Will we really find each other on Facebook?

A few years ago as a college student, if I met someone that I really enjoyed hanging out with, all we had to do to ensure that we would meet up again would be to make sure we had each other's phone numbers. Fast forward a few years to life in LA (and maybe everywhere else on this earth that has unlimited internet access), and the response at the end of a great event or party is, "I'll find you on Facebook." There is not a sentence more disgusting than this one. There could not be a more passive way to communicate with the world at large. And will I really find whoI'm looking on Facebook? Access to Facebook is blocked at work, and I am a limited Facebooker, mainly keeping up with friends who are out of town. Let's face it, I don't have time to track down a person I barely know whose last name I don't recall.

In my opnion, telling someone that you will find them on Facebook is another way of saying that they are either a)not worthy enough b)didn't catch your attention enough or c) they're too creepy to give them your cell phone number. What has happened to our culture?! Instead of relating to people, we're stalking them! Like we have to know their religious, political and sociological beliefs before we will actually decide to communicate with them in an active way. Maybe it's self preservation. We want to be liked by others and, in turn, want them to like us, so we hide ourselves behind our internet persona and then decide, after a few I Chats, whether or not the real us will come out.

I have had an increasingly difficult time making meaningful friendships here in Los Angeles. The population itself is so transitory, and at times fake, that there have been some lonely moments. Also some really great ones. But this whole Facebook phenomena, I have to admit, makes it seem even more difficult at times.

I press onward. I actually added someone as a friend on facebook today! It's fun to connect with people, even if it is only via the internet. And I challenge anyone reading this to try to find me; you might be hard-pressed to succeed because my privacy settings are way up high. Anyone who knows me well knows the best way to get to me is calling me up and planning quality time!