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[T00000]

no offense or anything, but i think those of you who form relationships online with people you've never met before and little "online" social cliches are extremely pathetic. yes i'm talking about those of you in cb who are constantly on and constantly trying to make friends with people you don't even know. i can bet my ass over half of you aren't the same offline as you are on.

[*lolita kitty*]

yeah i agree..
some people act one way online because they think nobodys gonna know
so thats why im careful who i meet
the could be pretending to be someone else..
but then again.. some are the same..

[dani41790]

yea i agree cuz im pretty sure some of the people here dont act the same here as they do in real life

[ethixfantazia]

Wow... Well... Im not sure... I dont really mask myself with CERTAIN ppl... So like, hmm... Yeah, Anyways... no more comments till later

[DrEaMgUy2K1]

well i dont try to make friends it just happens. And yeah relationships online are peathedic... and im the other half who act like myself on and offline ..if u dont like it too bad..

so yea iono if i agree with u or dissagree... just a random thought huh? lol

[sweetxsimplicity]

Yeah, I don't really try to make friends either, it just sort of...well happens, I guess. I guess I don't really act exactly the same offline and online, I'm shy in person.

[penguin]

Ooh, I completely agree. Sometimes like the people online are more open then they are in person because well..it's online. They can not be shy and stuff..

but yeah. I agree.

[*evdxgirl*]

And then there's online dating.

[inthemudhole]

>_>
<_<
I think it's fine, but that's just me.
Some people act the same online and offline.
I act pretty much the same offline as I do right here in cB.
I know of someone else who acts the same offline and online.. I've met her in both situations. So, yeah. I agree, yet I disagree.
I think having a bunch of online friends is cool.

[hiromah]

hi i'm new here...don't know what to do really, but i just wanted to say hi! this "conversation" is pretty interesting'

peace

[Just_Dream]

Um.. hmm.. okay you know I do call the people I meet.. but *gasp* I could also be some 50 year old short pretty elf man. Mmmhmmm. You could never know But it's nice to know that you can meet someone freom a far away distance. but loving someone you only talk to online, w/o calling, well then that'll never last.. But you never know...


I do act the way I act online the way I act in real life... BUT the only difference is I cannot make those cool smileys and stuff like that..a nd the smiley that I love so much. But sometiimes I lie about things to make peopel leave me alone.. And that only happens when someone I don't know (not anyone from cB) IMs me outta no where haha... I say "oh, no, this is [insert a manly name]." But now I put on my aim privacy.. =P

But as for cB, IDK.. there's only a few that are really close to me. I guess it just depends on your point of view. I really do want to meet the people I'm close with on cB in real life someday.

[waccoon]

*claps*
Bravo.

[*evdxgirl*]

[XaZnX07]

haha funny topic but yeah i agree with ya
.:tony:.

[nyctophiliac]

yeah i agree with you
i just post here to see
peoples thoughts and
ideas on stuff...i don't
have any friends here
-no offense to people that do-
Steph

[dfly112]

no offense or anything, but i think those of you who form relationships online with people you've never met before and little "online" social cliches are extremely pathetic. yes i'm talking about those of you in cb who are constantly on and constantly trying to make friends with people you don't even know. i can bet my ass over half of you aren't the same offline as you are on.

i agree wit u...

[rainnydaiis]

the thing is sometimes people are more open online than you can actually think... real life people are shy but online shy people can actually be like yeah... so i agree and disagree also

[jnukes]

i think it's pathetic too.. i'd actually want to MEET someone here in real life.. that'd be pretty cool.. i think this is why i'm getting less and less activer in posting.. cause i know it's never gonna happen.. i'm even thinkin of quitting cB soon..

[LiNHy POO]

yehh really.. i dont really have much friends here.. juss accuntenices(sp) but im fine with that.

[juliar]

I find it easier to be myself around createBlog people than people I know in person because of how I can kinda trust them, they won't say OMG THATS SO GAY HAHA YOU SUCK.

[sushiluva]

i'm weird online and off.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

well i just respond to topics, not really make friends...



but somepeople cant make friends offline, so they try to online, and to me, i dont really think its that big of a deal. Maybe they are shy and behind a screen are way more outgoing. I dont really think its so 'pathetic' because you dont know there situation, so dont judge them.

[T00000]

well i just respond to topics, not really make friends...



but somepeople cant make friends offline, so they try to online, and to me, i dont really think its that big of a deal. Maybe they are shy and behind a screen are way more outgoing. I dont really think its so 'pathetic' because you dont know there situation, so dont judge them.

i still think it's pathetic, mainly because they aren't being true to themselves by acting like someone else. Or acting differently. and i'm definetly not down with people pretending to have a totally different personality.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

i still think it's pathetic, mainly because they aren't being true to themselves by acting like someone else. Or acting differently. and i'm definetly not down with people pretending to have a totally different personality.

maybe they arent acting like someone else, maybe it is really them, and they act like someone else offline. Ever think of things like that?

[T00000]

maybe they arent acting like someone else, maybe it is really them, and they act like someone else offline. Ever think of things like that?

yes darling, which is why i said I don't like it when people don't act like themselves--if they are acting like themselves online, and acting like someone else off, that would mean they AREN'T acting like themselves.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

yes darling, which is why i said I don't like it when people don't act like themselves--if they are acting like themselves online, and acting like someone else off, that would mean they AREN'T acting like themselves.

well how would you know they act diffrentley offline?

[rainnydaiis]

^ shes got a good point... what kind of people would act fake online... its just pathetic... its like a internet thug in real life is like a scrummy 11 year old.... its sad... i just say people are more truthful online

[inthemudhole]

well how would you know they act diffrentley offline?

^ True that.
I agree.
How can anyone tell if they act differently offline or online?
Unless you have met them offline, then you really don't know how they act, now do you? v.v

[rainnydaiis]

i guess online u need more trust then offline

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

^ True that.
I agree.
How can anyone tell if they act differently offline or online?
Unless you have met them offline, then you really don't know how they act, now do you? v.v

right.

[sammi rules you]

i pretty much act the same offline as i do on..

and it's not pathetic. so we have more friends than you. booya to us.

[inthemudhole]

i pretty much act the same offline as i do on..

and it's not pathetic. so we have more friends than you. booya to us.

Whoo! Go, Sammi.
Pretty much my thoughts, exactly. v.v
I personally like having a lot of online friends.. you don't get into fights with them as much and stuff. I think it's easier to talk to them, too... >_>

[Spirited Away]

How do you know that people don't act real online?

I had a relationship with a guy who can barely utter two syllables while we're on the phone or hanging out, but can write me a love poem on the top of his head while chatting on AIM. Of course, that relationship lasted for 2 days, but as you can see, SOME people do act differently.

But "to each his own". If people feel comfortable with being open online, then I don't have a problem with that.

[T00000]

well how would you know they act diffrentley offline?

how do you know they don't?

And People, I'm not saying everyone does, I post here and I sure as hell don't act differently on or offline.

however, in response to sammi, i'm glad you feel important that you have more online friends than me. that's a major accomplishment and i'm sure that just cause you "chat" with someone online occasionally, that person would bail you out of jail, attend your wedding, babysit your children. . . haha not. sadly, i bet if you have encountered an "online friend" somewhere in the grocery store, you wouldn't even recognize each other, and if you did you wouldn't just go up to that person and say "ARENT YOU -so and so-!" because how random would that be to encounter a person you converse with online in the physical world--the one that actually means something?

[Godsend]

no offense or anything, but i think those of you who form relationships online with people you've never met before and little "online" social cliches are extremely pathetic. yes i'm talking about those of you in cb who are constantly on and constantly trying to make friends with people you don't even know. i can bet my ass over half of you aren't the same offline as you are on.

i bet u aren't either. i bet when ur in skool. sittin in the front seat listening to ur teachers. goody-goody offline, bad-azz offline

pshh

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

how do you know they don't?

And People, I'm not saying everyone does, I post here and I sure as hell don't act differently on or offline.

however, in response to sammi, i'm glad you feel important that you have more online friends than me. that's a major accomplishment and i'm sure that just cause you "chat" with someone online occasionally, that person would bail you out of jail, attend your wedding, babysit your children. . . haha not. sadly, i bet if you have encountered an "online friend" somewhere in the grocery store, you wouldn't even recognize each other, and if you did you wouldn't just go up to that person and say "ARENT YOU -so and so-!" because how random would that be to encounter a person you converse with online in the physical world--the one that actually means something?

you dont make friends so they can attend your wedding and babysitt your children. you make them to have someone to talk to. Someone who will comfort you when your sad. even if its through a computer and keyboard.

[inthemudhole]

you dont make friends so they can attend your wedding and babysitt your children. you make them to have someone to talk to. Someone who will comfort you when your sad. even if its through a computer and keyboard.

Exactly.
You can just talk to them and let your feelings out, and maybe they can help you.. *shrug* It's never said that you need to become best friends even offline. It's just cool to have a lot of online friends, in my opinion.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

Exactly.
You can just talk to them and let your feelings out, and maybe they can help you.. *shrug* It's never said that you need to become best friends even offline. It's just cool to have a lot of online friends, in my opinion.

yes i agree.

[Spirited Away]

yes i agree.

Actually, friendship is all of what you and Michelle are saying.

I find both your definitions lacking. Yours especially, because true friends do more than just talk, they're THERE for each other. But both defintions are pretty accurate when put together.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

Actually, friendship is all of what you and Michelle are saying.

I find both your definitions lacking. Yours especially, because true friends do more than just talk, they're THERE for each other. But both defintions are pretty accurate when put together.

thats beyond the point.

[Spirited Away]

thats beyond the point.

The point of what? What friendship means?

How is it beyond the point? What point are you making? That Michelle's definition is wrong? Because it's not, but yours isn't right either... they're just lacking.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

The point of what? What friendship means?

How is it beyond the point? What point are you making? That Michelle's definition is wrong? Because it's not, but yours isn't right either... they're just lacking.

no thats not the point at all. Have you read the whole topic? We are talking about on and offline personalities.

[Spirited Away]

no thats not the point at all. Have you read the whole topic? We are talking about on and offline personalities. 

Duh.

Okay, lets slow things down for just a minute. Your argument is that it's not pathetic to make friends online, hers is basically there's no point because your online friends are not there for you physically.

Lets take into account what you expect from friends. You just expect emotional support, therefore online friends can offer that for you. Michelle is emotional AND physical. She cares about her friends and want them to be more involved in her life than you.

You don't care if your friends will be at your wedding, she does.

It's that simple.

[xox Qt LuVZ xox]

How un-offensive...

But eh, what's wrong iwht making friends with people online? It's not like we plan on meeting in person... Besides I think it'd be hard to reply to posts without making any friends.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

no its not. Im not saying this is how I am. I need physical support too. I dont really have a lot of online friends. Im just saying some people do. So no, its not that simple, because my needs are the same as michelle's, my thinking is just diffrent.

[Spirited Away]

no its not. Im not saying this is how I am. I need physical support too. I dont really have a lot of online friends. Im just saying some people do. So no, its not that simple, because my needs are the same as michelle's, my thinking is just diffrent.

Well, your needs are the same, then you would care that your friends are at your wedding right? But you don't care if your online friends will be there. I think Michelle do not see a point in making friends if they're not going to be involved in her life. Which is perfectly normal.

What's there to be so complicated about?

I do not mean to speak for you, Michelle, I'm sorry. Feel free to clear things up or bash me.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

Well, your needs are the same, then you would care that your friends are at your wedding right? But you don't care if your online friends will be there. I think Michelle do not see a point in making friends if they're not going to be involved in her life. Which is perfectly normal.

What's there to be so complicated about?

I do not mean to speak for you, Michelle, I'm sorry. Feel free to clear things up.

i dont care if she doesnt care if there is no point in it. She said its pathetic. Im saying you cant judge people. The end.

[Spirited Away]

i dont care if she doesnt care if there is no point in it. She said its pathetic. Im saying you cant judge people. 

To each his own then, right? You can feel that it's not pathetic, but she can feel that it is. It's her right, just as it is your right to make friends online.

The end.

See, I told you it was simple.

[queen]

some people just like to be extra friendly. being in a chatroom is similar to being in a "real" room with people. there are always going to be some who are more talkative than others. there will be some who like to chill in the corner, and just speak when spoken to. there are attention-seekers who like to cause drama. then there are the people who just mingle around. the advantage in a chatroom is everyone can see what everyone else is saying, as opposed to being in a room with 35 people where you'd have trouble tryna hear what someone's saying on the other side of the room.

acting differently from how you act online has no relevence. why? because if you walk into a room with people you've never met before, you could also put on a personality performance. the real issue here, i think, is not about being fake on or offline; it's about being fake period.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

you totally messed up my debate. I have a right to debate. and i enjoy debating. Noone was fighting, so no you dont need to interfere.

[queen]

you totally messed up my debate. I have a right to debate. and i enjoy debating. Noone was fighting, so no you dont need to interfere.

i hope that wasn't to me ;x

[inthemudhole]

Wow, this should probably be moved to debate now..

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

i hope that wasn't to me ;x

no lol

[Spirited Away]

you totally messed up my debate. I have a right to debate. and i enjoy debating. Noone was fighting, so no you dont need to interfere.

Hmm, did I messed it up because I made more sense than you? If so, I'm truly sorry.

You have a right to debate, does this mean that I do not? And was I fighting you, or was I simply making a point, and then YOU argued my point?

If you didn't want me to interfere, then don't post public forums as interferences do happen every now and then ...

Oh I invite you to the debate forum if you like debates so much. It is getting kind of boring in there.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

no, you werent making more sense, because michelle isnt even here to say what she has to say, and frankley you've been speaking for her.

[Spirited Away]

no, you werent making more sense, because michelle isnt even here to say what she has to say, and frankley you've been speaking for her. 

I wasn't making more sense according to whom? And I suggest you'd take care when answering this question...

Yes, I have been speaking for her, but not quite. I have my own mind, which has been functioning quite well on this subject. Though, I cannot say the same about you when you don't even take into account that everyone are entitled to their own opinions . And if the lady has a problem with me, she WILL tell me, don't worry. The message was for her you know? Look who's interfering now? Eat your own words, kid.

[*tweeak*]

alright, lets define friends.

internet friends. nice for chat. good to complain to if youre having problems and your real friends arent there for you

real friends. not only provide friendly chat, but are [usually] there for you. they can help you out with stuff, and be there phyiscally and actually know what youre talking about and more than one side of each others personalities.

however, there is that fine line. my best friend left the country a year and a half ago, so i only get to talk to him online now, making him practially an internet friend, but for knowing each other elsewhere beforehand. some of the kids who go to my school ill talk to via xanga but not in actuality, but theyre there if they need to.

while internet friends are nice, they are one sided and not there if you really need them, even like the ones i mentioned in the previous paragraph

[Spirited Away]

alright, lets define friends.

internet friends. nice for chat. good to complain to if youre having problems and your real friends arent there for you

real friends. not only provide friendly chat, but are [usually] there for you. they can help you out with stuff, and be there phyiscally and actually know what youre talking about and more than one side of each others personalities.

however, there is that fine line. my best friend left the country a year and a half ago, so i only get to talk to him online now, making him practially an internet friend, but for knowing each other elsewhere beforehand. some of the kids who go to my school ill talk to via xanga but not in actuality, but theyre there if they need to.

while internet friends are nice, they are one sided and not there if you really need them, even like the ones i mentioned in the previous paragraph

Very well said.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

If everyone is entitled to there own opinions, then read that posts again, and read michelle's.

[Spirited Away]

If everyone is entitled to there own opinions, then read that posts again, and read michelle's.

Why don't YOU re-read instead, hmm? I did say that yours and hers definitions are LACKING. I hope you do understand the implications of the word, if not, I shall define it.

[I.Luff.Emo.Boys.]

then please, define.

[Spirited Away]

then please, define.

Okay

Lacking: not sufficient, incomplete, missing.

Get it?

To put the definition into context, basically, I wasn't agreeing fully with her or fully with you because I found your defintions lacking, or incomplete without combining both.

I don't think you should be in debates, now... these things take some common sense.

[melface]

Real friends in REAL life.. aren't always going to be there for you... but it's likely that someone online will be there, because, really... is there a reason for them not to?

[Spirited Away]

Sure, they can be "there" to listen to your story and console you... but like Michelle said, can they bail you out of jail?

This is also what I meant by lacking. Friendship is MUCH MORE.

[Heathasm]

i think its pretty easy to tell if some one is feeding you bs like that...i know that my online friends act how they are through phone and internet so um f*ck that theory. there are some weirdos out there that will do that and maybe some 12 yr olds who cares, pick them out. it's not like trying to spot a serial killer in a mob of people dressed the same

[Spirited Away]

i think its pretty easy to tell if some one is feeding you bs like that...i know that my online friends act how they are through phone and internet so um f*ck that theory. there are some weirdos out there that will do that and maybe some 12 yr olds who cares, pick them out. it's not like trying to spot a serial killer in a mob of people dressed the same

...

Unfortunately, there are some people who will fall into that trap, even if that trap is so apparent to you and I. That's why we have stories about some girls getting raped/killed by meeting up with their online sweethearts.

And not because these people are stupid, it's because people can be VERY good at pretending to be someone they're not.

Thus the theory that some people can act different or be completely out of character should be considered.

[melface]

Sure, they can be "there" to listen to your story and console you... but like Michelle said, can they bail you out of jail?

This is also what I meant by lacking. Friendship is MUCH MORE.

I understand.


Who would be stupid enough to go to jail anyway?... That's why you have your family.

[Spirited Away]

I understand.


Who would be stupid enough to go to jail anyway?... That's why you have your family.

I lived with my ganster-cousins for the first years of my life because my parents couldn't afford to feed me.... Some people live with their friends and strangers most of their life. As in, there are instances where people do not have family or their family may not be as dependable as their friends... So I guess I'm trying to say that online friends aren't always as dependable as offline friends.

I wouldn't depend on my friends more than my family, but I think there are people who would.

HAHAHA, yes, going to jail is stupid, but I don't think some people can help themselves.

[*tweeak*]

Very well said.

thank you. i was afraid i wasnt making sense

[faithin_felix]

haha, you sound so mad...well, actually i am, i am the way i am. ^^

[*tweeak*]

haha, you sound so mad...well, actually i am, i am the way i am. ^^

hahahaha wtf??!

[T00000]

I wasn't making more sense according to whom?     And I suggest you'd take care when answering this question... 

Yes, I have been speaking for her, but not quite. I have my own mind, which has been functioning quite well on this subject. Though, I cannot say the same about you when you don't even take into account that everyone are entitled to their own opinions . And if the lady has a problem with me, she WILL tell me, don't worry. The message was for her you know? Look who's interfering now? Eat your own words, kid.

thanks you've done a good job speaking for me and i'm glad you did


anyways, yeah, basically what she said. oh and i'd like to reinforce that my personal OPINION is that online relationships are pathetic, because no one can truly have a lasting 'friendship' online with someone they don't even know. oh and to whoever said that i'm probably a umm... 'goody goody' at the front of class, i have a bit to say about that. i am, personally, the same online and off. the reason behind this could be because i'm not ashamed of myself. also, i am definetly NOT a goody goody. while i've only had one tardy this entire school year and one dress code violation (i guess my midriff was exposed and that was bad) i've been an angel in that department. however, on my last report card i got A B B B C which are definetly not very good-- oh and a test i took in psych? 34%. enough about me though. i just don't think it's very healthy to form relationships online because it's hard to develop social skills. in the REAL world, you know, the outside world, SOCIAL SKILLS are important. it doesnt matter what you can type to other people online, if you dont have CONFIDENCE in the real world you won't do too well.

ps: the only reason why i'm even posting this much on a weekend is because i'm grounded

[*tweeak*]

anyways, yeah, basically what she said. oh and i'd like to reinforce that my personal OPINION is that online relationships are pathetic, because no one can truly have a lasting 'friendship' online with someone they don't even know

yeah, exactly, but theyre nice to talk to if youre bored and dont have time for a social life like me

[T00000]

yeah, exactly, but theyre nice to talk to if youre bored and dont have time for a social life like me

that's good for you that you don't have time to make friends in the real world, but i stand by the fact that i find that pathetic. people need friends and social skills...

[rainnydaiis]

yeah people need social skills.. and theres also online social skills also..

[queen]

i treat people offline the same way i treat them online. i don't consider many of them to be my "friends", in fact they're more like acquaintances. i also have (like most people) that small group of 'true friends'. however, i'd have to disagree with you on some of that. one can still develop a good online "friendship", just not a physical one. perhaps you haven't experienced anything like that because of your opinion, and that's all right... but then again you can't really say something's pathetic if you haven't been in the situation ;o there are lots of people who don't go online for the sole purpose of meeting new friends: it just happens.

[*wind&fire*]

yeh i agree...like in life i got friends and im more serz here cos in the real world im an idiot...... bleh i dun have friends here(unless i do and dun kno bout..)...just ppl to anoy and talk to....

[T00000]

yeah people need social skills.. and theres also online social skills also..

ummmmm no.

[vehvih]

>.< I remember someone sent me an IM and told me he's 27, then I told him I'm 13 and flirted at me. Then after that week my friend came aroud, played around [not literally of course :P] and made fun of him and asked him how old he is


He said he's 16.

Putang ina

[xquizit]

Haha, I don't have time to actually create or actively join a cb "social group". Granted, I have made a few friends on here.

And I am the same online as I am offline. Trying to be someone different is exhausting. And wasting so much of my energy on the internet is pointless, so you won't be seeing me having as many "outbursts" online as I do off.

[melface]

Yeah, maybe you DO need social skills in the "real world"... but, don't you need to use them on the internet, as well? createblog, for example, is an online community... some social skills are used.... and it's not physical interaction with one another... but it's how you are as a person and how you are with others [assuming we all act the same online as off]... I guess what I'm trying to say is... wouldn't you need social skills to participate in an online community?
If two people were 'friends' on the internet and really did care about one another and wanted to expand their friendship a bit more than maybe they'll actually meet with each other in real life. So then that online friendship turns into something more... one in the physical world.

[PinkTrash]

Err I pretty much trust people online..
Before CB and all this xanga stuff, I used to play this game thingy called Habbo and I had soo many relationships [friends.] on there.. And yeah, youre practically behaving as you do in real life when youre online, so things like Dating, Popular Clitches, Arguements do happen.. Its also abit dumb too cause youre arguing online :/ and online is supposed to be fun. :) Heh.. people shouldnt have to deal with this stuff online, I mean if they have it in RL, while do it online too, instead of escaping it

[T00000]

Yeah, maybe you DO need social skills in the "real world"... but, don't you need to use them on the internet, as well? createblog, for example, is an online community... some social skills are used.... and it's not physical interaction with one another... but it's how you are as a person and how you are with others [assuming we all act the same online as off]... I guess what I'm trying to say is... wouldn't you need social skills to participate in an online community?
If two people were 'friends' on the internet and really did care about one another and wanted to expand their friendship a bit more than maybe they'll actually meet with each other in real life. So then that online friendship turns into something more... one in the physical world.

whatever, i just think the whole thing's f*cking weird. How can anyone be friends with someone they've never met before??

[inthemudhole]

Yeah, maybe you DO need social skills in the "real world"... but, don't you need to use them on the internet, as well? createblog, for example, is an online community... some social skills are used.... and it's not physical interaction with one another... but it's how you are as a person and how you are with others [assuming we all act the same online as off]... I guess what I'm trying to say is... wouldn't you need social skills to participate in an online community?
If two people were 'friends' on the internet and really did care about one another and wanted to expand their friendship a bit more than maybe they'll actually meet with each other in real life. So then that online friendship turns into something more... one in the physical world

Awesome way of putting it.

I think it's cool to have online friends and online relationships.
I feel like I can almost talk to them more than my offline friends.
I don't embarrass myself in front of my online friends... and stuff like that, so yeahh.. I think it's fun to have online friends. There's always someone to talk to.

[*[2]Nekked*]

whatever, i just think the whole thing's f*cking weird.  How can anyone be friends with someone they've never met before??

i met roxanne.. if i had my license back i could probably meet jessica too (rivendell)...

i could also meet joe and nick..

[inthemudhole]

You know.
I just came to realizing.. who really cares if they act differently online than offline? At least they're someone to talk to and share your problems with, help them with theirs. Just be a friend. Who really cares if they're different online than offline.

I know I don't care.

[T00000]

Then you might as well talk to smarterchild, because you're exactly right my dear. You DON'T care, chances are the other person doesn't care either. I know if someone tried to IM me with their problems I wouldn't care because I don't know them.

[PinkTrash]

You can be friends if you know them or not.. meeting them is another thing. Ive known some of my friends online for 3 years, and they are just as important as real life friends, whether Ive met them or not. Ive never met anyone online, farthest Ive done was talk on the phone with them.

[queen]

whatever, i just think the whole thing's f*cking weird.  How can anyone be friends with someone they've never met before??

how can some people be friends with bítches offline? it's all a matter of preference ;o i'd rather befriend a "nice" person online as opposed to a snot offline ;o

[*tweeak*]

Nekked,Oct 2 2004, 1:32 PM] i met roxanne.. if i had my license back i could probably meet jessica too (rivendell)...

i could also meet joe and nick..

i think she considers that different. she(mchelle) tried to meet me. it didnt work out, but if we had met, and then we would have slightly known each other and although we probably still wouldnt care about each other unless it was some strange highly unrealistic tv miracle friendship thing, but we would car a bit more, because wed atleast know who we were talking to

[T00000]

how can some people be friends with bítches offline? it's all a matter of preference ;o i'd rather befriend a "nice" person online as opposed to a snot offline ;o

well how about this, i'm more bitch online than off because people here piss me off more than people offline. so how do you know the "nice" people aren't just like that online and are actually mean offline?

and yes I did try to meet my_papaya and it didn't work out but i hope i'll be able to sometime because then i'd at least have someone in this damn createblog thing that actually has SEEN me before. because yeah, that would make that person more apt to judge me. which seems to be going on a lot in these parts.

[queen]

well how about this, i'm more bitch online than off because people here piss me off more than people offline. so how do you know the "nice" people aren't just like that online and are actually mean offline?

but that's what i mean; you can't tell offline NOR online, people can be just as fake either way just the same ;o

[T00000]

yeah the only difference is that if you see them in the real, physical world, you might not even know it was them, and how could they be your friend if you can't even recognize them?

[queen]

yeah the only difference is that if you see them in the real, physical world, you might not even know it was them, and how could they be your friend if you can't even recognize them?

that just goes back to what was said in previous posts about blah blah friendship blah lol. i too lazy to get into it so i'll take a shortcut: people value different things. what i value in a "friendship" may not be the same as what you value or what others value. which is why some people think it's possible to have a great long lasting "friendship" online & why some others do not ;o.

...and wait a minute. does that mean you don't consider mr_papaya a friend?

[T00000]

no i dont know her. but her username is my_papaya. the only one i talk to online from cb is trish, but i wouldn't consider her a friend but i believe we both have an understanding of basically the hypocrisy many people here posess and an understanding of our personalities. i dont talk to her about life and love and all that friends do... at any rate, the dictionary defines a friend as "A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. " would you trust someone you "knew" online if you've never even met them before...?

[queen]

no i dont know her.  but her username is my_papaya.  the only one i talk to online from cb is trish, but i wouldn't consider her a friend but i believe we both have an understanding of basically the hypocrisy many people here posess and an understanding of our personalities.  i dont talk to her about life and love and all that friends do... at any rate, the dictionary defines a friend as "A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. "  would you trust someone you "knew" online if you've never even met them before...?

i don't trust a lot of people both online and offline.

i don't consider anyone here my "friend", but more of a "buddy" haha.. (hence the creation of the buddylist)... however, i HAVE made friends with people online in the past, and they turned out to play a pretty big role in my life. yes, i have trusted them, and they trusted me. i was there when they had family/financial issues, and vice versa. i was there when they got kicked out of the house, when they had to evacuate their town due to a fire, when they graduated, etc etc etc. we even texted each other as if we lived in the same city. i don't know if any of those would fit in your definition of friendship, but they do in mine.

and of course, as in every friendship (both on&offline), there came a time when we just stopped communicating. i hear from them every now and then, and my best friend (offline) talks with them almost every day... i guess you can say we "moved on" with our separate lives. those friendships were online, but if they had been offline, it would probably have ended the same way. the point i'm trying to make is, some people believe offline + online = same thing... there just happens to be a visual boundary.

[T00000]

I respect your views on friendship, I just don't agree with or understand them myself. I'm not trying to personally attack you by saying CB Social groups are weird, but it's just like I don't feel people can aptly judge someone they "know" online. I mean yeah... I don't really think social groups where they have the "Cool people" and they have drama and shit are actually that good. Okay I might admit you may have friends online, but social groups?? Online Drama?? c'mon guys..

[*tweeak*]

that just goes back to what was said in previous posts about blah blah friendship blah lol. i too lazy to get into it so i'll take a shortcut: people value different things. what i value in a "friendship" may not be the same as what you value or what others value. which is why some people think it's possible to have a great long lasting "friendship" online & why some others do not ;o.

...and wait a minute. does that mean you don't consider mr_papaya a friend?

yeah, we havent even talked on im or anything. we probably still would not consider eachother friends if we had met, because meeting and talking to a person does not equal friendship.

have you read anything about the difference between a friend and amigo? here in the us people use the term very lightly. someone youve only just met can be considered a friend to some people. but an amigo, which is the traslation, is for many spanish speakers considered to be a true friendshp, rather than, oh look i talked to you so youre my friend. i tend to agree more with that view point, because you cant know someone before getting to know them

[Spirited Away]

Well if you're not close to a person that you just happen to know, then you could call him/her an acquaintance instead of friend.

[*tweeak*]

Well if you're not close to a person that you just happen to know, then you could call him/her an acquaintance instead of friend.

yes exactly, but a lot of people refer to aquintences as friends

ok, i dont even remember what my point was now