Why it’s so hard to #DeleteFacebook: Constant psychological boosts keep you hooked


Facebook said Oct 17 that it was reviving the pioneering MTV reality show The Real World. — AFP Relaxnews

Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This flareup is a big one to be sure, leading some people to consider leaving Facebook altogether, but the company and most of its over two billion users will reconcile. The vast majority will return to Facebook, just like they did the last time and the many times before that. As in all abusive relationships, users have a psychological dependence that keeps them hooked despite knowing that, at some level, it’s not good for them.

Decades of research has shown that our relationship with all media, whether movies, television or radio, is symbiotic: People like them because of the gratifications they get from consuming them –benefits like escapism, relaxation and companionship. The more people use them, the more gratifications they seek and obtain.

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