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I'm not sure how these semantic distinctions affect the argument. Replace the "friends" in his original post with "acquaintances," and his point stands. Faceb

• gnaritas 14y ago
  > Replace the "friends" in his original post with "acquaintances," and his point stands. That's changing the argument, those words mean totally different things. My point is, Facebook makes keeping in touch with acquaintances easy, but isn't necessary to keep in touch with actual friends. Friends are people you see outside of Facebook.
  • Jach 14y ago
    For less introverted people, "friend" and "acquaintance" are more-or-less synonymous. See why Facebook chose the word "friend" now? (I agree with your assessment of course, I consider them very different. My best friend doesn't even have Facebook, I only succumbed a few months ago...)
    • gnaritas 14y ago
      > For less introverted people, "friend" and "acquaintance" are more-or-less synonymous. Ask any of those less introverted people to name someone who's an acquaintance but not a friend, I bet they come up with a name showing that when pressed, they can make the distinction and do have different meanings for those words. I do not believe there are people who cannot make that distinction.
  • brownbat 14y ago
    > That's changing the argument, those words mean totally different things. Sure, you're concerned he was using "friends" too loosely. I'm saying you should give him a pass. It's of course up to you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity