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

I reckon it is worth it, you will not be friends with them forever so they will all disappear from your life eventually as do most friends. But even so it is good to have friends at PC while you are here. It makes PC more enjoyable and gives you people to turn to for advice and chat with.
 
Do you think it's worth having PC friends? Or in general, having internet friends?
Yeah, it's definitely worth it. Just because you don't know them irl, doesn't mean they're any worse than real friends. Online people are human in the end, so treat them like that. There's no difference between having friends in real life, and friends online, because you'll share the same kind of bond in the end.

Do you think it's pointless to make friends in the internet?
Not at all.
 
The real question should be if you care to know anyone online? I usually go on things like this when I am looking for something to satisfy my rp and debate needs, while talking about pokemon or whatever. In person, I have my family and few friends who are beyond awesome. In the long term, having a friendship online should be natural or it would seem less important.

The question you should be asking yourself is why you logg on if you are just going to make such silly questions. I love everyone in my life,but I need to get away from all the sheet-talking. :D
 
I personally live to make and keep friends. Though I find friends and I keep in contact best if we use an IM of some sorts. |D I'm not exactly known for uninterrupted activity here.[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
I used to make small anime/video games graphics websites from the age of 12 - 16. I was actually kind of part of an unofficial "community" called the Anime Webdesign Community (basically just a bunch of anime-loving webdesigners making graphics sites haha) and I made a lot of friends then. Not close friends (I don't make close friends easily), but I had some pretty awesome MSN conversations with a bunch of them. |D So I've never thought it pointless to make online friends. I've lost touch with all but one of them now, though.

When I came to PC I never thought I'd make friends. I was dead wrong. I've met a whole bunch of awesome people, many of whom I've met online - which was a pretty cool experience. This being a Pokemon forum of course, I've met people who share something in common that irl would be a little awkward to talk about. And that's pretty cool in itself. :D

tl;dr I certainly don't think it's pointless to make online friends at all. One thing that I've learned from it, however, is that it's just as difficult to keep them as it is in real life. I'm horrible with keeping in contact and well, it shows. :x

I also have an amazing group of friends irl who I spend a lot of time with, whether it be face-to-face, MSN, or Skyping (since we all go to different universities so hanging out is hard during the school year). It's nice to have that balance between online and offline friends.
 
Do you think it's worth having PC friends? Or in general, having internet friends?

I don't think it's worthless nor pointless, but I don't go out of my way to make them. I have more trouble making friends over the net. Making friends IRL is much easier! =/ I guess it's because I'm sarcastic all the time, and it comes out as rudeness in writing. Oh well, that's how I roll~ I especially have trouble in forums, because I don't get along with about 75% of users I meet.
 
Yes and No...

I can't explain my answer, and I don't intend to, but I know that I feel that its a good thing and a bad thing to have online friends. That's all I can say to that question, and it makes me feel depressing, but that's me I suppose :(
 
We people thrive off of each other. Whether we admit it or deny it, the internet would most likely have an influence in our behavior and personality in one way or another. Who are we to say that, given a couple of years on the internet, that not a single aspect of us has changed? Now I will admit, there are some exceptions to this, but for the most part, whether it be interaction through the internet or interaction in real-life, friends are necessary.


The internet is usually one's scape from reality, and whenever something bad happens in reality, we seek comfort via our friends to help these issues. So in that sense, then yeah, making friends on the internet definitely isn't pointless.
 
I find it to be better than IRL freinds, yet worse. Say you get in an argument, you think about it all the time, and need to get back at them online. Since you can't beat up someone online, you can't get them to STFU. As compared to IRL, where I can point a BB gun to their eye. To get out of the pessimism, online friends you can talk and wait for them, while IRL you have to wait to meet up.
 
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