Couldn't disagree more with this. The day I deleted my Facebook account was the day that I lost many real-life friends. Those friends weren't willing to mainta

Couldn't disagree more with this. The day I deleted my Facebook account was the day that I lost many real-life friends. Those friends weren't willing to maintain those relationships with me outside of facebook. Sure, they won't ever say that. But I phrase it like that because they're so used to keeping up with their other friends on Facebook that keeping up with me was (comparatively) a chore, so I faded from that circle. You see, Facebook has lowered the cost of keeping up with friends. The flipside is that people expect not to have to spend more effort to keep up with friends. Thus, it raises the (relative!) cost of connecting in meaningful ways (over the phone, in person, ...) Many social circles start out treating Facebook as a tool. Then it becomes the norm, and they're less willing to take extra time to connect with anyone who does not use it.