With regard to Facebook (what the article focused on), the right generalization seems to be that virtual social networks do, in fact, largely reflect actual soc

With regard to Facebook (what the article focused on), the right generalization seems to be that virtual social networks do, in fact, largely reflect actual social networks https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-team/anatomy-of-facebook/10150388519243859 https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-team/anatomy-of... The article struck me as paranoid, but I agree with your assessment that the authors' reserving their kids' digital real estate is not contradictory with the authors' concern -- it leaves the choice up to the child.