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What do you mean: let’s NOT connect?!

Look I get in a “connected” world, sometimes we Facebook, tweet, follow, friend, link-up with people before we’ve even had proper cocktails (and by that mean apps and drinks with bitters…sitting down….actually talking…face-to-face).

I consider myself socially savvy but omg tweeps, slow your roll! I’m not ready to commit to being Facebook friends and 4sq followers after the second the tweet.

I’m sure I’ve stepped way over the way-too-eager-to-be-your-friend line before. Sometimes when you get an RSS feed of someone’s every move ‘n tweet, it’s easy to think you know them. But you don’t. And the internet is an easy place to be who ever you want, and portray whatever you want – ps. if you think I’m fabulously smart and beautiful, you’re totally right.

Anyway.

I try to maintain a healthy pacing to friendships (etc), but in today’s fast paced society sometimes it seems we want everything at once without even earning it. I don’t want to friend everyone and I really don’t want everyone to know my 4sq check-ins (those are highly strategic check-ins to make people think I’m way cooler than I am and/or make people jealous…. damnit, I’m so honest), and while I used to be offended if you didn’t follow me back. Meh. That’s OK.

I’m getting to the point in my social-ness, were I want quality, not just quantity. I’m thinking about my ROI – the investment of my time, in this social space.  I’m not going to “shut it down” or stop branching out, in fact I think I’m going to be even more active in that regards. But I can going to think twice before I invite/accept invitations in/to my personal spaces.

My life is an exclusive club, if I don’t watch who gets membership, who will?

Thoughts? Musing? Whatevs? Let me know what you’re thinking…