Discussion Internet friendships and relationships

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Bad Storm, Oct 10, 2021.

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Once upon a time, a dog fell from the sky and into a lake...

  1. ...but it was winter and the lake was frozen so the dog died.

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  2. ...and swam happily ever after.

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  3. ... It couldn't swim and thus, it drowned.

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  4. ... It couldn't swim but a nice young man saved it and took care of it ever since.

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  5. ... and became one of the lake town's seven mysteries.

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  6. ...WHUT?!

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  7. ... and happily noms skullie with me.

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  8. Stormy... are you drunk again? (I went to a birthday! Drinking is normal!)

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  1. Cutter Masterson

    Cutter Masterson Well-Known Super-Soldier

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    It matters not.
    It’s true weather online or RL. From gender to age. It matters not. I treat everyone with respect. I treat everyone as I would want to be treated. No if. Ands. Or but. That’s how I roll
     
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  2. Gandire Alea

    Gandire Alea [Wicked Awesome Translator]

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    depends on who you talk with. Some people may take it seriously, others will not. People in real life aren't that different, they might just feel a bit more pressured or remember you more because someone is right in front of them.
     
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  3. Mnotia

    Mnotia The Trash Man

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    Abso-fucking-lutely yes

    Sure, You can have a decent relationship with someone online but youve never really seen that person face to face. Youve never had physical connections with that person.

    Same goes for streamer related stuff go watch the parasocial relationships video by ludwig.
     
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  4. Bright_Lucky_Star

    Bright_Lucky_Star [Previously Known as OrdinaryUser] The Blessed One

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    Is internet friendship a real thing?
    Hey, I'm here with my best friend, answering her threads and posts on NUF. If that ain't real, I don't know what is.
     
  5. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    :blobsleepless:
    Best friend?!
     
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    Bright_Lucky_Star [Previously Known as OrdinaryUser] The Blessed One

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    You don't think me as best friend:blobsad:
     
  7. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    I thought we were close friends at most... I never dare expect or hope for more.
     
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  8. Cutter Masterson

    Cutter Masterson Well-Known Super-Soldier

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    Aahhhh!
    That was sooooooo cute.
    Don’t mind me (eating popcorn). Just act like I am not here
     
  9. aegis062

    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    Is this how you find friends?
     
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    Cutter Masterson Well-Known Super-Soldier

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    Sure. Why not
     
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    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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  12. Cutter Masterson

    Cutter Masterson Well-Known Super-Soldier

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    Are you saying. That you need to be aware of weirdos out there. That come knocking at your door or something?
     
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  13. aegis062

    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    mostly that this era is different.
     
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  14. KhayDesu

    KhayDesu ❀Rᴇᴀᴅιɴԍ Eɴтнusιᴀsт❀ | ★ᴅᴇsu~★ | ✿Loquᴀcιous✿『☕』

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    Hm on a personal level i think i prefer being here than irl cuz i can just show what kind of person i wanna be instead of Irl interaction, so many things i have to consider, the mood, the topic, even things that i say. When im online I can do and say what i want though, and sometimes it makes me think whether or not the online me is the real one and the outside me is the fake one these days its so hard to pretend to other people that i like them when in truth im just getting along with them due to the fact that i am benefiting or need to be friends with them in the first place, so the internet is my solace I just bury myself in books or just talk it out in NUF or just roam around wherever.

    but at the end of the day the real relationships are the most important.
     
  15. aegis062

    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    You could say that ppl online are more unhinged. they don't need to wear a mask or worry about what others think or that you don't fit in; but can you say it's the real you?

    IRL you have many faces because you must face many types of situations anger/embarrassment/joy/envy/frustration and depending on the person that you are you might watch your words as to not hurt others or someone who says what they think even if it hurts others.

    I think the person online is one which I call castle mentality. internet interaction is easy because you don't have to face anyone nor do you have to care about them and the things they might say about you will never penetrate your fortress wall and the things you do will rarely have any repercussions which is why most of time that you look at comment section 7/10 times it is filled with critique and toxic behavior.

    the internet allows you wear 2 masks instead of showing others 100 faces. one is harmonious kindness/happiness/graciousness and many other positives and the other is one with your negative emotions all in one anger/anxiousness/fear/malice etc
     
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    KhayDesu ❀Rᴇᴀᴅιɴԍ Eɴтнusιᴀsт❀ | ★ᴅᴇsu~★ | ✿Loquᴀcιous✿『☕』

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    some of my behaviour in the internet is part of the real me that i wouldn't let other people see otherwise and some parts are just parts that i make up
     
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    Baldingere Roseau pensant

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    It can't have been high in the sky, because after 40ish meters up, falling into water would kill the dog even if it isn't frozen.
    So the dog probably fell from one of these diving towers in the bathing area. The lake probably has a camping or two, a cafe or a fries and burgers cart, a delimited area to swim in with a diving tower, a pontoon and stuff. Maybe somedody went on a walk around the lake with his dog, his dog saw people line up for the diving tower, climbed up with them, and followed the one who jumped.
     
  18. Gandire Alea

    Gandire Alea [Wicked Awesome Translator]

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    bad storm makes a thread
    bad strom learns that she has a best friend~
     
  19. Baldingere

    Baldingere Roseau pensant

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    I don't have any online friends. I don't think I can maintain an online friendship. My online time is relax time, so I don't wanna do any social acrobatics. I'm already exhausted from talking to friends and classmates all day.
    But yeah, I think online relationships are real and just as worthy as IRL ones. What counts is the feeling and the sincerity and you can find that online. It's perhaps easier to find than IRL, because you can become part of a community you relate to, instead of shuffling through the people in your neighbourhood for somebody who gets it.
     
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  20. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    I do have one tho?
    just a random thought, why is no one considering the dog as a magical being or something?!