DennisHong from Cracked has accessed the deepest recesses of his comedic mind to examine the psychology behind posting a status update, and he’s summarized the results in a neat little flowchart. In addition to examining the thought process of your average Facebooker, he’s created a points system that helps you determine whether your thoughts are postworthy. See the flowchart after the jump.
Here’s the flowchart from his post:

You can read more about Dennis’ detailed status update system here.
Should You Post That Status Update On Facebook? [Flowchart]
Posted by Neil Vidyarthi on April 20th, 2010 11:09 AM
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My sentiments exactly. You may just be my cognitive doppelganger.
Comment by Jewel — April 20, 2010 @ 9:01 am
I don't think the chart is that funny
Comment by dan ryan — April 20, 2010 @ 4:46 pm
Whenever I post status in FB, there's only person I would love to comment on it.
Comment by MinnieRunner — April 21, 2010 @ 10:18 pm
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