Sure, I'm not arguing there aren't genuinely beneficial uses of FB, et al. I was responding to: > there is a desire or even need to have robust and interactive

Sure, I'm not arguing there aren't genuinely beneficial uses of FB, et al. I was responding to: > there is a desire or even need to have robust and interactive options in our communication devices for keeping in touch with all the people we know in a more inclusive and less active OP seems to take this as axiomatic. I'm not so sure.