Facebook made people sad?

When it comes to social media, most people would say it helps them keep in touch with people they don't usually meet face-to-face. I personally love Facebook because I can stay in close contact with my family in Taiwan, and I even reunited with my elementary school friends online. However, this interesting article on Slate took a different approach and questioned if people did become happier after using Facebook.

Before knowing anything about how Facebook altered people's mood, I did feel lonely sometimes because I saw all my friends' pictures and what a good time they had together when I was not around. Realizing how I might become a bitter person, I decided it was time to stop browsing my friends' albums like a crazy Facebook stalker.

In addition to blog about this article in here, I also recommend many friends to take a look at it. One reason I recommend my friends to read this article is because I believe I was not the only one who felt sad when seeing how happy others are in pictures.

I hope people would come to realize that it is so easy to have an illusion that others are happier than us, because all you see is how happy they are in the pictures. People would never post pictures when they have an ugly fight with their dearest friends, or when they felt sad. So next time when you are sitting in front of a computer clicking one after another of your friends' pictures, please keep in mind that it is just one part of their lives. Looking happy in pictures does not mean that they are happier than you in real life. Perhaps they would think you are so much happier than them when seeing your photos online too.