Experimental

Do you remember when you got your first few "friends" to friend you on Facebook?  Do you remember the day you got to 250, 500, 1,000?  How many of the 1,000 "friends" that you have on Facebook do you actually know something about?  I'm not referring to second hand conversation, profile deep info or surface level conversation.  How many of them do you know and how many know you?

Acquaintances are many but you can count your true friends on one hand.  With that in mind, I set out on a little social media experiment, with a twist, curious of the outcome.

Social Media Experiment:

5:15 at Brewforia, I'll buy your first pint. Maybe we know each other well, maybe we don't. My attempt to make my friend list more personal. 

If a bunch of of show up I'm sure it will make for good conversation!

 In anticipation, I arrived 15 minutes ahead of schedule, chose a slightly larger table and waited.  Now, there are several conceivable things that could possibly happen;

1.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, none of them were online.
2.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, all of them were on vacation.
3.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, all of them live out of state.
4.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, none of them took me seriously.
5.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, all of them were too busy.
6.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, none of them liker beer.
  (I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THE ABOVE AND FIND IT PURELY SACRILEGIOUS)
7.  Of the current friends I have on Facebook, none of them could make the time.

As I sat at my computer, sharing a pint of Epic Brewing Company's, 825 State Stout, with two of my closest friends, the outcome of my experiment was perfectly clear.  Less than one-half of one percent of my "friends" had responded.  Muhammad Ali may have said it best, "Friendship... is not something you learn in school.  But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."

Don't live a surface level life.  A friend is someone who knows you and wants to spend time with you anyway!

Cheers