Internet vs. reality

[Kano Shuuya]

The lines blur for me, as I just said to someone earlier today, I talk about online friends just the same as I talk about real life friends. They're all my friends, and I don't really categorize them as "online" and "offline", unless it's needed to tell someone who a specific person is. Though, when I'm around my friends IRL, I casually mention people that I know online all the time. I can mention some of the members / staff here, and some of my friends know who I'm talking about. xD

Though, I've always been closer to friends that I know through the internet, because of how I am. I don't vent too much as far as telling people my problems, feelings, etc. Doing any of that face-to-face rarely happens, if ever, unless maybe I do in some pissed off / ranting sort of way. Then that ends up with people just taking it as me being angry, and I'll cool off eventually, whatever, etc. I'm fine telling people what bothers me through text, a bit like how when I took a DLoA recently, and I told a couple of people what was bugging me over MSN. If I would've been face-to-face with them, I might not have said anything at all.

Then again, I feel closer to some of the people that I know online, so if I were to meet them in person I probably would be more inclined to trust them more, and I don't feel the same about anyone that I know IRL, and that's sad to me. I'm just not that way, and I never have been, and that's part of the reason why I blur the lines so much, and don't call friends on here just "Online friends", like they're not equal to the people that I know physically.

 

[rITual]

I aren't ashamed to say I have more friend online than offline. It's just how I am. I'm confident enough to start conversation in real life with someone but it's just easier online.

I definitely think you can compare the internet to reality and find some similarities. For one, there are different corners of the internet that allow you to integrate with your own kind of people.

I don't necessarily think people pretend online. I think they find it easier to be themselves because they aren't judged and they can ease themselves into discussions where they aren't judged as easily.

Face-to-face, physical impressions matter. You don't have that so much online so you can develop and understanding of someone through shared interests.

(IMO).