tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193904647861354194.post8769343134837365767..comments2024-03-21T00:18:03.388-07:00Comments on Gray Matters: Saying Goodbye...Lightning Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487328226097425615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193904647861354194.post-38490921602629023692013-01-01T13:28:35.121-08:002013-01-01T13:28:35.121-08:00I definately agree with you about this paragraph m...I definately agree with you about this paragraph more and more: "I have found that farewells are strangely permanent events. everyone promises to stay in touch and visit, and maybe in a few cases, this actually happens. But what usually happens is that people drift away, and friendships are sundered by separation. Yes, Facebook, e-mail, cell phones, (and now Twitter) creates the illusion of connectedness. But aside from a few stray "likes" and the occasional e-mail, the wall of coldness wrought by separation is erected. Former friends become strangers."<br /><br />This is one of the many reasons why I personally am going to be leaving facebook. Too many people who are considered my "facebook friends" are not really my friends anymore. I keep hearing about this "illusion of connectedness" that the internet gives to friendships and this post is merely another assertion of that truth.<br />Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194829064550684054noreply@blogger.com