Should I voice my wishes for more genuine birthday connections, and not just Facebook birthday wishes?

I’m feeling alone and socially isolated this upcoming birthday and I already feel resentful of all the perfunctory “Happy Birthday” wishes that will be coming in on facebook.
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I set up an “event” on facebook, for friends to join me, to go and listen to some music at a local restaurant and I’m disappointed by the lack of response.
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Should I voice my desire for more? Particularly from my close friends that are local?
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Is it my responsibility to make it known that this is important to me?