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Study: More social network friends, less real close ones

article published on 8 November, 2011

According to a new study from Cornell University, we may have more friends on social networks nowadays, but we have less real-life ones. Matthew Brashears, a Cornell University sociologist, surveyed 2000 American adults and found that from 1985 to 2010, the number of close friends per person dropped from 3 to about 2.03. The sociologist considered truly close friends as "the people ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		8. November 2011 @ 14:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
part of the problem is the fact that a true friend is a once in a lifetime find these days. a good majority of so called friends will pat you on the back with one hand and slit your throat with the other.
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Morreale
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_ 		8. November 2011 @ 14:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When I think about it, out of all my friends I have at least 10 close ones right now, so I must be doing pretty good or something :P
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1nsan3
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_ 		8. November 2011 @ 15:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
all of my friends are close ones, I dont use facebook, I do have a life.
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_ 		8. November 2011 @ 23:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds about right to me, just like cursive or writing is dying off, so is verbal communication. The kids are learning to hammer the sh*t out of those keyboards though..
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