Facebook, Virtual Proximity, and the Meaning of Relationships

I just celebrated my birthday about a month ago, and received the obligatory birthday wishes on my Facebook wall. It makes me happy to see all those birthday wishes. I’m a bit of a ham when it comes to my own birthday celebrations. But for Vikki Ortiz Healy over at the Chicago Tribune, such Facebook wishes are a plight of insincerity in the digital era.

I completely understand where she’s coming from. E-cards only count for so much, depending on who sent them. And Facebook wall greetings seem even less sincere because Facebook alerts you to every upcoming and current…

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