Yes, the company noted, people who spend a lot of time “passively consuming” social feeds do tend to feel worse. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyYou can see the issue here: Facebook is saying that if you feel bad about Facebook, it’s because you’re holding it wrong, to quote Steve Jobs. The post pointed out several recent and coming changes to Facebook that the company said encouraged active interactions on the service. That’s the real message: Once you discover how much more you can get out of Facebook with this new stuff, you’ll feel super. If you think Facebook is ruining the world, you should be a little glad that even Facebook agrees that we need a better Facebook — and that it is pledging to build one.

Source: New York Times December 15, 2017 23:36 UTC