The Happiness Effect
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comparison to Facebook, 132–4
disappearing posts on, 131–5
My Story feature, 35, 133
as outlet for play, 263
ranking of friends, 280–1
selfies on, 85, 86
sense of control on, 150
sexting on, 203–4, 206
social issues. See political/social issues posts
social media. See also headings at happiness effect; specific apps and platforms
adjustment to college and, 304n10
in Arab Spring uprisings, 310n10
benefits of, xv–xvi, 10
craft/cultivate/curate (3Cs), 15, 75–80
daily usage levels of, 13, 14f
eight virtues for, 256–64
entertainment value of, 9, 133, 138, 140, 197
Golden Rule of, 148, 265–7
immediacy of information, 306n7
as means of freedom of expression, 207
as tool for navigating not replacing relationships, 189–91, 193–5
ubiquity of, 11, 13, 303n7, 304n10
social media, avoidance/abandonment of, 231–49. See also authenticity/inauthenticity
due to no need for self-validation, 243–5
due to sense of addiction to, 239–40
examples of, 17–23, 36, 37, 41–2, 56, 79, 108–9, 118–20, 122, 131, 150–1, 154–7, 178–9
sense of liberation and, 232–5
summary conclusion, 245–50, 329n3
temporary quitting, 210, 235–41, 328n1
as virtue for social media age, 264
sorority/fraternity life
applicant criteria and postings, 5
guidelines/monitoring of postings, 5, 8
peer enforcers in, 45
politics, as off-limits for posting, 4
pressure to conform, 1–9
social probation, 8
spiritual practices, and unplugging, 277–8
sports, and device-free expectations, 272
streaking, 254
student interviewees
Aamir, 44–6, 51, 53
Adam, 87–8, 172–4
Ainsley, 176–9
Alex, 140
Alima, 112–7
Amy, 89–90, 149, 214, 240, 242
Angela, 129–31, 139–40
Avery, 38–9, 52, 214–5
Blair, 210–1
Bo, 59
Brandy, 73–4, 75, 147–8, 194–5
Brenda, 205
Cherese, 63–8, 78, 92–3, 106, 219–21
Corban, 143–5
Daphne, 224
David, 91–2
Dinah, 118–9, 122, 184–7
Eddison, 180–3, 184
Elise, 83–4, 86, 87, 88, 94, 147, 235–7, 238
Emily, 216–7
Emma, 1–9
Ephraim, 119–22
Fara, 78–9
George, 50–1
Gina, 68–9, 212–3
Grace, 124–9
Hae, 241–3
Hailey, 155–9
Hannah, 26–8, 74–5, 188–9
Ian, 97–8, 163–7, 171
Jack, 159–63, 171
Jackson, 86, 223–4
Jae, 108–9
Jake, 174–6
Javier, 239–40
Jennifer, 105–8, 110, 112
Jeremy, 205–7
Joe, 99–101
John, 77–8
Jose, 110–2
Joy, 196, 204–5
Justin, 136–7
Katie, 243–5
Kristin, 213
Laura, 23–4, 96–7
Lauren, 193–4, 232–5
Lin, 59–60
Lucy, 69–71, 72
Mack, 54–5
Mae, 149–55, 238
Marcus, 226–7
Margaret, 17–20, 305n3
Maria, 36–8, 169–70
Mark, 138–9, 202
Matthew, 24–6, 35–6, 94, 132–4, 202–3, 221–2
Max, 90–1, 147
May, 59
Mercedes, 34–5, 216
Michael, 16, 20–3
Ming, 77
Nikki, 55–6
Nora, 168, 171
Peter, 176–9
Rob, 28–33, 305n3
Sage, 196–7
Sarah, 148
Sheena, 56–7
Stacie, 225
Stephanie, 227–8
Susan, 129
Tanuja, 82, 86
Tara, 98–9, 183–4
Vidya, 203–4
Zachary, 117–8, 119
suicide, 146, 168, 320n2
survey results, 11. See also methodology
on anonymity, 137–8
on being always “on call,” 218–9
on branding, 80
on comparison trap, 40–1
on concerns about potential employer reviews, 51, 311n11
on curation of photos, 71–2
essay questions, 148–9, 246, 247
on expression of emotions, 126
on forced positivity, 13
gender of respondents, 95–6, 95f
on limiting social media usage, 238
on political/religious opinions, 110, 316n2
on selfies, 84–5, 88
on sexting, 207
on taking breaks from phones, 215, 217
on temporarily quitting social media, 238
on use of Tinder, 197, 199
TED Talks, xvi
thin vs. thick skin, 159, 168–71, 257
Tinder, 194
embarrassment about, 196
flirting on, 197–8
for hookups, 195–202, 324n1
lesbian use of, 200
negative views on, 200–1
pros/cons of, 195–201
sexting on, 206
use of GPS on phone, 135, 195, 197
trolling, 159–63, 167. See also bullying/cyberbullying
Trottier, Daniel, 47
Tumblr, 129
Turkle, Sherry, 76, 229, 305n2
Twenge, Jean, 82
Twitter. See also comparison trap, and likes/retweets
anonymity and, 129–31
as autobiography, 35
gender stereotypes and, 94
political/social posts, 44, 46
unplugging, 210–8, 226–8, 263–4, 270–3, 277–9. See also living in the moment; social media, avoidance/abandonment of
upvotes. See comparison trap, and likes/retweets; Reddit; Yik Yak
Van Dijck, José, 19, 41, 305n3
video games, 95
virtues for social media age, 256–64. See also specific virtues
abandonment of social media, 264
authenticity, 258–9
forgetting and letting memories fade, 260–1
living in the moment, 261–2
outlets for play, 262–3
unplugging, 263–4
vulnerability, 257
vulnerability
cyberbullying as preying on, 15, 19–20, 152–4, 157, 168
as virtue for social media age, 257
Whatsgoodly , 321n5
Wi-Fi-free spaces, 273–4
willpower, 270–1, 273
wording of posts, 30, 67, 76, 133–4
work hard/play hard mentality, 12
Yik Yak, 7–8, 58, 251
anonymity and, 12
authenticity/inauthenticity, 258
being liked on, 29
as conducive to bullying, 146, 148–9, 166, 169
dark side of anonymity on, 135–42, 258, 259, 275
media coverage of, 135, 320n3
as outlet for play, 263
slut-shaming on, 139–40
use of GPS on phone, 135
YouTube
individual channels as branding, 79–80
“It Gets Better” video, 146