In “The Facebook Sonnet” by Sherman Alexie, the author argues that social media promotes more of a performance based interaction system rather than promoting real, genuine relationships. On social media, people would add their former partners, bullies and people they just did not like just to prove they are better in their posts. “Welcome past friends/And lovers, however kind or cruel”(2-3). These lines show that no matter how much or how little people enjoy others, they will make sure they stay connected through social media. Social media also promotes follower counts being as high as…