Do you think the use of facebook has damaged your real life or common interest friendships?

[jonoxk]

I have some friends who I know in real life, or know through similar interests on-line, and we used to contact each other with major updates via email. Since many of them started using facebook, I've noticed a rather unpleasant side to them..they post photos, updates and so on...often to the hundreds of fake friends but leave out the real ones...i.e. myself..or at least, I thought I was important to them.

They no longer contact me via text, email, phone, or meet to go out...it's the case of many of them that use facebook.

It's like facebook is a popularity contest. "Look how many friends I have," or "look where I've been today."

There's no personaliation anymore....and I was coerced to go on facebook, and I did, only to find out how hollow it is...at least for me.

Does anyone else feel their good friends are now just any and everyone's friends on facebook, but you have 'lost something' as a result?

I'm seriously re-evaluating the people in my life. I won't be there for them once the popularity of teh site goes and they need some real support.