Facebook Friends?

Friends? According to wikipedia, friendship is the cooperative and supportive relationship. In this sense, the term relates a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection and respect. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other.

Hmm?

Then is it right for our contact list's on facebook to be titled 'friends'? Or is there definition between those you call 'facebook friends' and your actual friends? If so, does everyone recognise this definition? What we perceive as another 'facebook friend' others could see as a definite connection and I think all will agree that this isn't a good situation to be in. Also, ask yourself, do you think twice about clicking 'add as friend'? or 'accept' on a 'friend request'?! Are these so called 'friends' merely a status symbol of social standing? The idea of a 'friend REQUEST', however, to me is more absurd than any of the aforementioned. - In the coming years, in the age of the 'virtual revolution' will forming new friendships be as simple as the click of a button? Will we no longer need to rely on the ability to communicate?

Ask yourself this question: How many 'facebook friends' could I remove the online connection with via facebook and not notice the difference?

(Personally, I could remove probably just shy of a hundred connections. All people that I don't know in the real world. )

Emily Ego