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Need a Self-Esteem Boost? Look at Your Facebook Profile

Posted June 03, 2013 7:49 AM

From Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News:

Even if you're not living your best life you can make it look like you are on Facebook, and just glimpsing this idealized version of yourself can provide a rush of self-esteem, a new study shows.

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06/03/2013 12:34 PM

If your profile is truthful, how could it possibly increase your self esteem?

If it is full of lies, then your ego is already ruling your life and you will never be happy anyway.

So this whole self serving piece is crap.

If you need to read fiction about yourself to feel good, you are already lost.
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06/03/2013 4:48 PM

You wrote, "So this whole self serving piece is crap."

The piece probably made Megan Gannon feel good.
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06/03/2013 5:01 PM

She seems to fancy herself quite the expert on what others should do with their lives

7 of this, 10 of that and that will solve our personal problems. Self professed experts usually need the most help.
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06/03/2013 10:22 PM

I don't have a Facebook account and I feel damn good about myself because of it!

The rest of the world does not need to know when I pooped last and what color it was so that I can feel good about myself.

(That said the smell was bad enough to make the kitties run away and I am rather proud of that.)

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06/04/2013 9:14 AM

Yes, well you are warped anyway. Haven't you ever had the urge to text or tweet your friends and let them know that you are now going down the cereal isle? LOL
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06/04/2013 10:04 AM

WALOOB

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