I use the word 'acquaintance' a lot more to label people I have a passing relationship online, and not 'friend'. I have four or five real friends; the rest are

I use the word 'acquaintance' a lot more to label people I have a passing relationship online, and not 'friend'. I have four or five real friends; the rest are acquaintances. Growing up without a TV or phone until I was 13, and then getting a Commodore PET in 1977/78 was a jump. Then GEnie online BBS in the late 80s, and ECHO (East Coast Hang Out) in the early to late nineties were my golden years. I quit FB over 5 years ago, and deleted my LinkedIn account. I still have too many distractions from emails and texts outside of my friends and family. I miss the days of going home on a Friday from work, and not having a beep, vibrate, or flash of an LED interrupting my weekend.