[mthoms]

As a matter of fact I communicate with some people who I would almost certainly have no way of communicating with or, in fact, knowing if they are alive or dead.

(I moved a lot as a child)

I get your point that it's not the only solution to this problem. But it is currently the best choice, even if only because of the network effect.

>I wish people would stop kidding themselves that Facebook is the same as the Internet as a whole.

I never said that. That's ridiculous. I said it's complex enough that summing it up in a single dismissive sentence is probably disingenuous.

>Please don't pretend that cutting it off would mean you couldnt communicate with your friends anymore.

Never said that either.