Have been thinking about facebook... and wondering what the whole point of it is anyway.. Is it really a way to keep in touch with family and friends?? Or is it just a contest to see who can get the most friends. And that brings up another question.... just how many friends can one really have? Somehow I think some of these people have ulterior motives on wanting to be ones friend and others have no real idea what a freind is. In real life I have very few friends... in fact I think my only one good and true friend is my sister. There are other people I like, mostly some in the family. And there are people I keep in touch with, again mostly some in the family. There are my kids who I'd like to keep in touch with but do we have to have a facebook page to keep in touch? There are online friends who supported me when Kiko was so sick... but who really knows me? I'm surprised by the numbers of people on facebook who have asked to be my friend. Who are these people? Some are on forums I frequent, but others are friends of friends of people who on the forums.. why would they want to be my friend? And what do they know about me?? Does anyone know how I spend my time, any of my projects, my hopes, my beliefs, my likes and dislikes? Do you know my favorite color, food, song, movie or book? Does anyone care what I'm feeling right now this second? Will anyone take the time to find out? How many real friends are there in this world... how many do you have??
J
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I totally agree about online friends. My daughter does however have one very good friend that she's had for quite a few years now and has never met in person. It happens, but mostly, in my opinion, friends like that are just 'breezing by' friends. (I just made that up, but I like it.) I have very few real friends, there is you (my sister), and luckily I have Terry whom I've known forever, plus I count my daughter as a very good friend. My son is a friend too, but doesn't keep in touch nearly as much as I'd like. I also have one ex-coworker who I meet sometimes for lunch and email and consider a friend. I can chitchat with acquantances and strangers I see in the store, that sort of thing, and it's okay, but I like to come home and not have visitors. I'm solitary too for the most part. My choice. I like it that way.
ReplyDeleteWell.. but when Kiko was so sick I did get a lot of daily support from lots of online people so that was good and it helped. But the ones I'm mostly talking about are online people with whom I've never had any contact.. those who got my name from somewhere or someone.
ReplyDeleteI like being solitary for the most part. But I also like knowing people care.
J