The Verge - When I arrived at the University of Michigan in fall 2007, everybody said "Facebook me." In the following days, even a passing meeting guaranteed that a friend request would pop up the next time I logged on to Facebook. I felt popular and informed, at all times abreast of what my hallmates, friends, and peers were up to each day. Writing status updates, browsing photos from the previous nightâs parties, and searching for girls who were also into Kurt Vonnegut became a daily pastime. The News Feed was the most addictive webpage Iâd ever used, letting me people-watch with X-ray vision. My Facebook feed feels less relevant than it ever has Now that Iâve left college and settled in with far fewer friends, remnants of my past life... Continue readingâ¦
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