One of the reasons that I keep using Facebook, aside from it being the easiest path of connection to my family and friends, is that I play Scrabble through it. Now, I’m not great at Scrabble, as I’m not great at most things, but I feel that it gives me a bit more cognitive stimulation than Solitare or any of the iterations of Candy Crush, so I keep at it. Typically, I play with random Facebook folks, but every now and again, I’ll play against the same person for a few different games over the course of a couple weeks. And then, there’s the case of Carl E. N. to consider. Now, I wouldn’t call myself a social player, in that I don’t chat with my opponents. (I did here and there back in the day when I first started playing, but after a few bad actors — boring obscenities, puzzling statements, a couple dudes talking shit like they were playing for their varsity letter in Scrabble — I cut that shit out.) And after a couple consecutive games with the same person, I’ll tap out or they wil