But don't worry: a University of Missouri study shows "Facebook envy" is normal (although too much of it causes depression).
Lead researcher Margaret Duffy thinks using Facebook to connect with friends is healthy.
"However, if Facebook is used to see how well an acquaintance is doing financially or how happy an old friend is in his relationship—things that cause envy among users—use of the site can lead to feelings of depression,” Duffy says.
For the rest of us, Facebook merely disappoints.
That's because, by pasteurizing lives, it sacrifices storytelling—our only source of catharsis.
"A storyteller must publicly display him- or herself as flawed," says screenwriter Neil Landau in 101 Things I Learned in Film School.
"Telling the story you are most afraid to tell—taking real, personal risks, dramatizing taboo events, pushing the protagonist to the edge of reason, showing things that seem too confrontational or emotionally raw for the audience—is most likely to translate into a provocative, memorable film experience."
Facebook just isn't a platform for storytelling.
