I'm with you there brother. 'Social media' I observe as anything but! My friends are actual friends. I write actual letters - and get actual letters back in reply.
Yeah, my wife had that view. But the reality is she doesn't actually write letters that often. For people who aren't in your home town I think social media is great. I can post a picture and within minutes people all over the world have commented. For people in the same city, sure I agree social media is ****! If you don't want to talk to them face to face, don't bother!