It really is all about positioning, it seems.
Unless you are like me and never invite anyone into your Facebook world if you do not know them in real life. It is bad enough keeping in touch with people we know not to have to contend with random, faceless people we will never meet.
Old-fashioned? Yes. Clutter-free/ feng shui approach to life? Oh, yes. Not up your street? See if I care ;-)
You need to be pretty stupid to believe that you’ll get along with someone else based upon your choice of clothes, shoes, books, movies etc. It’s easy to “build” an online profile, which might be as fake as you are in real life. One of the many reasons why I’m uncomfortable blurring the lines between real life and online friends. It’s not always what you think it is. :-) There were times when I thought that I really like a person, only to be exposed later to some weird thinking on their part and then, sadly realize that I don’t really like him/her THAT much!
I don’t care if people feel that I don’t have many “friends”. It’s always more valuable to add people whom you really know, instead of adding just about anyone you met in some random party or a meeting somewhere…or worse, have not even met.