Recently,
a prominent reviewer was removed
from an equally prominent writer’s
group of friends
on Facebook.
The reviewer assumed it was personal,
that the writer was punishing her
for not reviewing her books.
She vented.
The writer became upset.
After some heated words,
they discovered
it was a system bug.
Facebook randomly unfriended them.
Unfortunately, their relationship
will never be the same.
Social media isn’t perfect.
Facebook randomly unfriends people.
Twitter randomly unfollows people.
Blogs send legit comments to spam.
Social media is a tool
to help us communicate.
Don’t assume this tool works perfectly
and NEVER assume
actions taken via this tool
indicate the status of a relationship.