The very language of sites such as Facebook, with its “Would you like to add me as a friend?” lexicon, undermines what real friendship is. I’m not surprised kids are lonely if a whole generation thinks friends can be made by clicking on an icon, and that it’s normal to have hundreds of pals. We all know that many of our “friends” are nothing of the sort; the bulk of them are acquaintances or people we hung out with years ago or former colleagues or contacts.
Agreed - and hence why I can see my LinkedIn account staying around (and used) for a good while, whereas my FB account should be (finally) deleted any...day...now.
Nice - didn't know about that. I was referring to the 14-day notice thing they have between saying 'I quit' and one's account actually biting the dust. I forget exactly which day I hit the delete link.
Agreed - and hence why I can see my LinkedIn account staying around (and used) for a good while, whereas my FB account should be (finally) deleted any...day...now.