Horse hockey. I've stayed abreast of events in the lives of close friends because....I talk to them in real life. I stayed in touch with people....because I u

Horse hockey. I've stayed abreast of events in the lives of close friends because....I talk to them in real life. I stayed in touch with people....because I used the phone or email. I stayed up-to-date on news...because I followed several different news sources directly. People who won't communicate with you because you're not on Facebook aren't your friends. If you can't be bothered to exert the minimum effort to keep in touch with people (a problem that is far, far older than Facebook), you probably don't need to stay in touch. And if you aren't motivated to make the time to keep abreast of world events outside of a curated soundbite machine, chances are that it doesn't make much of a difference. I hate to sound so damn curmudgeonly, but I don't understand why so many folks are hellbent on creating a symbiotic (some would say parasitic) relationship with a large data-gathering corporation.