A second assumption to confront was that the nature and value
of connection via Facebook or conventional interpersonal methods
was not equated. This investigation recognised that people desire
and to varying extents, requires both public (virtual) and interpersonal
interaction (virtual and real-life). Given the fact that
people have a limited propensity to communicate and connect, it
becomes evident that the tension would then be where these capabilities
and energies are directed and the consequences of these
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choices made. The causal loop diagrams endeavoured to unpack
this dynamic interplay between the use of Facebook and the quality
of interpersonal communication.