While most people tend to ignore Facebook’s
friend suggestions, this Belgian student actually
traveled all the way to Austin, Texas to meet up
with a stranger just because the social network’s
algorithm suggested they become friends!
24-year-old Victor Van Rossem was intrigued
when Facebook displayed 49-year-old as a
‘suggested friend’, because they obviously had
no connection other than a mutual acquaintance.
“Facebook suggested we become friends, and I
thought that was pretty absurd,” Victor said.
But as he spent time looking through Neal’s
pictures, he became more and more interested in
the artist’s life. “I became fascinated by him. He
had a long beard and looked a little unusual. He
did art performances and paintings of mythical
creatures and strange beasts which only made
me more interested in him.”