A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds of people
So he's treating people like assets, not friends, and these assets need to be checked on on a regular basis. If there were friends, he'd not need to be reminded of contacting them.<p>He'd <i>miss</i> contacting them.<p>So instead he needs a tool to remind him of that "friend" he needs to contact, because pretending to care is beneficial. One might some day need them.<p>It's incredibly sad that his social life, or rather: the illusion of a social life, is being dictated by a machine.