Is your popularity on FB a fair representation of real life?

[Quatzequatel]

Unlike Myspace, I know personally almost everyone of my friends on FB. Some I only met once, others I know through work, some are old family friends, some are good friends. When I see someone write a mundane thing like "I'm happy " and they get 30 people commenting or liking it, I start to wonder how popular this person must really be (in real life). And conversely, if hardly anyone comments on my page, does this mean they don't really care? So many of my "friends" are people who I barely know really, and so few of them will ever write anything at all on FB. But the people that are actively commenting on what I write are people I would consider true friends in real life. I guess what I'm saying is, How do you determine how well liked you are though a social networking website? And if people strait up ignore you when you write them, should they even remain your FB friend? What can be done to bolster one's "popularity" on FB? How do I GET 30 comments for saying "I think I'll have a pear now"?? That's what I really wanna know!

[undiesel]

To answer your question, is FB a fair representation of real life? Absolutely not!
Lets think about this clearly, if 'i actively partake in interactive online gaming, on a daily basis, i am naturally going to have a lot of notoriety.......now whether good,bad or indifferent, my notoriety exists in this interactive gaming world only, no where else. If i actively partake in FB and use this forum as my main source of connection to the faces and places around me, i am going to have a lot friends (or people who want to be my friend). Again, good, bad or indifferent, my FB friends, whether a lot or little, are just FB friends. Everyone has their reasons as to why they FB and others (and there are many) have their reasons why they don't FB.
Listen, you shouldn't judge people by how active they are on FB, or any social networking sites.
The person that gets 30 comments from a generic statement is a person who has a lot of friends that actively partake in FB. These people are usually the ones that don't have a life (or need to get a life) because think about it, why would they comment on something as boring as, "I think I'll have a pear".
Moreover, friendships are not based on how many times someone comments on someone elses wall. And the number of comments one receives from others does not dictate their popularity.
I'm not sure on your age, but i'm guessing somewhere in your teens. In any case, I understand your plight, as you are full of angst. But as Hans and Frans, from the old Saturday Night Live would say, "...hear me now and believe me later......
A friend is someone you can depend on. Someone who you can talk to. A friend could be anything like a person, dog or cat. Whatever a friend is it doesn't matter as long as it's your friend and they make you happy!

:Diesel