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Jimmy Kimmel Champions National UnFriend Day on November 17th (VIDEO)
by Oliver Miller, posted Nov 11th 2010 4:41AM
Ten years ago, there was no "Facebook." There were no updates about what a random high school pal had for lunch today, no updates about how a second cousin's virtual "farm" was doing. Now, thanks to the magic of Facebook, you can get this info. But Jimmy Kimmel thinks this may not be a good thing.On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (weeknights, 12AM ET on ABC), the host discussed his latest project: "National UnFriend Day," which is a holiday set for November 17th. Although the average Facebook user has 120 "friends," many Facebook users have lists going into the thousands.
Kimmel has had enough, and he's taking a stand against the debasement of the word "friend."
"No one has 500 'friends!'" he says. Though Jimmy is kidding, scientists agree with him. Cognitive theory says the human brain can only keep track of 150 relationships at a time. There you go; Jimmy has science on his side. The host wants Facebook users to delete unnecessary "friends." He tells his audience to "eliminate" people they don't care about. "In other words," he says, "I want you to kill people."
In support of this project, guest Lisa Kudrow delivers an video message to the nation. Kudrow discusses the true nature of friendship; it's an important topic for her. "On November 17th, dump your fake friends," she says. "Do it -- before they ruin your day, your week, your month, or even your year." Good advice! And it seems like the actress really knows what she's talking about.
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