Why do people have over 1,000 friends on Facebook?

[The Big E]

Why be confused over something so simple to figure out? If a person has not talked to me face-to-face and eyeball-to-eyeball, they have yet to qualify themselves as a friend of mine -- no matter how many of them there are. When it comes to something as important to me as my circle of friends, I do not, as a matter of principle, grant that title so easily. To me, friendship is a matter of the heart, not a popularity contest whose sole goal is to aid me in deluding myself by flattering my ego. I may have far less friends than your unfortuned 1,500 but I value the friends I have far more than they do by spending time with them instead of just storing them in my computer as an ego trip.

Facebook and twitter are for the socially deprived who can't hold their own with the real thing. They deserve each other and I thank them all for informing me of who to avoid in social situations. Your real friends will be the ones who strive mightily to bring out the best in you rather than the worst in themselves and they will do so firm in the belief you will return the favor in your treatment of them. Which would you rather have -- 1500 people who only enjoy your presence in their life as long as they don't have to look at you or be with you; or 15 people who enjoy your company and prove it by going out of their way to spend time with you on a regular basis? It really is a question of quality over quantity for those worthy of friendship.