[noer]

The other side of that argument is: You don't stop making friends & meeting people, why should Facebook stop suggesting people you might know?

I moved out of state three years ago, most of the people I see & spend most of my time with a completely different than the people I did five years ago.

[corobo]

> You don't stop making friends & meeting people, why should Facebook stop suggesting people you might know?

If we've agreed to become Facebook friends then we've done it outside Facebook. If I use the "People you may know" feature I look like a stalker.

[NamTaf]

There's many younger people for which this isn't the norm.

[tacostakohashi]

It's true - "people who may not be your friend any more" would be more useful at this point.

[ramblenode]

I feel like most users can perform a basic search and add or can exchange contact information elsewhere. When the ratio of weird/unsettling/awkward suggestions to helpful suggestions is high then the feature is not working as intended.