On of my best friends had her 21st birthday on Friday.

And I did what was generally expected of me. I sent her a text message saying, “happy birthday,” with an obnoxious number of exclamation points.

I baked her cupcakes from scratch I later wished her happy birthday in person.

Even so, I still found it beyond necessary to write “happy birthday,” on her wall (also with too many exclamation points) among the many other people who did.

I realized after clicking “share” on her profile, that this social medium has become so important that I would actually feel badly if I hadn’t wished my friend “happy birthday” on her wall last week, despite all my texting and baking.

I find this crazy, yet I know I’m not the only one who does this.

I find the wall post to be one of the lamest attempts at personal communication. Still, my best friends who will call me, bring me presents and go to dinner with me on my birthday will also write “happy birthday” on my wall.

Taylor Adams is a senior journalism major. She can be reached for comment at [email protected].