[POTW] 'Is it pointless to make friends?'

[J-Rad]

Friends are he best thing since pizza delivery

thats enough said.... go anti!

 

[Sammi]

Yay, this is Poll of the Week! 8D

*stuck*

 

[AnimeDDR110]

it is not pointless too make friends. it leads to many things in life, such as:

*Social Skills
*Possible Boyfriends/Girlfriends
*A Succesful Life

 

[charizard_maa]

Simply put I don't think it is pointless to make friends on sites like PC. I find it quiet nice to have many different friends from different places. It gives me the right to say that I know somebody from Japan and Singaport. Kind of cool if oyu ask me. I mean I may never see them in real life but that is ok. Friends are friends. I mean one day I would have to 'grow up' and move away from PC (or PC may just die down (Whatever comes first)) and that may mean to leave my friends that I have made here but really that is just part of friendships. Sad but true. Still just enjoy the time you have here and love your friends.

 

[halowizard]

my bad...

opps... my bad! i voted it is stupid, by accident... uh-oh!

 

[Kylie-chan]

Of course it's not. I think life is pointless if it lacks love. And I'm not referring to romantic/sexual love, per se; I'm talking about love in general, of people, of life, of animals, of friends, etc. etc. Friends fulfil humankind's basic need for emotional gratification. I don't see any distinction between my love for some of the people I meet online and the people I meet offline. I find the internets far easier to socialise in; for starters, I meet people with similar interests [some of mine are considered eccentric]. Secondly, many people act more intelligently on the internet. Thirdly, it doesn't take many social skills that I don't have. Offline -- facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, etc.... all beyond me. With just words and smilies, I can get along quite well. ^_^

There's just no point coming onto a forum to complain and whine and be jaded. And I do that. ): [Not here. I have friends here.]

I agree with Andy -- ultimately, there's a person behind that screen [and don't be juvenile; I'm being serious XP]. As much as people use the internets to lie, people do it offline, too. I hold these people in as great esteem and treat them with as much respect as I would if I knew them offline. I only make a distinction for the purposes of clarification. I've spoken on microphone [briefly -- I broke mine and never got a new one 8D;] with some of my friends. [The day I use a webcam is the day you ask who I am and what I have done with me.] It really hits home how real people are. Having voices and everything.

Although it made me feel sort of shy because I'm so self-conscious XD

 

[Sorano]

I don't think it's pointless at all. Friends are friends, whether you can talk to them face-to-face or not. There are real people behind the screens. I don't think my online friends will ever realize how much they've helped me. Just having them there to talk to. I can't talk to my offline friends about half of the things I talk about to my online friends. XD; Sometimes I regret ever meeting my online friends, because once and a while they make things hard and I just can't always find the time to talk to them, but I luff them so muchly. D:

 

[Sakuya]

I don't think its pointless. I just recently came back to the forums and I was rewelcomed by one of my former friends in my come back thread. She remembered me and I loved that. XD I didn't think anyone would remember me.

Same for SPPf. I've been there so many years (its been three years..omg...) and I've made so many friends and some times they're there just to talk to and it helps. If I ever got to meet them, its a bonus. Sure, I don't have that many friends here, but I know I'll make some eventually. :)

 

[.hack]

you must have awful friends if you think there useless because there fun and i trust my best friend more than my own brother!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Allen-kun]

No, since you need friends.

Friends make you happy and all that jazz.

Because I'm sure people out there without friends aren't very happy.

 

[Oni Link]

I disagree. Although internet friends are only friends on the internet, they're still friends, and you're still able to communicate (through typing). and aren't I right when I say Words speak louder than Actions? (;P)
But yeah, Internet friends are good, because they provide good company while you're at your Computer.

 

[Dogar The Brave]

I disagree too.

Look, I still wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the people that I like and respect.

Souless and I are like, this close.

Along with everyone else.

Plus they would have to be really good friends to put up with me, ask anyone, I am annoying, more than raichuchika, if that's possible.

 

[Adelaide-Amber]

it's not pointless to make friends here. i love being on PC because i can tell you what i can't tell my friends at school: i love pokemon. they would all make fun of me... here, i can totally be myself.

so i like being able to communicate with everyone here and make friends because all of us already have something in common ^_^

 

[txteclipse]

I have someone I would probably consider my friend, because we both are writing fanfics that are nearly the same even though we didn't even know about each other when we started writing. I found his fic, and I was like "Hey! This sounds like my fic!"

It was pretty cool, and now we talk all the time.

So yeah. Friends on the internet aren't necesarilly (however you spell that) as able to be as close as someone irl, but it can be cool to know someone with nearly the same interests as you.

 

[Sunset]

It isn't pointless at all. D:

Making friends on the internet [even if they aren't as close] is about as useful as making friends IRL. You'd have someone to talk to, share stuff with, ect.

 

[~Crystal Entei~]

I don't think it's pointless.It's like they say,'you can never have too many friends' or can you?Dun dun duuun!Anyways I don't think it's pointless,I love making new friends.The problem is,I'm too shy to talk to some people.Like at school,there are these people I've known since elementary school and have been popular ever since,me not so much.They talk to me sometimes and I just act as friendly as possible.Sorry for ranting.I never shut up in forums ^^;

 

[Adelaide-Amber]

oh, i'm the same way Zara_the_Infernape. i was really shy in elementary/middle school, and now in high school, i only have two REAL friends. i like to keep to myself, but on here, i feel like i can say what i feel without being called names and getting crap.