So, I just joined Facebook, albeit kicking and screaming. I've looked over the shoulder of people who have been sucked into this global phenomenon with a degree of pity and amusement mixed with terror. Keeping up with one's "friends" on Facebook could become the work of a lifetime.
I am a bit concerned about how focused people are on it to the exclusion of reality. This has been said about chatrooms, MUDs, MMORPGs, and other internet social activities but bears repeating. We need to be grounded in reality, having real friends, real relationships, and be in real communities.
I'm not saying that Facebook won't be a wonderful tool to reconnect with people from years past. I too look forward to catching up with compadres from college. It also beats paying Ma Bell. (smile) But... Keep things in perspective. A digital hug isn't as cool as a real one. And a few minutes face time with an on site friend can matter more than a thousand words on-line.
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