MONA! I was just thinking about this today. Lately, I would much rather be sitting at the computer in the company of my FF friends than engaging with my "real" friends. :-/ - Anna Haro

I agree, Anna. I find FF to be much more positive than my real life. - Michelle Martinez

I'm with you, but it's sort of a source of concern -- do you think it's healthy? Are we all screwing up our lives this way. - Nathan Rein

So what's the magic spell to homogenize the experience? - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

I agree - I've had more fun with people here than I have lately IRL. I think I would talk to my real friends more if they used FF too. Then my friends could get with your friends, we could do this every weekend! - Morgan

My wife keeps yelling at me cuz I spend to much time on here. I wonder if that's bad? - Jonathan.Rivera

Is that alright wich' you? yeah Keep bangin'...I love it when you call me Big Poppa... +++Morgan hahahaha! - Anna Haro

yay anna! biggie FTW! - Morgan

You guys, Im in the bathroom, Tweeting and FFing. wow. I either need new friends or Im truly addicted, or perhaps the combination of both! - Mona Nomura from fftogo

@mona - overshare for serious :) - Morgan

in a way, FF/tweet makes you feel connected socially without being social, i wonder if that is good? - Pokai

Mona, I hope you wash your hands and your computer or hand-held device. :P - imabonehead

@Mona--Can you spare a square? ;-) - Anna Haro

Oh, I don't really need to pee. I'm sitting in the stall, checking my email and FF.... for the 4th time, already. Anna: when're you giving it back?!?!?????? ;) - Mona Nomura from fftogo

FF has become my most enjoyable web experience, it's highly addictive, and still i don't see it replacing Face-to-face interaction with my RL friends. I see no competition between the 2, things come together just fine. - Majento

so this is what powdering your nose is. - Geoff Schultz

Mona: the bathroom again? ewwww... and yes, you are antisocial, in the traditional sense. You are metasocial though! - Louie

Metasocial, I like that, did you make it up? If so TM it IMO. - Geoff Schultz

Awwww Mona loves us :) - Dennis Jackson

Geoff: I'll get on that. LOL - Louie

This sounds kind of weird but I find it much easier to "maintain friendships" online than off, simply because of the lack of available time to meet with people in meatspace. FF (and other networks) gives me the ability to socialize when it's convenient for me. And the fact that I can participate in a conversation not in real time is also convenient. I am only anti-meatspace-social for lack of free time. - Lindsay

You know it doesn't hurt at all that there is this constant stream of topics to talk about literally endlessly. In the "Real World", if such distinctions are really required anymore since this is real enough for me, you burn through your topics and your done in no time and then what. - Geoff Schultz

"Compooping" is the sniglet I believe, and we can tweet about it. PLURK. Oops, gotta go. - Eric Rice

do NOT mention that poor excuse of an SNS to me, Eric. K? Thxkbai - Mona Nomura from fftogo

i got a gal i know a few blocks away to join twitter and now we not only communicate more frequently but also get together more often! before we only met at parties now we're like bff. my friends who don't get social media i tend to hardly see or speak to... - Anji Bee

Think a research prject at a major university on your original question .... and the fact that you're tweeting in the bathroom .... are both in order. - Charlie Anzman

I'm going to pretend I have a choice...yeah! I prefer my online friends..anyday! Huzzah! - Kamath (नमः)

I feel ya Anna & Monda. Then I was sad 4 a day when some A listers unsubbed. reality check - spent more time w/real friends...LOL - R. Ferguson

Oh I thought Plurk was the sound a doodie made when you pass, well wait that would be like a BB ricocheting. You know what, forget I said anything. /me looks for minidisc recorder - Eric Rice

See! I missed this entire thread because I was out last Saturday night :( - Michelle Marie Miller

Ditto - Shawn aka ringking