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Originally posted by the_faceman@3 January 2004 - 19:14
Do you think people see you differently on this forum for example, than your friends, family and associates in the real world do?
Yeah, there no reason to judge on here.
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Do you consciously act different? Do you act different but only realise it when you stop to think about it?
I don't think i do on here, mabey more cocky on here :P
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Do you feel it gives you a fresh start, because no-one knows anything about your past etc? For example, you could have been the biggest geek in your school, yet online command respect and admiration from others. (whilst snorting at your own jokes at home)
Yeah, like i said for the first question. Theres no reason to judge anyone here. We all really come here to get along in the first place.
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Another question i'll slip in - do you feel that the friendships formed online are as real and strong as they are in real life.
No not at all, in real life you can relie on your friend. While on here you really can't.
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I feel that i genuinely like the people i talk to a lot, on soulseek for example, and even feel i know them to a small extent. but to consider them a real "friend" i'd have to drop the guard of anonyminity. For example, no-one knows my real name - and i think it would be crazy to call someone a friend if they didn't even know that. What is good for the goose is good for the gander so to speak, just as you can be virtually anyone you want to be online, the person you are talking to has the same freedom.
I do believe that you could have a real friend that you have never met in person, as long as everything was in the open. I know people's parents that have friends in the US and they talk via microphone and webcam etc, and they seem to have a real bond with those people.
I don't tell people my reall name on the board, enless i talk to them alot. But only in PM's or instant messangers.