In the article, Boyd tries to challenge the idea that friends you make online aren't as valid as the friends you have in real life. And to a certain extent I agree. The rise of social media like Facebook, Twitter, and even the nightmarish ChatRoulette have given people the ability to connect with other folks that happen to have the same interests.
On the other hand, if you work at it, you can be anyone you want on the internet. More often than not people's public personae infrequently match up with their online personae.
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