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| Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) |
Monday is a regular day off from work, so it's often taken up with domestic chores. Empty the recycling bins, take out the trash, put away the laundry. Change the litter box, vacuum, iron some shirts.
As long as I was doing some of these things, it occurred to me, "Why not do some pruning on Facebook?" How did I ever get 450 friends anyway? That's three times the number that social scientists tell us we can really manage effectively.
So...just went in thinned out the ranks of my FB contacts by about 10 percent. I really don't think folks will notice. The definition of a "friend" is just so loose these days. Co-workers, cousins and lifelong buddies are tossed together in the same cybersalad acquaintances, distant relatives and one-time contacts. Politicians, too.
I think this is all for the better. With Twitter and work and personal email accounts to manage as well, there's no shortage of ways for people to stay in touch. And in most cases, such contact will be a lot more relevant than reading about someone's personal quirks on Facebook.
A parting thought on friendship, courtesy of the American philosopher and writer Elbert Hubbard:
"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
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