I have moved around a lot. Consequently I have real life aquaintances from all over. FB is how we keep in touch with what we are all doing.

I agree though about the tendancy for 'fakeness' on the site. I myself don't have any 'friends' that I don't actually know in real life. Consequently my circle is quite small and rather tightly knit. I feel more protected that way too.

Lately though, I have considered abandoning it. It has become a haven for vindictive and hateful and politically motivated fodder that leaves me saddened, irate, and stressed. I am turning to it less and less while at the same time I have resumed the lost art of letter writing.