The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet?

Re:The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet? by Liquix on Monday January 07, 2019 @02:58PM (#18849346)

I completely agree. As Chamath Palihapitiya (ex-Facebook) eloquently puts it, our technology culture is 'ripping apart the social fabric of how society works' [0]. We're social creatures who thrive on human interaction and sharing genuine moments - social media gives us the exact opposite [1].

The really insidious thing is that many of the big players and driving forces behind these trends saw it coming, knew that what they were building may have far-reaching negative consequences, and then chose to do it anyway for the sake of money. What a time to be alive, right?

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78oMjNCAayQ

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853817/

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Re:The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet? by MaxBarraclough on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:23PM (#18849586)

Not trying to sound smart here, but if that's your position, why did you go with Some people's brain chemistry...?

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Re:The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet? by Liquix on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @09:40AM (#18855746)

I believe that a small percentage of the population is born neurochemically imbalanced (classic clinical depression), but also that the recent rise in anxiety and depression rates is mainly caused by societal and technological factors.

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