Can You Go a Full Day without Checking Facebook?
Can You Go a Full Day without Checking Facebook?
Posted 10/18/2011 at 7:23am
| by Paul Lilly
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The results of "The Most Epic Facebook Survey" are in and there's only one conclusion: You're addicted to Facebook. Maybe not you personally, but ping ten of your Facebook friends and there's a good chance the majority of them couldn't go 24 hours without visiting the world's largest social playground. Coed magazine, College Candy, and Busted Coverage got together and surveyed 2,500 people by posting a questionnaire on Google and then posted their findings in an infographic.
Nearly 8 out of 10 respondents (79 percent) admitted they couldn't last a full day without logging into Facebook. Some 44 percent said they check Facebook before brushing their teeth, and almost half said they're "scared by how dependent they are on Facebook."
Perhaps the reason Facebook addicts are so eager to sign on is to check their Farmville crops or stalk their ex's. To wit, 92 percent said they don't find Facebook statuses helpful at all, but more than half have felt "enraged" after attempting to view an ex's new significant other's Facebook photos because of privacy settings. Creepy.
Check out the full infographic here.
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h e x e n
October 19, 2011 at 4:07am
Don't have a facebook because I'm not all that sure what the hell I'm supposed to be doing on there. Never had it, never will. I'd rather read MPC, TomsHardware or guru3d articles instead of reading useless drivel about what kind of day you had.
Dartht33bagger
October 18, 2011 at 4:18pm
I usually just check Facebook a few times a day because I have nothing else to do. It's not that I really even like facebook, I just got so bored I just go on it and see what kind of sarcastic comments I can post on other peoples statuses. I've got multiple days without getting on and it doesn't kill me. If I had a smartphone, I can tell you that I wouldn't have the Facebook app on it.
What's up with the people getting mad about not being able to look at an ex's new partners pictures? The last thing I want to do is know what my ex is up to in her personal life (in terms of that). Which is why I don't have my ex on my Facebook or Skype anymore. It hurts to think about her with another man, so I just don't even allow myself the option of having to look at it.
JoetheMobster
October 18, 2011 at 11:40am
haven't checked it in a long time. I really have no interest what people are up to...all the time! Next time I go to the site will be to delete the account. Only reason I haven't yet is there is no real personal info on my account except for my first name. (LOL - publish to Facebook)
ferariman
October 18, 2011 at 3:33pm
i havent been on in 3 years because of the harrassment my old school mates inflicted on me because of knowing free smilies are not a good thing. the next time i go on im deleting it
Deviate
October 18, 2011 at 10:54am
It's not such a bad thing that its revolutionized the way friends/family keep "in touch" particuarlly when everyones lives are pretty busy, and live away from each other. It's no different than email except for it being a form of broacast. It allows people to more easily share their life experiences with their friends & fam without having to make a thousand phone calls. It's just sad that it's harvested for data for advertising purposes. But then again, what isn't these days?
I check once a day after work. I don't have a smartphone so I'm not on it 24/7 like 90% of the population is.
FB games on the other hand are a horrible waste of time.
TommM
October 18, 2011 at 10:22am
Kinda hit and miss for me. Sometimes I'll check it 2-3 times a day and then I'll go several days without bothering. Just came back from a 10 day vacation and didn't check once during that time and didn't miss it a bit. Mainly I check to see what my clan is doing as I'm separated from where they all are.
Have a co-worker though who has - get this - 12 different FB accounts so she can manage her various Farmville accounts. I'd guesstimate that she's on FB at least 3 hours a day. At work. No idea how much time she spends on it at home. This is a mature lady too - in her 40's.
TxBlackLabel
October 18, 2011 at 10:13am
3 years without Facebook without the need to go back. Plus the last family reunion that I attended, I was the one everyone wanted to talk to because I didn't view their day to day activities. It was an overload but it made the day go by quicker.
Holly Golightly
October 18, 2011 at 9:41am
I guess I am in the minority in this statistic. I use it probably once every 3 months or so. There nothing ever important for me to do there. I am a PC Gamer at heart, and would rather play games on my PC, instead of logging onto FaceBook. Not that Facebook is bad, I just have a little more respect for my privacy, is all really.
Neufeldt2002
October 18, 2011 at 9:01am
Don't use facebook, so I guess you can say that I can go a day without checking it. Reminds me of a skit I once saw, kid is at a computer and says look I have 600 friends as he sits by himself, then another kid is shown actually playing with his friends. Who is the kid with the better life?
Marthian
October 18, 2011 at 8:35am
Meh, I just "like" companies and get a decent news stream on there. Then I check Kotaku, Tom's Hardware, and of course, MaximumPC for news.
IIAbeII
October 18, 2011 at 8:29am
What is dis Facebook? A place to stalk your friends and your friends stalk you? A place where everyone maintains a persona, and makes kissy faces? A place where everyone tries to look cool, and totally not lonely? A site to check up on constantly since you have nothing better to do, like reading a good book?
StarWolf
October 18, 2011 at 8:29am
Funny thing is that I use Facebook as an OpenID. I do not check it very often. So the answer is Yes.
Danthrax66
October 18, 2011 at 8:02am
Based on the comments here on maxPC, people with intelligence don't have facebook. Makes sense.
iheartpcs
October 18, 2011 at 8:24am
Making assumptions based on a few comments usually makes one look silly.
CaptainFabulous
October 18, 2011 at 8:00am
Meh, I could. I usually pop on once or twice a day if I'm bored, but there's certainly no compulsion behind it.
jgrimoldy
October 18, 2011 at 7:44am
Somehow I've managed to go this long without ever checking Facebook. I think I'll be able to make it one more day. Maybe even two.
On top of that, I can also go a week without watching the following: Jersey Shore, Dancing With the Stars, and American Idol.
/incredible willpower, that's how.
Marthian
October 18, 2011 at 8:33am
Pfft, I've gone my whole life not watching Jersey Shore, Dancing with the Stars, and American Idol. Pretty much anything on TV, I have no cable.
On the other hand, I haven't really tried to see if I can go a day without facebook. If I have a good game to keep me occupied for the whole day, I can.
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