"People from our past that we no longer directly communicate with but who are active on social networks can 'colonize valuable space in your mind, and you think about them instead of about your close friends,' said Carlin Flora, the author of 'Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are.'"
— Flora, Carlin
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May 12, 2018
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"People from our past that we no longer directly communicate with but who are active on social networks can 'colonize valuable space in your mind, and you think about them instead of about your close friends,' said Carlin Flora, the author of 'Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are.'"
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People from our past that we no longer directly communicate with but who are active on social networks can "colonize valuable space in your mind, and you think about them instead of about your close friends," said Carlin Flora, the author of "Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are."
"If my high-school friend posts frequently about her life, it's almost like it's celebrity gossip, or it's akin to me watching a reality show about her," Ms. Flora said. "Our brains get confused about whether we know celebrities; if we see someone a lot, our brain thinks we know them."
"If my high-school friend posts frequently about her life, it's almost like it's celebrity gossip, or it's akin to me watching a reality show about her," Ms. Flora said. "Our brains get confused about whether we know celebrities; if we see someone a lot, our brain thinks we know them."
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Quoted in Teddy Wayne, "Are My Friends Really My Friends?" The New York Times (May 12, 2018). <Link to NYTimes.com>
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05/13/2018
