Thanks to Facebook, the word “friend”—a noun for centuries—has suddenly become a verb. What is friendship? How has Facebook changed our idea of friendship? What does it really mean to have 500 or 1000 “friends?” I am interested in exploring the ways in which Facebook has reframed the concept of friendship, both in practical and philosophical ways, and how this impacts us as users. What are the psychological consequences of interacting and communicating with a mass of people? What do we … Continue reading →