn't post it to social media. Maybe I'm unique in being able to restrain myself.
Me either, but maybe there's a chilling effect going on here.
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> I always hear stories about how people are "so much happier" after they quit Facebook. What is happening on your Facebook that's making you unhappy?
I personally believe this is because it's orders of magnitude easier to be negative than positive. Negativity breeds more negativity and drama. So, when people quit Facebook they get a boost from not being around so much negativity.
Me either, but maybe there's a chilling effect going on here.
EDIT:
> I always hear stories about how people are "so much happier" after they quit Facebook. What is happening on your Facebook that's making you unhappy?
I personally believe this is because it's orders of magnitude easier to be negative than positive. Negativity breeds more negativity and drama. So, when people quit Facebook they get a boost from not being around so much negativity.