Do you consider online friendships real? Do you value them as much as you value your "real life" friendships? (Page 2)
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Eh. They tend to be less of long term friends, because if there's drama; most of them will cut you off easily. People are impatient these days, and the internet only enables that mentality.
"People are impatient these days, and the internet only enables that mentality." - That's so true.
I honestly dont value friendship no matter if in person or online. But i do like to checkup on people from time to time to make sure theyre still alive. As for exes, nah… fck them hoes
And if its like an online relationship, i’d treat it somewhat equal to a real one. But nothings official until we’ve met in person
"But nothings official until we’ve met in person" - I agree.
Yea i made that mistake once lol
Me too Lol
Never again!
yes, they are very much real people than bring genuine good and great stuff into my life... and many of my "IRL" friends I can only reach them online at the moment being
" and many of my "IRL" friends I can only reach them online at the moment being" - Me too.
online friendships feel more real to me personally because before we chill or something i can expose my skeletons and see weather or not they're willing to embrace me as a friend still.
I absolutely agree with you. Sometimes when you expose your skeletons people run away, only a few stay.
exactly! and those are the ones that really matter
You're right!
Typically my online friendships either started as, or become offline friendships, but I see no differece between the 2, other than the online ones I tend to know way more about the person than I do with the offline ones. Because people usually don't walk around with profile bios or daily updates written on their shirts.
My online friend would do anything to help me. They would help lend me money, help me move, or even take a bullet for me. I think they do, at least. I haven’t actually asked them though. I should probably ask instead of assume.
They probably would say yes.
No I don't. I've learned that people act much differently through a screen that in person.
that makes sense
@LivAndLearn usually it isn't even close.
Yes, sometimes that happens.
Lol not a chance. I mean who the fuck really can believe that. 'Online friends' might as well be AI technology. Outgrew that shit in the post Xbox Live Era. You gotta have real friends, that you can touch and feel.
But if you have the chance of meeting them in person are they still "fake" friends?
The real question is why should 3rd party platforms/corporations benefit/profit from your friendship. Better to meet people actually around you in the places you like to hang out.
I know what you mean but not everyone is able to meet people in the places they like to hang out.
I'd say no only for the fact I have neither.
It's hard for me to trust people as friends online because they don't know me or what I look like and when I do open up to them and show them what I look like, well my track record so far is that everyone ghosts me after seeing what I look like.
A friendship is a friendship online, offline or imaginary.
I like your way of thinking. :)
The question for you is are they real to you? Yes or no. Consider is not fact and teters left or right with no concrete answer. Online is harder due to the fact there us no in person meeting. Your visual and subliminal attitudes, dispositions, issues and overall outcome of situations are not the same. Like technology use it or not like a switch. In my 20 years of internet only met 1 real person. What you put in is definitely what you don't get back.
They can be if you ever actually meet up. Online is more virtual - back in the old days they called it a 'pen pal'. :)
I agree with you. And I've always wanted to have a pen pal but it would be someone I would send letters to.
But now you can do it with an IM, or an insta or FB post, or a cell text. :)
That's true, it's easier now. :)
Of course they are. They are still real people. But of course they can be fake friends. It's no different when it comes to people in real life being fake friends as well.
"It's no different when it comes to people in real life being fake friends as well." - I agree with you.
I value them, especially if we have got close and we voice chatted or even video chatted. I can't just pretend there is nothing just because we can't interact in person.
"..., especially if we have got close and we voice chatted or even video chatted" - Exactly in that case is different.
Well, I try to consider them real but sometimes it doesn't work out.
That's true.
Of course. A person offering friendship is just that. Just because you might not know them in the flesh doesn't mean anything to me, said person can still be important.
Plus online gives you the chance to meet people globally. In the past this may never of happened or been a lot more difficult.
You're right, I feel the same way.
I absolutely believe in online friendships. I met my best friend on this very app
That's great! :)
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I think I do.. for example you and I have had very wholesome and meaning full deep discussions many times
That's true, we had.
Yes, I value online friends in same way like real life friends. However I don't have especially high expectations in regard of my friends, they come and they go. If you have nothing to offer you stop to exists for 99% of them anyways.
I have tons of friends on kik and I consider them real friends. Some I've known for years and tell them everything..
Me too.
Kik gets a bad rep unfortunately
It does but I still use it.
Me too. I feel there is more good people then there are shady people on there
Maybe. I joined a group and it wasn't a good experience.
Well some groups kinda be full of a-holes
I agree and they delete you for no reason.
Probably a close knitted group
Yes, probably.