http://interconnected.org/home/mini/_7885 Links alongside interconnected.org (Single link 7885) Copyright Matt Webb http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html and their consequences (eg, people getting offended; Friendster). They are: "Ostracizers Are Evil; Friends Accept Me As I Am; Friendship Before All; Friendship Is Transitive; Friends Do Everything Together". I'm not sure it's just geeks -- I've noticed this in people who are gregarious but have rather blunt social skills (although they are highly friendly). Maybe it's common among people who have had to deduce social skills themselves?

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