I believe the distance you have from the screen and your actual being insures that the Facebook friends you meet are real at least more real then the one’s you meet in front of you. For the distance enables people to write what they are truly feeling without the fear of hurting someone, making someone feel uncomfortable and/or showing gratitude. When you are right there you can be afraid your words might come out the wrong way so you keep them hidden within but from a distance it’s a whole lot easier. The truth is if you lose a Facebook friend for what you write there is a good chance you’ll pick one or two up the next day anyway.