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[philip730d]

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could you please correct my comment. Thanks!

Comment to the Poem “Lonely friends”

In line 35 to 37 Ms Moem is pointing out that she is discontent with the current understanding of friendship. Nowadays friends are made via the internet on social platforms like Facebook. The poet is probably alluding to this. Becoming “friends” is much easier than it was 20 years ago. As soon as the other person accepts someone’s request they are friends. At least that’s what Facebook says. But what is friendship really about? Helping each other in difficult times, building a rapport, being concerned about the other person’s feelings and enjoying oneself together. Does this happen via Facebook? Definitely not. I am “Facebook friends” with many people I hardly know and wouldn’t state them as my friends. People I have met once or twice are now described as people I really care about. Of course and without a doubt Facebook is an amazing tool for keeping in touch with friends, especially as we live in a world in that distance is no matter. But I don’t think that it’s made for making friends. Why should I care about or be interested in people I have met once? Why should I want to see what food this person eats or where he/she is just enjoying her holidays? I would not if I hadn’t had Facebook. The poet is saying that being friends depends on accepting the friend request. However, I don’t think that I wouldn’t like to be friends with a person that doesn’t accept me as a Facebook friend. Also I could be friends with someone who does not have Facebook. 
To put it in a nutshell: I can agree with Ms Moem saying “It was simpler when we could just be friends, and that didn’t depend on whether someone has accepted your friend request” but i wouldn’t like to turn back the time as I don’t see the harm of virtual friends.

[Alyssea]

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Would you please correct my response? Thanks!

Response to the poem “Lonely friends”

In line 35 to 37, Ms. Moem points out that she is discontented with people's current understanding of friendship. Nowadays, friends are made via the internet on social platforms like Facebook. The poet is probably alluding to this. Becoming “friends” is much easier than it was 20 years ago. As soon as one person accepts the other's request, they are friends. At least that’s what Facebook says. But what is friendship really about? It's about helping each other in difficult times, building a rapport, being concerned about each other's feelings, and enjoying time together. Does this happen via Facebook? Definitely not. I am “Facebook friends” with many people I hardly know and wouldn’t refer to as friends. People I have met once or twice are now described as people I really care about. Without a doubt, Facebook is an amazing tool for keeping in touch with friends, especially because we live in a world where distance is becoming obsolete. But I don’t think that Facebook is made for making friends. Why should I care about or be interested in people I have only met once? Why should I want to see what food this person eats or where he is enjoying his holidays? (If you want to remain completely gender neutral, you'd need to say "where he/she is enjoying his/her holidays," but since English doesn't have a widely accepted gender-neutral pronoun for humans, we often just say "he" when it's unknown.) I would not see any of it if I didn't have Facebook. (Only use "hadn't had" here if you disabled your Facebook. If you still use it, then "didn't have" is correct.) The poet is saying that being friends depends on accepting a friend request. However, I don’t think that I wouldn’t want to be friends with someone who doesn’t accept me as a Facebook friend. Also, I could be friends with someone who does not use Facebook. 
In a nutshell, I can agree with Ms. Moem saying, “It was simpler when we could just be friends, and that didn’t depend on whether someone has accepted your friend request,” but I also wouldn’t want to turn back time, as I don’t see the harm of virtual friends.