I'm saying no-one is being forced to friend anyone (whether by the software or the larger social context). To me there is a clear and significant difference be

I'm saying no-one is being forced to friend anyone (whether by the software or the larger social context). To me there is a clear and significant difference between "pressuring" someone and "forcing" someone, and I'm honestly a bit baffled by why this simple (to me) and small point seems controversial in the subthread anchored in the grandparent comment.