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As Facebook adds new features such as video chat, it is fast becoming a viable substitute for meetings, relationship building, and even family get-togethers. But each time a Facebook interaction replaces a richer form of communication — such as an in-person meeting, a long phone call, or even a date at a restaurant — people miss opportunities to interact more deeply than Facebook could ever accommodate.
Facebook is just like drugs and alcohol; terrible in excess. And while FB is nice for avoiding people whom you would just say "hi" to and move on in public or [insert "avoid in-laws, your annoying aunt Myra, other reviled family member joke here], if you are constantly foregoing a face-to-face meeting with someone you would consider a close/best friend for FB chat, or substituting a date for FB banter, then it's time to reassess priorities. I look at it like this: phone sex is good and fine... but I'd never pass up the real thing for it.
thenewgreen · 4732 days ago · link ·
I look at it like this: phone sex is good and fine... but I'd never pass up the real thing for it. -As good an analogy as any I've read.