on connectivity

somehow i feel, as we progress and become more technologically connected, we become less connected to others physically and emotionally.
how do you stay connected to someone?

if i "see" someone on facebook/friendster/msn/skype everyday, have the person's email and mobile number, am i counted connected to the person? are we "in contact"?
well, i know what the person is doing (facebook status! msn nicks!), where the person has been to recently and even years ago (facebook photos!), the crowd the person hangs out with, the common friends we have (facebook's 'people-you-might-know' function!), who the person got attached to ("xxx is no longer listed as 'single', he/she is listed as 'in a relationship' with XXX"), whether they are about to get married.
i probably know almost all about that fella! heck, i might even recognise the friend's friends' cos i've been looking at the friend's facebook photos so much!

but hey this is just like stalking them in broad daylight! or rather, they allow themselves to be stalked..

i thought staying in contact meant u had to, u know, at least have some verbal or face-to-face communication (yeah, we have to include online conversations too).

which is why i don't really like pple adding me on facebook or msn quite randomly, and NEVER approach me to talk to me. AND WHAT IS THE USE OF ADDING ME?! please dont tell me "just don't add them/approve the friend request la!". cos i have had weird situations where the person comes up to me and says "how come u never approve my FR or add me back on msn?" errrr right. so i hurried home and added the person. AND WE NEVER SPOKE A WORD SINCE. not even a "hello, how are u doing?"

tell me, what is the point, seriously?

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