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So, why would using Facebook cause depression and envy? Well, often, when people put things on social media, they only post the best things about their lives. They talk about the fun things they are doing. Or they post pictures that make them look particularly good. So, when people look at Facebook, they are only seeing the best things in their friends' lives. This can make them feel less satisfied about their own lives. And, they can begin to feel envy because their friends' lives look so perfect.
Voice 2  
Researchers also noted that Facebook relationships are different than normal relationships. When someone sees a friend regularly, they see both the good and bad in that person’s life. But if someone only sees a friend on social media, they will probably only see part of their friend’s life. This makes social media relationships very different than normal relationships.
Voice 1  
Sherry Turkle is a technology expert that teaches at MIT in the United States. Turkle claims that social media is decreasing the quality of our relationships. When people use social media, they do not talk deeply or for very long. And being someone’s Facebook friends demands very little effort. Turkle wrote about social media relationships in the New York Times. She said,
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"We expect more from technology and less from one another. More and more, we desire technologies that provide a false idea of relationship without the demands of relationship."
Voice 2  
Many people have begun to notice the negative effects of social media themselves. Ashleigh Elser is a young woman from the United States. In 2011, she began to notice that Facebook was affecting her relationships. She told the New York Times,
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"I was not calling my friends any more. I was just seeing their pictures and comments on Facebook and I felt like that was really connecting to them."

Voice 1  
But Elser began to recognize that she was not truly connecting with her friends. So, she decided to stop using Facebook. She knew she would miss some things. But she felt that stopping Facebook would improve her relationships with her closest friends.
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Sam Laird is a writer for the internet company Mashable. Like Elser, he also decided to stop using Facebook. For him, it was an experiment. He wanted to see what would happen. After 5 months, he found that he concentrated more on his life and relationships. However, he also found that he missed shared memories and fun events on Facebook. Laird enjoyed being off Facebook. But he said he would probably return to Facebook one day. He wrote,
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"My experiment has shown me that social media has become a part of human life. You can use it or not use it as much as you like, but it is not going anywhere."
Voice 1  
Laird is probably right. Social media is not going anywhere. But we may need to think more carefully about how we use it and how it makes us feel. So, how do you feel when you use social media? Do you think it improves or hurts your relationships? Would you ever consider stopping using social media? Tell us what you think. You can leave your comments on our website. Or email us at radio@radioenglish.net.
Voice 2  
The writer of this program was Jen Hawkins. The producer was Mark Drenth. The voices you heard were from the United States. All quotes were adapted and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again, and read it, on the internet at www.radioenglish.net. This program is called, “The Good and Bad of Social Media."
Voice 1  
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