Make Friendships, Not Friends
I love the headline over here, F*ck Social Networks, Make Friendships. It’s a sentiment I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. What are the benefits of the social networks I’m a part of? I’m not sure, frankly. And that doesn’t sit well with me. Why participate if I can’t get a benefit out of them?
The two main sites I think about are LinkedIn and Facebook (Twitter has been valuable to me, but that’s because I’ve found how responsive people are and how it’s easy to “meet” someone). I’m a member and have friends at each of them, but want more than just friends. I want friendships.
So, in an effort to get more out of these sites, I’m putting a public call out there for all of us to put the work into cultivating more friendships versus friends. Let’s work at these friendships.
Tags: friends, relationships, social media
