WHY do people want everyone to "follow" them on Twitter / Face book?

[glenn123]

I appreciate my contacts on here...hiya...and on other sites. But you're right; it doesn't change anything with imaginary points. But what matters is now....the moment we have right now. If all they care about is numbers, then they will never win. We tend to tone down ourselves with an increase in 'friends'. 'Some' friends; kinda goes against the meaning of the word in some ways, in my opinion. It takes everything personal out of it and reduces it to a statistic. A friend, to me, can be real or virtual. It's the amount of time you've spent with them and the things you shared that's important....and helps define the word better.