This is why I treat facebook as a place to catch sniffs of the latest gossip (If I ever feel like indulging, which is quite rare). I agree with the author with

This is why I treat facebook as a place to catch sniffs of the latest gossip (If I ever feel like indulging, which is quite rare). I agree with the author with respect to the coffee-table conversation point, that's very true. Facebook is more like a big school with a lot of people you know, but are not really interested in. Despite this I still use it a lot, but I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I don't want to be completely isolated from the community (a lot of socializing among my 'friends' actually does take place on facebook.)I think this is also the reason that so many people use facebook, you're connected with what's 'hip' even if you don't give a damn about it. Knowing what's 'in' makes it much easier to actually have meaningful conversations, it's a sort of appetizer, and that's why even if facebook gets even more crowded, people will still visit it.