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Is true friendship dying away?

By Mark Vernon on Wednesday, July 28 2010, 07:54 - Philosophers on friendship - Permalink

I've a piece in USA Today. A taster:

Yet we know that less is more when it comes to deeper relationships. It is lonely in the crowd. A connection may only be a click away, but cultivating a good friendship takes more. It seems common sense to conclude that "friending" online nurtures shallow relationships — as the neologism "friending" itself implies.

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1. On Wednesday, July 28 2010, 15:48 by Chris: Hey, USA Today - that's one of the major rags in the States. How did that come about? Congratulations!

They posted on the same topic

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