Reading this entry this morning put a smile on my face. You hit the nail on the head with that. People are going bankrupt, deppressed, developing illnesses that affect their quality of life, but will not miss a heart beat on fb getting their fill o gossip and “stalking” others (some of whom they see on a daily basis), as well as formulate their profile to reflect a state in which they are not, instead of spending time in real life doing things that make them happy and working on bettering themselves physically and emotionally. To impact someone else or inspire them we must not insult their intelligence with overly grandiose representations of ourselves, we are humans and we have ups and downs. By the same token many are just on fb and other social networking sites to get their daily dose of gossip and satisfaction. their curiosity out weighs any real concern they may have for you in the greater picture. I got off fb years ago and its been great. I no longer need to entertain virtual questions about “what are you up to” or “how have you been”. How are you doing is a merely a formality the person does not really want to hear the answer to if they are only expressing it through fb. If a friend really wants to know how you are doing they would call you up and make an effort to stay in touch. By the same token a friend would not just try to find out if you are doing well or not when they themselves are not doing well, just to feel better about themselves. I cannot be a true friend and healthy part of society if I cannot be happy for others success even if I am not successful at that moment in time myself. Unfortunately society is plagued with self validation and consolation through other people’s failures or misfortunes.
When I want to check up on my friend, I call them, try to see them physically. People generally do not want the follow up and that’s what fb relieves people from. They just want to deal with the side of you they like and not the regular human you. That is what fb does, lets people be friends and track each others activity without really having the responsibility of a friendship. Poet Khalil Jibran once said in his works something to the effect of: a true friend is not one who needs something or benefit from you, it is one who just wants you to be well.

Many people are living lies on fb pretending to have “cookie cutter” lives while they are going through the stuff you mentioned above. I am not saying we MUST share and expose everything in our lives. But at least try to be realistic, and steer away from presenting ourselves in ways because it “fits in” or makes us look appealing to others. Additionally spend more time in real life off fb enhancing ones life developing into what they want to be and doing things that make them happy, so when they reflect “happy” moments on fb its actually authentic

Your writing style is good and direct i like it