"I'd like to pause right here for a mild attack on Facebook Inc. for hijacking the word friend.

It used to mean something if someone was your friend. You didn't get friend requests. Someone didn't ask to be your friend. They just became your friend because you spent time with them and showed them that you cared. They were your friend because they were present in your life, active in your happiness, and supportive in your ambitions. They were accountable to you."