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by AndrewKemendo 3681 days ago
It's not telling you. Telling you would be automatically making you friends.

It's a suggestion based on factors along a social graph.

If it's right, great! Saved you time from searching, or nudged you to create a stronger communications channel than you previously had (ostensibly).

If it's wrong, you just ignore it.

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>If it's right, great! Saved you time from searching, or nudged you to create a stronger communications channel than you previously had

This is a tiny, tiny good I never wanted that I am receiving in exchange for a massive surveillance apparatus profiling my entire internet life.