Arecent studyfound a link between happiness and a term that the researchers coined, “relational diversity.”
Researchers found a relationship between having connections with many different people and people’s satisfaction.
The same may hold true for doing things like posting on Reddit.
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“What can people do to make connections with strangers online that would make them happy?
The Harvard research is one of many studies that find talking to strangers good for you.
Ribarsky said that you could get the same boost as the Chicago study participants from chatting with people online.
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“Or, conversely, sometimes people feel safer disclosing online because it is a faceless environment.
The connection you find online isn’t always romantic, Mitchell said.
