Anti-social networks

Published on: March 6, 2017 / Update from: September 13, 2018 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

You can stay in touch with friends, exchange opinions, read news – or maintain your own profile via social networks. It is clear that everyone represents the best possible version of themselves. And that can make you unhappy, because the most carefully selected photos, postings and places you have been are rarely representative of the life you actually lead. A survey by software company Kaspersky of nearly 17,000 respondents from 18 countries worldwide shows why many feel worse after using social media. For 61 percent of those surveyed, this is the case when someone has “unfriended” them. 59 percent are upset when they see a photo from a party to which they were not invited. And a full 57 percent generally have the feeling that other people's lives are better, as the Statista graphic shows. Social media has the potential to bring people closer together, but it doesn't necessarily make them happier.

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