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treacle 1
Yes. We. Are. Happy. .. You. Would. Do. Well. To. Stop. Questioning. Our. Overlords. .. Don't. Worry. Be. Happy. .. Or. Be. Reported.
Posted by treacle on October 5, 2009 at 5:05 PM
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Looks like facebook took a page from the King of Bhutan's book: http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/. He made Gross National Happiness his number one goal. The endeavor is beautiful in its optimism.
Posted by Davey on October 5, 2009 at 5:09 PM
DOUG. 3
That Happiness chart probably tracks accurately with alcohol sales.
Posted by DOUG. http://www.dougsvotersguide.com on October 5, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 4
Wow. I want some of what they're doing.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on October 5, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Will in Seattle 5
People in Vancouver BC are probably way happier than us here in Seattle.

They have single payer national health care at $54 a month, a multi-city elevated light rail system, and don't have Seattle Syndrome.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on October 5, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Alicia 6
We now have data to support the hypothesis that Thanksgiving is awesome.
Posted by Alicia http://mildabandon.blogspot.com on October 5, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Dominic Holden 7

Turkey farms are clearly plumping the birds with pills of ecstasy.

Posted by Dominic Holden on October 5, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Fnarf 8
That's not omniscience. It's masturbation. Stroke the data hard enough and any old thing you want will come out of it.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on October 5, 2009 at 5:42 PM
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Is anyone that perpetually fiddles with their Facebook "mood" really happy?
Posted by Dougsf on October 5, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Renton Mike 10
@9 Dougsf, you are on a roll.
Posted by Renton Mike on October 5, 2009 at 6:03 PM
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I'm overcompensating for posting here, yet not actually living there anymore. Tomorrow, I'll post something that completely misses the point, replete with typos.
Posted by Dougsf on October 5, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Will in Seattle 12
It's not like people would have a FB status of Happy Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving, or people like me with lots of family, friends, and so on would have a lot of status updates that say Happy Soon To Be Birthday, Nephew Antonio!
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on October 5, 2009 at 6:22 PM
rob! 13
I assume the regular, respiration-like oscillations mark the expected blue-monday/TGIF roller coaster. But I can think of a lot of ways this doesn't seem to square with real life, and then there's the obvious selection bias for people who are idle enough or anal enough to bother updating their FB status.
Posted by rob! on October 5, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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several years ago a couple researchers did this with blog posts etc. It's a fascinating look at our collective mood. You can find their presentation on TED.com. Here is the website: http://www.wefeelfine.org/
Posted by Feeling Good on October 6, 2009 at 9:15 AM
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Facebook made me miserable, so I got off it. Now I'm happy! Track that, facebook.
Posted by DizMixen on October 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM
borgboi 16
Ummm... it must be broken. Happy spikes at Christmas, Valentines Day, etc?!? I find that hard to believe... I hope they're not including the words HAPPY and MERRY in their searches; otherwise they’re catching all us lonely Facebook-ers wishing others enjoyable holidays -- FAIL!
Posted by borgboi on October 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM

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