I have just over 200 people on there, only the people that I've actually spent some time with and actually see a point in keeping up with their lives. I only rarely add new ones.
This illustrates something that is central to why I don't use social media.
If one wishes to have a productive, creative life, there's a shortage of time. And every moment you spend reading about and interacting with _other_ people's lives, is time taken away from leading your own life.
On the other hand, the world of political events presents a deluge of information, that also takes a lot of time to skim for important details, if you want to stay aware of the flow.
So there is a three way time balancing act:
1. Your own creative efforts.
2. Involvement in the lives of people you know.
3. Events in the wide world.
I choose to maximize 1 & 3, minimize 2 as much as possible while maintaining just a few friendships. How many friends does one really need?
And I spend way too much time on eevblog.