Why are people addicted to facebook?

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1) They’re happy to have a platform that never lets them feel alone (though they feel the bitter loneliness in spite of the hundred of friends they have on Facebook). They like to be connected to the world, i.e., to the people they know, randomly met somewhere and then became friends (or maybe “Facebook friends”), admirers (hello, ladies). Also, at the same time, they have a chance to connect to people they might know or would be happy to know, at least in a Facebook sense.

2) The three icons in the upper left-hand corner of a Facebook page (Friend requests, Messages, and Notifications) is a magnet of attention. Most of the respondents admitted that the middle one (Messages) was the biggest source of their obsession, followed by friend requests, and then notifications.

3) An addict expresses his addiction in philosophically: “I like to put whatever I have in my mind in FB and perceive a divine satisfaction to see people liking and commenting on my post, regardless if the post involved misfortune or nonsense.” He further exclaims, in regard to Likes and Comments, “I can feel the emotions of people and their care for my post.” This user seems very glad that Facebook also allows users to choose their own target audience. He further adds whenever he feels bored, he scrolls the Facebook timeline and enjoys reading the posts and comments by him and his loved ones.

4) Another user seems fascinated by the Facebook Chat feature. She claims that I can always find someone to chat with, so you should never feel bored or alone.

5) One addict admits that he is a big fan of Facebook and loves to dabble with each of the Facebook features and looks forward with anticipation any new upcoming features. He simply says, “Their innovations keep me hooked.”

6) Facebook has become an information hub, weaving in real-time entertainment at the same time. Besides, user anecdotes are available in the form of “Notes” as well as birthday reminders and marriage invitations via “Events.” An all-in-one-place tool that also offers millions of applications for its users – a boredom-killing, social connector.

Hearing all their experiences (and mine too), I hope we’ve got a compelling answer to our question.

OMG! I’m late logging in to my Facebook account!