The Week contest — Facebook depression

Since Facebook isn't going away, what can people do to solve this problem?

Facebook repurcussions
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Last week's question: Scientists say that spending too much time on Facebook is making people depressed, possibly because their friends’ idealized version of their lives are making their own lives seem drab by comparison. Since Facebook isn’t going away, what can people do to solve this problem?

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