This was an interesting survey from Times Current titled rather dramatically “Being tired of other’s full real life”, a title based on a Japanese expression リア充, ria-juu, being satisfied with one’s real offline life.
One of my online (and offline too) friends is perhaps just a bit too much ria-juu with airline business class lounge photos, domestic holidays, posh dinners, etc, but it rather than annoying me it motivates me to work harder so I too can have a similar life.
Research results
Q1: While using Facebook, have you ever felt tired of it, wanted a break, or thought about quitting? (Sample size=655)
| Yes ( to SQ) |
43.7% |
| No |
56.3% |
Q1SQ: Why have you thought about taking a break from, quitting Facebook? (Sample size=286, multiple answer)
| Got fed up hearing about other people’s full real life |
40% |
| Couldn’t keep up with timeline information |
29% |
| Felt relieved not regularly checking |
25% |
| Was a bother getting involved with people I didn’t get on with |
23% |
| Couldn’t respond appropriately to Facebook Friends |
22% |
| Worried too much about how people would react to my posts |
22% |
| Was a bother getting Friend requests from people I didn’t know |
20% |
| Ended up comparing Friend list sizes with friends |
15% |
| Didn’t have anything to post about |
15% |
| Ended up competing with others regarding having a full real life |
9% |
| Got hurt when my friends posted about events they hadn’t invited me to |
7% |
Q2: How often do you get irritated by Facebook Friends posting about their full real life? (Sample size=655)
| |
Always |
Often |
Sometimes |
Never |
| All |
6.4% |
16.9% |
39.1% |
37.6% |
| Twenties |
9.3% |
18.5% |
39.4% |
32.9% |
| Thirties |
6.7% |
19.3% |
40.8% |
33.2% |
| Forties |
3.2% |
13.0% |
37.0% |
46.8% |
Q3: What sort of photos posted to Facebook do you consider to be “ria-juu”? (Sample size=655, multiple answer)
| Showing off about how many friends they have (group photos, etc) |
46% |
| Highlighting their celebrity |
31% |
| Highlighting how good a time they are having |
29% |
| Sexy, cool, etc posed selfie |
28% |
| Everyone in the photo holding the same pose |
24% |
| Cosplaying, dressed up to the nines |
20% |
| Photo that looks like it was taken by their partner |
16% |
| Everyone in the photo dressed the same |
13% |
| Collage of many photos |
12% |
| “Miracle instant” photo |
11% |
| Framed, vignetted, etc photo |
10% |
| Photoshopped miracle photo |
9% |
Q4: How often have you exaggerated about things when posting about your own situation? (Sample size=507)
| |
Often
(to SQ) |
Sometimes
(to SQ) |
Just once
(to SQ) |
Never |
| All |
10.8% |
36.5% |
6.9% |
45.8% |
| Male |
12.6% |
43.1% |
7.6% |
36.6% |
| Female |
9.0% |
29.4% |
6.1% |
55.5% |
Q4SQ: At most, how much have you exaggerated things when posting about your own situation? (Sample size=275)
| One tenth |
19% |
| Two tenths |
40% |
| Three tenths |
21% |
| Four tenths |
3% |
| Five tenths |
9% |
| Six tenths |
2% |
| Seven tenths |
1% |
| Eight tenths |
2% |
| Nine tenths |
0% |
| Ten tenths |
9% |
Q5: How would you rate your own real life? (Sample size=655)
| 100%; full real life |
9% |
| 75%; almost full real life |
28% |
| 50%; reasonably full real life |
45% |
| 25%; not full enough real life |
9% |
| 0%; no real life at all |
8% |
Demographics
Over the 24th and 25th of February 2016 655 Facebook users in employemnt completed a smartphone-based questionnaire. 50.1% of the sample were female, 33.0% in their twenties, 34.0% in their thirties, and 33.0% in their forties.
This was an interesting survey from Times Current titled rather dramatically “Being tired of other’s full real life”, a title based on a Japanese expression リア充, ria-juu, being satisfied with one’s real offline life.
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