Book 8 of Aristotle’s Ethics<\/a> anymore.<\/p>\nHere are two quotes that serve as a commentary of our age of easy friending:<\/p>\n
“Those who quickly show the marks of friendship to each other wish to be friends, but are not friends unless they both are lovable and know the fact; for a wish for friendship may arise quickly, but friendship does not.”<\/p>\n
“Those who are friends for the sake of utility part when the advantage is at an end; for they were lovers not of each other but of profit.”<\/p>\n
And what am I going to do about it?<\/p>\n
I’m planning on making a social network where it’s actually difficult to friend people. The idea is that you can’t be someone’s friend unless you complete a task that shows your friendship for someone and have that verified.<\/p>\n
Crazy?<\/p>\n
Yes.<\/p>\n
Doable?<\/p>\n
Definitely.<\/p>\n
Let me know if you want to work on this project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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