Net Friends are shallow, make you depressed

[Filtering Facts]

At least that's what a major new study found:

In the first concentrated study of the social and psychological effects of
Internet use at home, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have
found that people who spend even a few hours a week online experience
higher levels of depression and loneliness than they would have if they
used the computer network less frequently. 

Based on these data, the researchers hypothesize that relationships
maintained over long distances without face-to-face contact ultimately do
not provide the kind of support and reciprocity that typically contribute to
a sense of
psychological security and happiness, like being available to baby-sit in a
pinch for a friend, or to grab a cup of coffee. 

http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/08/biztech/articles/30depression.html

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