Social networking sites have brought people to befriend everyone. How can a person have over 2,000 friends and possibly be in constant contact with them? I find it ridiculous for some people to have random people as friends. Rushkoff discusses how biased the internet is with contact being the basic original reason of the internet. People have always relied on peer-to-peer communication and lately marketers have been jumping on the trend that they can reach out to the masses over the web. For example, on Facebook, they have countless ads on your borders and most of which are related to you personally. They track what kind of things interest you like music, places and food. We discussed in class how it can benefit you to befriend people that can later on help you in a certain aspect of your life. For instance, the examples about choosing a teacher you once had and tell a friend to take them as well. Having many friends or "acquaintances" online can help you when you least expect it. It makes you think how true friendship is going to be with the continued mass befriending. How personal can our relationships be if it is based on a quick look at a default picture?
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