Bubuwit squeaks that Facebook is just too powerful a communication tool to ignore. What’s the big deal? Does Facebook really deserve to be hailed as the greatest product of Web 2.0, or is it only a matter of time before all the hoopla becomes a thing of the past? Bubuwit asked.

But then the reality set in. For some, getting in touch with people they hadn’t seen since the good old days of school made them remember why they weren’t that chummy to begin with. “Why was I being hassled by people I either saw in class every day or who weren’t even that fond of me in the first place?” For others, it reached the point where they’re dealing with an addiction; staying up late into the wee hours of the morning, showing up late for work. “Our entire sense of self is based on how many ‘friends’ we have on our profiles. Whether or not we know [or like] these people doesn’t matter. As long as we can claim to be popular, that’s all that counts,” Bubuwit said.

Technology may profess to be bringing us closer together, but one of the things it is doing is tearing us further apart. We’re forgetting what it’s like to interact with each other on an organic level. Whatever happened to undivided attention and good old-fashioned ideas? And even though the online experience may seem real, it can never come close to an honest-to-goodness interaction. In any case, Bubuwit offers some advice. “Be reasonable about how much you share online because the last thing you want is to have your identity stolen or wind up being stalked!”