I quit Facebook recently. Besides the fact that I don't trust Facebook to know everything about me, my main motivation is that I don't think it's about real fri

I quit Facebook recently. Besides the fact that I don't trust Facebook to know everything about me, my main motivation is that I don't think it's about real friendship. The Facebook mentality is "many friends". But one has limited attention. I'd rather spend my attention developing a few deep friendships than many shallow ones. The Facebook mentality is "never lose touch". I think losing touch with people is healthy. I'd rather make new in-person friendships than maintain every acquaintance I've ever made. The Facebook mentality is public communication: my comments to you are public to everyone. I think real communication needs privacy. A one-to-one phone conversation feels completely different than a public wall post. I love friendships. But I don't think Facebook is about friendship. It's about the monetizable illusion thereof. As someone else has written, it's a hangout spot created by marketers, rigged with microphones and cameras and advertisements. Friending < befriending.