Is Facebook and Twitter the new way to judge popularity in today's digital age?

Have you ever wondered why people have thousands of friends on places like Facebook or Twitter. I am not talking about famous people IE Justin Beiber or Jennifer Lopez. I am talking about people like you and I. There is no way that you can actually know all of these people. I added people for a game I am playing, authors I like, people I found along the way that I have become friends with or shocker people I actually know. Maybe these people have all these followers or friends because they are funny, cute or have something to talk about that is mind blowing! I find it interesting how numbers for my pages go up and down. I hope I didn't offend someone on twitter or facebook. Then again, you know who your true friends are. Those are the people who will stick with you through thick or thin. If they delete me then I guess they were not a true friend or didn't care for what I had to say. That is fine with me. Life is to short to please everyone!