I like this framing. Facebook’s problem is that it facilitates the feeling of connection at the expense of the real thing. You see some Evil Conservative post o

I like this framing. Facebook’s problem is that it facilitates the feeling of connection at the expense of the real thing. You see some Evil Conservative post or Evil Liberal post that you’re sure to interpret uncharitably, and you’ve never talked to the poster about this topic (or at all), so you’re sure you have a good picture of that person in your head. But it’s a good framing beyond that too. You see vacation pictures posted by a friend you haven’t talked to in five years, so you feel connected. You feel connected to tons of people you haven’t actually talked to in ages. When I left social media, the biggest change I found was that I’d actually directly contact friends more. I had to now! Less pub-sub and more one on one interaction. You trade superficially knowing more about each other without effort for actually knowing more about each other with effort.