I like the idea of Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/). The ability to know where your friends are and what they are up to could be very convenient. If I know that my buddies are at a bar around the corner getting a beer, and I am well within walking distance and have some free time, it would be great to know that I could easily go join them. But with all the different avenues for people to tell everyone in the world exactly where they are and what they are doing, I think we are losing the mystery in life. I’m happily in a relationship now with the woman of my dreams, but I don’t even ask her where she has been and what she has been up to every minute of every day. The reason: she shouldn’t feel obligated to share every minute detail of her day. The dating scene is full of games, mystery and coy behavior… or at least it used to be. I can’t see how any guy utilizing a program like Foursquare while simultaneously playing games with a recently met girl could be successful. She could know exactly where you are all the time. What’s the fun in that?

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