I have a theory but no evidence or studies to back it up

Hello_MrFox

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

You're mad.

The Backwards Man

I believe that Jupiter is a giant ice-pop.

Prove me wrong, I dare ya.

Howard Juneau

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

Anyone who posts on boards about Facebook is probably a homicidal, cross dresser who can't stand the sight of baked beans.
Again, it's a theory, I have no proof......yet

MadsL

Like

Mr. Tom

I suppose you could almost say, you have a theory but no evidence or studies to back it up.

kneemos

But everyone looks so happy?

Wacker The Attacker

People who post pn AH are closet serial killers with psychotic, sexual, genocidal,and extremely paranoid delusions

MadsL

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
What the fox say?

Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say?

Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say?

Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say?

Wacker The Attacker

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I believe that Jupiter is a giant ice-pop.

Prove me wrong, I dare ya.

Its all like rocks and sh1t

Karl Stein

♫ WHOOOA BODYFORRRRM
BODYFORM FOR YOOOOOOOU! ♫

Wacker The Attacker

MadsL wrote: »

What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
What the fox say?

Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say?

Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say?

Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say?

Twitter user I see

Joe prim

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Its all like rocks and sh1t

No, you're thinking of Mars, it's an easy mistake to make, they're both quite far away...now Uranus, ......

kneemos

MadsL wrote: »

What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
What the fox say?

Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say?

Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say?

Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say?

Fcuked up fox.

Vincent Vega

Wouldn't it be more along the lines of social conditioning?
People feeling compelled to share the everyday details of the ongoing story of their lives to the world to appear 'normal' within whatever scene they are a part of.
OP, you'll probably like this.

Red Pepper

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

I actually think that too. There are a few likely candidates on my FB. Wasn't there a study to support this?

Boom_Bap

Someone has been at the H.F.S.

aaronjumper

Then the internet is the perfect place for you.

Wacker The Attacker

Joe prim wrote: »

No, you're thinking of Mars, it's an easy mistake to make, they're both quite far away...now Uranus, ......

Uranus is a sh1thole

Nodin

Carlos Roca wrote: »

♫ WHOOOA BODYFORRRRM
BODYFORM FOR YOOOOOOOU! ♫

It's all about the freshness.

Wacker The Attacker

Nodin wrote: »

It's all about the freshness.

You have to have the fresh gash

Rayne Wooney

20 posts and none about religion

I is impresd

Wacker The Attacker

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

20 posts and none about religion

I is impresd

Yeah maybe because we're not talking about religion

Artful_Badger

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

20 posts and none about religion

I is impresd

Where is your god ? Where is your god now ?

bucketybuck

I write something on Facebook everyday because I did a creative writing course once, and was told that I should try to write a couple of hundred words a day about anything whatsoever, simply to keep in the habit of writing. Facebook and the like are an easy outlet to do that.

Nodin

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

You have to have the fresh gash

Aye. It loses something after bein frozen.

Genghiz Cohen

You don't have a theory OP, you have a hypothesis.
If you had some evidence to back it up then a theory would try to explain why anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

/Science

dutcher

I think OP is annoyed because no likes his facebook statuses.

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Talib Fiasco

I have a theory that anyone who visits facebook every day has indeed a sad life and needs to rethink their free time. Facebook got boring and crap a long long time ago. All the new tweeks are just delaying it's death a small bit.

General General

Shared.

foxinsox

MadsL wrote: »

What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
What the fox say?

Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say?

Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say?

Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say?

What the fox say?

This fox says feck that song..

seanie_c

Some people might try to substitute real human relations with Facebook and other social networks such as Twitter. This might distort their perceptions of reality. I've never used Facebook nor ever will so can't really comment on if it causes depression or not.

If I'm being honest, the only real purpose of Facebook IMHO is to act like a surveillance apparatus.

It's amazing how many people willingly provide their personal information to these sites and then complain about invasion of privacy...

Would you give all your personal information to a stranger on the street?
Nor would I, but that's why I don't use Facebook.

Spring Onion

I think this thread has got some people thinking...

FizzleSticks

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Sarky

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

I have a theory but no evidence or studies to back it up

Then it's not a theory. At best, what you have is a hypothesis. At best.

BNMC

FizzleSticks wrote: »

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What?

seanie_c

Sarky wrote: »

Then it's not a theory. At best, what you have is a hypothesis. At best.

There are multiple definitions of the word Theory thanks to scientists who like weather forecasters are bluffers.

Example of bad science: Stress causes Stomach Ulcers.

This was absolute fact for many decades which was later proven incorrect.

Lesson learned, don't always believe what scientists tell you.

The word Hypothesis is synonymous with the word Theory.

Boombastic

I'm only friends with real people on facebook, none of this I met you once, now add me looser crap, and all my friends find me very interesting and witty and look forward to hearing the inner workings of my mind. I have no time for their inane drivel though so have all their updates blocked

stefan idiot jones

This thread has Saturday night written all over it.

Saturday night and After Hours is the equivalent of a full moon. All the lunatics in the asylum start barking at the moon.

dutopia

I have a theory but no evidence or studies to back it up

Then you have a hypothesis, not a theory. Also, your hypothesis sounds ridiculous.

petrolcan

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

Yay, let's make fun of mental illness.

What a thread!

Woohoo!

Fu*kwit.

Smidge

Not sure about the depression hypothesis
But attention seeking?

Definitely

Lone Stone

Who likes short shorts ?

fergiesfolly

OP. You have a theory, but no proof or studies.
Are you a government minister?
If you are, all you need is a civil servant to layer it with bull**** and bluster and you have yourself a manifesto.
If, alternatively, you're Ming Flanagan, just smoke some more dope. And let the magic fairies provide the proof.

ruthloss

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

People who post pn AH are closet serial killers with psychotic, sexual, genocidal,and extremely paranoid delusions

Yes, that is true.;)

Rod Serling

I never post on Facebook and I suffer from extreme anxiety and mild depression.

Debunked OP. What's next.

Zen65

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

I doubt this is true.

However people who post & repost statuses about cancer, parents, kittens, their gods or other 'motivational' nonsense very probably do suffer from low IQ and poor self-worth.

There! I've said it.

One day I will post something about a kitten with cancer who loved her parents and was chosen by CatGod to be ill, so that puppies would not have to feel pain.

Let's see what idiots 'LIKE' that!

Z

justforlaugh

i agree with the op, a few of my friends like to talk to themselves on facebook... self seeker wanker

Faz6r

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

i have a joke for you
Q; whats the difference between facebook and boards.ie ?
A; none they are both social media

the jokes on you

lmfao

Chain_reaction

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

I have a theory that anyone who visits facebook every day has indeed a sad life and needs to rethink their free time. Facebook got boring and crap a long long time ago. All the new tweeks are just delaying it's death a small bit.

One could rephrase the above as "My circle of friends have been boring and crap for a long long time".

Surely facebook is only as interesting as the people you have as friends on it? I use it as a social tool, using it to send messages instead of using text as I always have data and I also might not have the phone number of the person I need to contact, organising events such as gigs, house parties, dinner parties, reading articles, as a means of finding out about businesses etc

Just because you use it in your free time doesn't mean other people don't use it to manage their free time. I've a feeling that I socialise a fair bit more than you and experience a bit more living too so don't be throwing around that said life business.

Czarcasm

Hello_MrFox wrote: »

Anyone who posts on Facebook everyday or near enough suffers from a mental illness, most likely depression.

Let me help you out with that one OP. There have been many studies done on the effects of social networking addiction on our mental health, but here's one of the most recent PEER REVIEWED (We all know how some people on Boards get a hard on for peer reviewed studies) carried out by the University of Michigan -


http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0069841

Abstract

Over 500 million people interact daily with Facebook. Yet, whether Facebook use influences subjective well-being over time is unknown. We addressed this issue using experience-sampling, the most reliable method for measuring in-vivo behavior and psychological experience. We text-messaged people five times per day for two-weeks to examine how Facebook use influences the two components of subjective well-being: how people feel moment-to-moment and how satisfied they are with their lives. Our results indicate that Facebook use predicts negative shifts on both of these variables over time. The more people used Facebook at one time point, the worse they felt the next time we text-messaged them; the more they used Facebook over two-weeks, the more their life satisfaction levels declined over time. Interacting with other people “directly” did not predict these negative outcomes. They were also not moderated by the size of people's Facebook networks, their perceived supportiveness, motivation for using Facebook, gender, loneliness, self-esteem, or depression. On the surface, Facebook provides an invaluable resource for fulfilling the basic human need for social connection. Rather than enhancing well-being, however, these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it.

The bolded emphasis was my own. But I see from this thread people seem to be taking this issue personally. I haven't read every single study on this issue, but the general consensus among them is that social networking is not healthy for a person's mental health.


My own opinion? Social networking online is a fantastic tool when used properly. Unfortunately there are far too many bad carpenters that blame the tool because they don't know how to utilise it properly.