> but that doesn't mean those who chose differently are assholes. GP did not say that, even indirectly. A more charitable interpretation of GP's post could be

> but that doesn't mean those who chose differently are assholes. GP did not say that, even indirectly. A more charitable interpretation of GP's post could be, "Facebook gives you the illusion you're keeping in touch with friends, but it's just that—an illusion. You still need to manually keep in touch." There's never going to be an algorithm that will be able to substitute for "traditional" relationships.