The Problem With Living Your Life on Facebook

Name: The Problem With Living Your Life on Facebook
Uploaded: 2014-08-04T20:18:52
Duration: 2 min
Description: Facebook can be depressing because everyone else's lives are better than yours... But are they really? Interestingly, a scientific study recently backed up excactly what this video illustrates. Not that we really needed any proof. I think just about everyone that spends time on Facebook can find something to related to here.

Facebook can be depressing because everyone else's lives are better than yours... But are they really?

Interestingly, a scientific study recently backed up excactly what this video illustrates. Not that we really needed any proof. I think just about everyone that spends time on Facebook can find something to related to here.

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