Unhappy People Watch TV..........Happy People Tweet

1:03pm November 30th, 2008 By braceletseeds

 

Last week I read about the interesting study that found that unhappy people spend most of their time watching TV.  Happier people still watch TV, but don't turn to it as their single activity.   Most of their time tends to cover socializing and reading.  

 

So in what category do pokers and Tweeters fall into?  I'm referring to all us social media obsessed folk who turn to Hulu to watch TV, Facebook to socialize, Twitter to congregate, and Wikipedia to study.   I don't plop in front of the television quite as often as I used to when I was in college studying, but I do go online to catch the latest episode of the Office.  I may not head down to the local Starbucks to meet up with friends as often, but I do comment on photos they added of their late-night antics.  And although I'm still new to the Twitter phenomenon, I do see the great benefit in perusing the latest trends of the social media experts.  

 

I feel pretty happy,  though I undoubtedly have my ice-cream guzzling, SNL reruns, couch-hugging moments.   So how would the sociologists categorize the Facebook generation I'm proudly a part of? 

 

I already know wer're narcissistic, superficial, and lacking in genuine connections, but are we happy?  I'll Tweet about it and get back to you. 

Tags: culture, media, society, sociology

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  Posted by openid.aol.com/boujak December 1st, 2008
I guess until they make new study about the danger effects of poking  and tweetering ( if I may use the terms) let us enjoy our short lived happiness. since everything they ( the one who claims to be researches) come up with, erase everthing we thought was good for us, like vitamins, splenda etc...

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