I was just repeatedly clicking through facebook’s social interview application, and I realized how frustrating facebook is. And no, this is not a revelation. Clearly I’m neither the first nor the last – nor is it the first time that I have noticed – to notice that facebook is frustrating. It brings me closer to my friends, because at a click everything about them is right there. But it takes me farther from my friends. It reminds me of every friend I do not keep up with. It reminds me of all the family I should visit more often. And then, because I do not contact that person whose name I see, it becomes more frustrating, and harder to contact them since I feel guilty about not contacting them before, and then repeat process.
So facebook, you are frustrating. But you are useful.
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