[jwestbury]

> But it would connect us more closely with our real world social network.

But the Internet is also the real world, yes? I'm not sure trivialising Internet-based relationships is the solution to a real problem.

[effingwewt]

Most definitely not, op even gave a direct example.

Also you have to consider what we used to call keyboard kourage. Many people will say things online they never would in real life.

To quote Mike Tyson- 'Social media made you all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it'.