2020-09-23T20:36:54Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/facebook-the-challenge-part-2-writing-platformtag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1451/49012020-09-23T20:36:54ZKathy Lewis<p>When things locked down in spring and church went online, I suddenly got a lot of friend requests from people at my church. Most of them were people I didn't know very well, who were unlikely to call me to see how I was doing, but who wanted to stay in touch at least a little bit. I think having Facebook was comforting for people going through that.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1451/49002020-09-23T14:40:36ZPhil<p>Facebook is so great for staying connected with family and friends, especially this year. I joined because I was working in Kansas, temp job, and wanted to hear from local people. I didn't realize how many people were on Facebook and how many I was connected to would ask to be friends. I now have about 10 friends from 8th grade (a 32 person class), 50 of my former students (many who live across the country), 10 people I have been connected to by email (who live in other countries), and 40 people I have met in meetings I am unable to currently attend. But, some of them post stupid web page links that are annoying. And some post lies that circulate around, but I am a fact checker.</p>