Friendship: why social networks are too crowded to get close
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Social networks are trying to be more subtle at accommodating our shifting allegiances, but they’re no substitute for real time with our friends
….. as far as I can tell, each additional node on an online friendship network reduces the significance of the connections that came before. It’s impossible to keep up. I can’t identify what’s important anymore, and so rather than interacting, I just offload. That doesn’t help forge friendships; it becomes a one-way communication platform.
