Comments on: Why “Social Media Addiction” Makes Absolutely Zero Sense

By: Joel Ellegood

Joel Ellegood — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:57:21 +0000

Just a quick follow up comment….Scott Adam (Dilbert) has an interesting take on the subject of “Labels.”

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I’m always fascinated when society decides to label some type of behavior as a mental problem. For example, Tiger Woods is allegedly being treated for sex addiction while his real problem is some sort of unusual blindness to risk and consequences. The common name for that is optimism. That optimism is probably a big part of what makes him a spectacular golfer. No one would practice as much as he did from an early age without some sort of crazy optimism that he was The One. And it has to help your nerves in critical situations if you are optimistic that your putt will go in. If Tiger hadn’t succeeded in becoming the greatest golfer of his day, he’d be the crazy caddy with delusions of greatness. The only difference between crazy and confident is that the confident guy was lucky enough to have the resources to pull it off. Somewhere in China there’s a guy with just as much golfing talent and optimism as Tiger. He’s a bus boy. And a virgin.

By: William Nicholls

William Nicholls — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:01:51 +0000

Totally agree – the constant media criticism of new technologies negative impact is a massive distraction, we should be focusing on whether we want to encourage or discourage the human needs and behaviours that express themselves in new technology….http://www.williamnicholls.com/2010/02/internet-doesnt-cause-depression.html

By: Barbarajen

Barbarajen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:51:45 +0000

Spot on. Social media just another opp for compulsive behavior.

By: Radu

Radu — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:35:56 +0000

I always thought of it as addiction. Glad to find out that it’s not that bad after all, being a symptom and not a cause.

By: Caitlin Brown

Caitlin Brown — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:39:04 +0000

It is great to know about important topic of the article provide me the main cause of Why “Social Media Addiction” Makes Absolutely Zero Sense? It will be great to know that Social Media Addiction will suffer with the 10 Symptoms.
Your sink is spilling over with dishes, you haven’t bathed in “a while” and your cat is probably dead
You find more solace in your virtual communities than at the dinner table, scarfing down turkey with the family
You twittered your pregnancy and engagement (and divorce) long before your friends and family found out
You’ve gotten so comfortable with IM that the thought of actual human contact totally freaks you out
You find Second Life to be a much greater alternative to real life
You missed the whole “fire thing” in California, but you were all over your friends’ status changes
You no longer take pictures for memories sake; they’re all for your social networking profiles
You poke some people and super poke the ones you really like… if you know what I mean
“Digg me,” “Facebook me,” and “MySpace me” have replaced “goodbye,” “see you later,” and “call me” – and it doesn’t even faze you
Your hear a hysterical joke, and your first response is “LOL”
Thanks & Regards
Caitlin Brown
http://www.datarecoverysoftware.com