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It's getting downvoted because they jumped from "he was missing out on party invites and facebook conversations" to "he can't maintain friendships and should ge
by Ensorceled 11y ago
It's getting downvoted because they jumped from "he was missing out on party invites and facebook conversations" to "he can't maintain friendships and should get new friends".
It's a bit extreme of a position.
- unclebucknasty 11y agoWell, I don't think he/she said "he can"t maintain friendships". The suggestion was that he needed closer friends. And, I think it's reasonable to question how close his friendships are if they are dependent on Facebook. But, that's probably true of society in general, wherein we seem to be trading quantity for quality where personal relationships are concerned. And the generation coming up now has almost no reference point as to any other way.
- Ensorceled 11y agoAgain, everybody is extrapolating. If I opt out of the communication mechanism all my friends are using, this is going to cause problems, regardless of how close they are. He didn't join Facebook because he was losing friends, he joined Facebook because of the social friction NOT being on Facebook caused. This is both less coercive and more insidious.