Facebook Role-Playing: Your New "Anti-Depress-ant"?

Dr Alvin Ng, Clinical Psychologist

03-Sep-20 14:00

Facebook Role-Playing: Your New "Anti-Depress-ant"?

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A Facebook role-playing page titled ‘A group where we all pretend to be ants in an ant colony’ has become wildly popular during the COVID-19 lockdown period, with almost 2 million members. We look at why people are pretending to be ants for ant-ertainment and escapism.

Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs & Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: Film, Personal Development, Technology, Tech, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, role-playing, Facebook, A Group Where We All Pretend to Be Ants in an Ant Colony, ants, Facebook group,

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