The language of social networks

Just a few messages from Facebook the other day:

• "You are now friends with X".
• "You now have a relationship with Y." (my wife) (!) (We had a little celebration after this one, it felt like something official.)
  

Etcetera. Read those messages literally and they start to creep you out. Thank you Facebook, for clarifying my relationships for me. It's as if I need to confirm my relationships on Facebook, as if they're not real if I don't. Anyone else have this feeling?

# Jan 26, 2008

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