Yes, better to look a complete fool for being "friends" with someone you wouldn't even invite to a "tea and muffins" party, let alone let them meet your family, than for looking like you might give a damm about the outside world?
Oh hang on, a 20 quid direct debit to Oxfam makes me a good person, doesn't it? Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!