> I want to know how my now very distant old friends (ie from high school) and relatives are doing

YMMV, but I got all of these through words of mouth (and WhatsApp status updates). I think it’s ok to be estranged from a friend or a relative. The next time, we meet, I can ask them how everything is going and what has happened. And if they want they can show me pictures then.

All right, but "I personally don't care for that" wasn't actually the proposition anyone was arguing with.