Hmm… I don't think that what the author was getting at. I felt it was more closely aligned with the point that social media put some of wall/distance between us

Hmm… I don't think that what the author was getting at. I felt it was more closely aligned with the point that social media put some of wall/distance between us and our connections/relationships - in the sense that we are assimilating stories of our friends through status updates instead of a more personal face to face interaction. ie: Getting the news your friend is pregnant through status update vs. them breaking the news to you face to face and the emotions that happens as you congratulate and hug them.