I would learn,
when I asked some people who didn’t show up the next day, that “definitely
attending” on Facebook means “maybe” and “maybe attending” means “likely not.”
So I probably shouldn’t have taken it personally. But the combination of
alcohol and solitude turned my thoughts to self-pity. Was I really that big of
a loser? Or was it that no one wants to get together in real life anymore? It
wasn’t Facebook’s fault; all those digital pals were better than nothing. For
chipping away at past friendships and blocking honest new efforts, you really
have to blame the entire modern world. People want to hang out with you, I
assured myself. They just don’t have the time.
