fake friends

there's a scam where a Facebook friend can't get to a taylor swift concert. so, reluctantly, they use FB to sell their tickets.

except that the tickets don't exist.

perhaps the "friend" does not exist.

FB encourages people to "friend" people they have never met. who can lie, or not, with no chance to discover the truth. friends' motives are equally hidden. the key measure is numbers, fb wants you to have as many friends as possible. more friends equals more advertising revenue for fb.

then a "friend" turns out to be a crook.

perhaps Facebook needs a new category:

a friend is someone who you can physically verify... that is, you can see them. or at least phone them. *talk* to them. ask them why they can't get to the concert.

Any other FB link becomes a "stalker".

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