Leaving off from my last post, the question here is how much intimacy with friends can you really achieve through online networks like Facebook?
The answer, I'm sorry to say, is not definite. It depends on how much use one gets of the network. When I was an occasional user, I didn't get much out of it. Now I feel like the network has given me a chance to catch up with some people as well as stay current in friends' lives more easily. Basically, the more you use Facebook, the more you have a use for Facebook. (That goes for other networks too.)
Even though I may sound harsh in my analysis of Facebook, I really am a supporter. I just think it's time to get real. Being addicted to Facebook? To use the words of Hank from the TV comedy Everybody Loves Raymond: "Why don't you just drink poison!"
However, it can be honey if you keep it in moderation.
So will I regress from my use of Facebook in the near future and direct my energy toward things demanding more of my time? Maybe...
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