Heard something interesting today on the radio. Apparently a study done to see if people who are constantly on Facebook are addicted showed that yes they are. In fact, the responses in the brain were similar to the responses when addicted to poker machines. I'd like to read more about that study. The brain can change the pattern of addiction with F/B and break out of it but not with addiction to drugs.
Cruising Cruze said
09:48 PM Jan 29, 2015
thank God I dont like face book or pokies
sandsmere said
07:00 AM Jan 30, 2015
Cruising Cruze wrote:
thank God I dont like face book or pokies
Me too CC. Don't go near either of them.
Blues Man said
07:35 AM Jan 30, 2015
Same here.
Dougwe said
11:26 AM Jan 30, 2015
Mmmmm, isn't facebook where you have your face in a book reading it ?
So I spose "pokies" is when someone pokes you in the eye with a stick ?
NeilandRaine said
12:15 PM Jan 30, 2015
I like them both, in moderation.
I think face book is a great way to keep in touch with family and friends when on the road.
I have reconnected with a great deal of my childhood friends through facebook.
At least I'm not addicted to grog. I'll write more on that when I get back from the pub
Aus-Kiwi said
12:29 PM Jan 30, 2015
Hardly ever gamble .. I guess due to growing up around race horse people as we had a few trotters...
Yes we use Facebook as comunication with friends, family overseas..
We don't say what we do day to stuff though.. Or personal family things..
Gerty Dancer said
08:31 PM Jan 30, 2015
That's interesting Ruth. I wonder if the drug hits a different spot in the brain from the emotional spot for pokies/fb?
neilnruth said
10:25 PM Jan 30, 2015
Yes, as I said Gerty, I'd like to hear more about that study.
madaboutled said
05:34 PM Jan 31, 2015
Isn't a forum like this similar to Facebook? You post comments on topics you like and respond to others posts, same thing when you think about it.
As for Pokies, Love winning...... Hate Loosing but either way there is an element of entertainment that goes with it be it a bit mind numbing.
johnq said
06:30 PM Jan 31, 2015
Facebook addiction, sex addiction and so on are the inventions of tabloid journalism - for instance, of the scripted 'social commentary' shows on The Box, where the news is being made, manufactured, rather than being observed and reported upon.
I'd say that The Box truly sucks life away, for very little return for the time spent and at risk to health.
I place very little reliance on surveys. The overwhelming majority of surveys are scoped and designed to deliver the results wanted by the person/mob who sponsored them. It is just a case of buying something to use later for influencing and lobbying, with hopefully the slack media picking it up and promoting the messages without drawing their audience's to the limitations of the survey.
I wouldn't say that the ABC and SBS are always immune either from giving oxygen to spin from sources they seem to prefer.
Heard something interesting today on the radio. Apparently a study done to see if people who are constantly on Facebook are addicted showed that yes they are. In fact, the responses in the brain were similar to the responses when addicted to poker machines. I'd like to read more about that study. The brain can change the pattern of addiction with F/B and break out of it but not with addiction to drugs.
thank God I dont like face book or pokies
Me too CC. Don't go near either of them.
Same here.
So I spose "pokies" is when someone pokes you in the eye with a stick ?
I think face book is a great way to keep in touch with family and friends when on the road.
I have reconnected with a great deal of my childhood friends through facebook.
At least I'm not addicted to grog. I'll write more on that when I get back from the pub
Yes we use Facebook as comunication with friends, family overseas..
We don't say what we do day to stuff though.. Or personal family things..
Isn't a forum like this similar to Facebook? You post comments on topics you like and respond to others posts, same thing when you think about it.
As for Pokies, Love winning...... Hate Loosing but either way there is an element of entertainment that goes with it be it a bit mind numbing.
I'd say that The Box truly sucks life away, for very little return for the time spent and at risk to health.
I place very little reliance on surveys. The overwhelming majority of surveys are scoped and designed to deliver the results wanted by the person/mob who sponsored them. It is just a case of buying something to use later for influencing and lobbying, with hopefully the slack media picking it up and promoting the messages without drawing their audience's to the limitations of the survey.
I wouldn't say that the ABC and SBS are always immune either from giving oxygen to spin from sources they seem to prefer.
www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-21/social-media-addiction-feature/4533228
open.abc.net.au/explore/50420