Do you consider internet friends to be actual friends?

BC · April 11, 2015, 10:30:26 PM

This is assuming you have never actually met them.

Would you consider them true friends or simply acquaintances?

As odd as it is, I can't really consider someone a true friend unless I've actually spoken to them face to face in person.

That doesn't mean I don't care about them, I do, but it's just a lot harder for me to actually count them as a true friend.

Online friends are just acquaintances to me

Not Comms Officer · April 11, 2015, 10:34:29 PM

Yeah, I agree with you. I really don't see internet friends as actual friends.

Unless I'm trying to inflate how many friends I have to other people if they ask me.

Comet · April 11, 2015, 10:36:04 PM

o______________o · April 11, 2015, 10:36:18 PM

I've met two users on here. IRL. They were pretty cool people. It was a bit awkward at first, but we had a blast once we got going.

EDIT: That sounded a lot more sexual than I had intended.

Raw Sugar · April 11, 2015, 10:36:42 PM

Sure. If we're chill on here I could be chill with you in person. If we're not chill on here, bitch don't even waste my time irl.

Ushan · April 11, 2015, 10:37:07 PM

Depends on the internet friend.

BC · April 11, 2015, 10:37:22 PM

Quote from: o______________o on April 11, 2015, 10:36:18 PM

I've met two users on here. IRL. They were pretty cool people. It was a bit awkward at first, but we had a blast once we got going.

EDIT: That sounded a lot more sexual than I had intended.

It sounds only sexual lmfao

Yu · April 11, 2015, 10:39:45 PM

Considering the stuff I've shared with the friends I've made on the internet, I would say so.

Luis · April 11, 2015, 10:41:20 PM

I guess... ?

Not Comms Officer · April 11, 2015, 10:46:11 PM

Quote from: o______________o on April 11, 2015, 10:36:18 PM

I've met two users on here. IRL. They were pretty cool people. It was a bit awkward at first, but we had a blast once we got going.

EDIT: That sounded a lot more sexual than I had intended.

Which users did you meet up with. I've met up with one, and there was another I was *supposed* to meet up with. But that didn't go as intended.

>__>

Jive Turkey · April 11, 2015, 10:49:04 PM

I've never been close enough to my internet pals to consider them friend friends :/

UnwornUniform · April 11, 2015, 10:52:34 PM

People you meet on the internet are still people. I'd say that makes them eligible to be real friends.

BC · April 11, 2015, 10:53:55 PM

Quote from: TheUnwornUniform on April 11, 2015, 10:52:34 PM

People you meet on the internet are still people. I'd say that makes them eligible to be real friends.

I'm actually Cheat's alt

🍁 Aria 🔮 · April 11, 2015, 10:57:11 PM

No. I can't seriously put people on the internet on the same level as people I've known and done activities with in real life. Plus, no matter how insistent you are on it, nobody truly can act the same on the internet as they do in reality. I can't really know if I'd like anybody until I actually met them in the flesh.

Sandtrap · April 11, 2015, 10:59:26 PM

To be honest I don't think I've ever actually had any real friends. Looking over my history with people.

They've all just been passerby.

Whether it be me who changes with time or them, every last one of them have all been passerby.

Your question then. Yes and no. I call people friends. And I always try my best to be a friend. Essentially, I'll be your friend. But you won't be mine. At least, not for long anyway.

Not Comms Officer · April 11, 2015, 11:03:20 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 11, 2015, 10:59:26 PM

To be honest I don't think I've ever actually had any real friends. Looking over my history with people.

They've all just been passerby.

Whether it be me who changes with time or them, every last one of them have all been passerby.

Your question then. Yes and no. I call people friends. And I always try my best to be a friend. Essentially, I'll be your friend. But you won't be mine. At least, not for long anyway.

How many people live in your town?

Verbatim · April 11, 2015, 11:04:22 PM

Yes. People will say that you aren't the same person online as you are offline. Even I've said that in the past, but honestly, I think it's bullshit. I think your Internet self is you showing your "true" personality, and your offline self is you obfuscating your personality. The Internet is where your true self appears.

Even if you're a troll, that says a lot about your character. You're someone who likes to take advantage of people's perception--in other words, a cunt. Something that may or may not be quite as evident in your offline life.

So, considering that I know a lot of my Internet friends better than the people in their own lives know them, yes, I consider them friends. Some of them are my closest.

Jocephalopod · April 11, 2015, 11:04:48 PM

no, although if I do meat any of you in real life, that could change.

Casper lives in Pennsylvania right?

i'm sure one or two of you are near NY

remember it's not sexual assault if you can hide the bruises

Azumarill · April 11, 2015, 11:04:50 PM

yeah totes

Sandtrap · April 11, 2015, 11:09:00 PM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 11, 2015, 11:03:20 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 11, 2015, 10:59:26 PM
To be honest I don't think I've ever actually had any real friends. Looking over my history with people.

They've all just been passerby.

Whether it be me who changes with time or them, every last one of them have all been passerby.

Your question then. Yes and no. I call people friends. And I always try my best to be a friend. Essentially, I'll be your friend. But you won't be mine. At least, not for long anyway.
How many people live in your town?

800 give or take.

Listing three people I know who I particularily spent a lot of time with.

One was sort of half and half. More of an acquaintance.

One was a good friend for a few years. Drifted apart and eventually shattered before I left highschool.

And another, who is a good friend for a few years, is far away now in one of the cities.

To be honest I think I just latch on to outcasts I bump into because I'm fleeing that crippling sense of being on my own.

noodles · April 11, 2015, 11:12:27 PM

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Sandtrap · April 11, 2015, 11:12:27 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 11, 2015, 11:04:22 PM

Yes. People will say that you aren't the same person online as you are offline. Even I've said that in the past, but honestly, I think it's bullshit. I think your Internet self is you showing your "true" personality, and your offline self is you obfuscating your personality. The Internet is where your true self appears.

I'd say it's actually just your more quiet thoughts. Things you keep to yourself. Not necessarily any less true or false. But an extension of the quiet parts of your head.

The majority of things I say on here are things you could bring up with a conversation with me in person. But otherwise, in person, I'm quiet. Friendly. But quiet.

Verbatim · April 11, 2015, 11:16:08 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 11, 2015, 11:12:27 PM

I'd say it's actually just your more quiet thoughts. Things you keep to yourself. Not necessarily any less true or false. But an extension of the quiet parts of your head.

The majority of things I say on here are things you could bring up with a conversation with me in person. But otherwise, in person, I'm quiet. Friendly. But quiet.

Hence why I chose the word "obfuscate". People tend to hide, or keep quiet, their true thoughts in person, as you said.

Part of it is that I've known some of my Internet friends for years. Some of my oldest ones, I've known for 8+ years. We've never met, but I think it would be an insult not to consider them friends. They are. The only thing that separates us, metaphorically, is the screen--that's how close we are. The screen is auxiliary. It's an arbitrary distinction.

UnwornUniform · April 11, 2015, 11:17:09 PM

Quote from: BC on April 11, 2015, 10:53:55 PM

Quote from: TheUnwornUniform on April 11, 2015, 10:52:34 PM
People you meet on the internet are still people. I'd say that makes them eligible to be real friends.

I'm actually Cheat's alt

Wow, really? Me too!

alphy · April 11, 2015, 11:23:18 PM

nope.

i dont really have "internet friends" to start w/ so

TB · April 11, 2015, 11:24:01 PM

R o c k e t · April 11, 2015, 11:24:10 PM

Some are true friends. It just sucks that if you lose communication with them online, that's it unless you get emails and phone numbers.

Luis · April 11, 2015, 11:28:28 PM

Quote from: Jocephalopod on April 11, 2015, 11:04:48 PM

remember it's not sexual assault if you can hide the bruises

:I

Jocephalopod · April 11, 2015, 11:31:12 PM

Quote from: PedoLuis (っ◕‿◕)っ on April 11, 2015, 11:28:28 PM

Quote from: Jocephalopod on April 11, 2015, 11:04:48 PM
remember it's not sexual assault if you can hide the bruises
:I

those aren't tears

his eyes are just sweaty

Sandtrap · April 11, 2015, 11:31:47 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 11, 2015, 11:16:08 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 11, 2015, 11:12:27 PM
I'd say it's actually just your more quiet thoughts. Things you keep to yourself. Not necessarily any less true or false. But an extension of the quiet parts of your head.

The majority of things I say on here are things you could bring up with a conversation with me in person. But otherwise, in person, I'm quiet. Friendly. But quiet.
Hence why I chose the word "obfuscate". People tend to hide, or keep quiet, their true thoughts in person, as you said.

Part of it is that I've known some of my Internet friends for years. Some of my oldest ones, I've known for 8+ years. We've never met, but I think it would be an insult not to consider them friends. They are. The only thing that separates us, metaphorically, is the screen--that's how close we are. The screen is auxiliary. It's an arbitrary distinction.

Nope. Nope nope nope. I fucked up. Your first post had it down. Just didn't see it. Can't keep up to ya.