Can't we distinguish between interaction and friendship? I think that one of the benefits of the online world is that such distinguishing can be decided based

Can't we distinguish between interaction and friendship? I think that one of the benefits of the online world is that such distinguishing can be decided based on context rather than enforced by offline societal pressures. We don't need to fully throw out the old responses, because there is a grain of truth in their formation. But neither do we need to bring them wholesale into this new medium.