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		elliekelly on Dec 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Social networks are no longer social Meaningless at best. For some users the relationships and one-upmanship is detrimental to their mental/emotional wellbeing.

icelancer on Dec 24, 2018 [–]

Why would people think that this is unique to Facebook? For a lot of people, relationships and one-upmanship is detrimental to their mental state... offline.

zapzupnz on Dec 25, 2018 | [–]

Heck yeah. For instance, Tall Poppy Syndrome is a national sport in New Zealand unless rugby is involved.

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