Man #1: Did you see the link I put on Facebook earlier today?
Man #2: No, I don't ever click on links my friends put on Facebook.
Man #1: Why do you use Facebook then?
Man #2: To follow what my friends are doing.
— Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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