tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post5272701225692634934..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: I have 44 friends: On Facebook and friendshipAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-54237577062397520002007-05-25T12:27:00.000-05:002007-05-25T12:27:00.000-05:00Paul Grant here at the NSC would agree with you. S...Paul Grant here at the NSC would agree with you. See his comments in this Good Question: <A HREF="http://www.intervarsity.org/studentsoul/item/true-friend" REL="nofollow">What is a true friend?</A>. (I just joined Facebook, and I'm not gaining friends all that fast. Hmmm.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-38800955482766379162007-05-16T17:54:00.000-05:002007-05-16T17:54:00.000-05:00I love that about "189 casual friends" and so fort...I love that about "189 casual friends" and so forth. Very funny. As with anything, I suppose we have our limits. Gladwell likes the number 150. After that, things get meaningless and disconnected.<BR/><BR/>So, now you have a number to shoot for. (Or not. :)L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-66930307361255039172007-05-13T20:34:00.000-05:002007-05-13T20:34:00.000-05:00Well said, Al. I joined Facebook about a month ago...Well said, Al. I joined Facebook about a month ago... and deleted my profile the next morning. I was overwhelmed at the number of comments, friends, and sheer amount of chaos that ensued just from signing up. I don't have enough synapses left in my mom-of-three-small-kids brain. :)stephseefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651078191088887064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-79006186296287263172007-05-11T13:25:00.000-05:002007-05-11T13:25:00.000-05:00well said, Al. I joined facebook back in the day ...well said, Al. I joined facebook back in the day so that I could connect more with my younger brother in college... but now I've found that so many other folks are on it. <BR/><BR/>One thing that I find really strange is the 'wall' factor - that so many use it to communicate. It seem weird to be able to see what everyone's saying to someone else...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-71017840431495683662007-05-11T10:04:00.000-05:002007-05-11T10:04:00.000-05:00Some good and pressing thoughts. I use Facebook as...Some good and pressing thoughts. I use Facebook as a marketing tool for our <A HREF="http://www.shorttermmissions.com" REL="nofollow">ShortTermMissions.com</A>, but really like how it enables me to keep up with people I'd otherwise be completely out of touch with.<BR/><BR/>Your comment about photo albums is most interesting to me. It seems the internet is polarizing certain personalities, causing more open people to throw things out to the world [wide web] and creating a conflicted caution among more careful types. I think, though, that a certain kind of voyeurism is not going away at this point; <A HREF="http://www.justin.tv" REL="nofollow">Justin.tv</A> anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com