Social networking can damage community

You might not imagine that it would take a lot of research to establish that people whose only friendships are made through social networking sites are likely to suffer from a lack of real face to face friendships, but you may be surprised to learn that a serious researcher has decided that too much time spent on the likes of Facebook might lead to mental illness, dementia, and a whole lot more.  He doesn’t mention blogs, though, so we’re OK for now.  Of course, that’s no guarantee that we aren’t mad, bad, or demented already

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