Sunday, April 17, 2011

Never heard of Fomo? You're so missing out | Hephzibah Anderson

It s a new acronym for a new syndrome and it s all the fault of, yes, new technology

It begins with a pang of envy. Next comes the anxiety, the self-doubt, the gnawing sense of inadequacy. Finally, those feelings fizzle, leaving you full of bilious irritation.

Whether it s triggered by Laura s tweet from backstage at that gig or Joe s photos from his tropical retreat, most habitual users of social media will recognise the syndrome, which now has an equally irksome acronym: Fomo.

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