"Not that quasi-friends are entirely bad. **Sociologists have shown that ‘weak ties’ are as crucial to the flourishing of social networks as strong ones; more quasi-friends probably also means more job opportunities, and more chance of making real friends, or meeting the love of your life**. "**Perhaps all we need is some kind of technological fix, to display a message under every chipper status update, and as a permanent subtitle on numerous television shows: ‘Don’t forget: this person is barely holding things together**.’"" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[juicy-sentences]], [[dealing-with-social-media]], [[weak-ties]], [[relationships]], [[networking]], **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]]