Would you take a bullet for your online friends?

It's easy to just answer this question "yes" or "no", give some reason as to why they are or aren't so important to you, and add to your postcount. But the truth is, this question simply cannot be answered.

I value my friends like gold, online or not. But until the day comes that a gun is pointed at one of them, and you are faced with that decision. And it's not much of a decision, simply a reaction. There is no time to think, your first instinct is what you will follow. Whether you boldly jump in to protect your friend, freak out and dive on the ground, or simply stand there, frozen, there is no time to think, and whatever you true character is will show. Really, it's just one of those things that you don't know the answer to until it happens.

Do I believe that I would sacrifice myself for one of my friends? Of course I do. But whether or not that is true, I hope to never ever have to find out.
 
Yes, I would take a bullet for anyone including my best (online) friends
 
Assuming this bullet will kill me, I'm sorry but no. I love my online friends more than most of my RL friends, but there are very few people I'd die for namely my niece and nephew, as they haven't really experienced the joys of life). I'd definitely fight for them, though.
 
Anxiety. said:
Now, you see. The problem with this is, people are going to make themselves sound brave and say they would. In reality, not many people would have the guts too. They'd want to, but not be able to.
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I'm not so sure.
Many people can be great friends over the internet, whether or not they know them in real life. Yes many people would stop and stare, but if people get to know other people a bit more i'm sure around 6/10 of the people here would take the bullet.
 
I'd like to say I would, but I'm not certain. See, there's this habit of mine of freezing in my tracks when faced with a dangerous situation. One time even in dodgeball, and yeah, I lost. There's also the natural instinct of all living beings to value their own survival over others.

Let's see... when it comes to online friends: there are a few online friends of mine who listen to me as I rant, even if they have no idea what topic I'm speaking of. When I'm crying over IRL things, they listen and try to cheer me up, or harshly tell me that things could be worse like me not having an internet connection, barely getting food and clean water to drink, then begging on the streets or gathering bottles without an education (well, sharp but it works don't it?) We even share 'fandoms', and for one or two we have fun parties (as in 'team plays') on MMO's. Their eternal absences would make a large part of me die. Most of my closer friends IRL have migrated or moved away. The people in my class right now will likely get over my death less than a week. I've been a stranger to most, even to those I've known for about 7 years now. My social life... really needs a kick. *cough* Anyway...

The question is would it be okay for them if I died? What if they'd rather let me live? Then while we're disagreeing, we both get shot. Lmao, everyone loses.;;
 
i have had a gun pointed at me before and i can say with 100% certainty that i am more likely to take a bog in my pants than a bullet for anybody. if you asked me what the word 'sacrifice' meant at that instance i could not even tell you what letter it started with let alone what it meant haha. things like that can happen so fast and you really have no time whatsoever to assess the situation. after all one wrong move and you are literally dead. it is easy to say you are not afraid of death when it is not staring you right in the face. the only time i'd jump in front a bullet is if i'm sure i can survive the shot. however i am glad the majority of this thread is braver than i. :P
 
I have very few online friends, and only a few of them I consider to be close.

I would only take a bullet for three of them.
 
I don't think I'd take the bullet for anyone because I would think the gunmen would have more then one bullet on him. So after I jump infront and take the bullet the gunmen would probably proceed and shoot the person he was aiming for in the first place.
 
I have a few great internet friends, and I'm pretty sure, that I'd jump in front of that bullet for them. I'd find life very hard afterwards, if they were dead and I'd find it harder if I knew that I had a chance to save them, and then didn't.

I'd regret it all my life.
 
I feel like it's something I'd do for anyone who I've met. I'd definitely do it for my online friends. If I don't I would feel regret for the rest of my life.
I'm not exactly sure why, but I'd take the bullet even for someone whom I dislike. I wouldn't do so for a random person whom I've never even met, however.
It's odd, and I'm not sure why I think that way.
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Lily! said:
I feel like it's something I'd do for anyone who I've met. I'd definitely do it for my online friends. If I don't I would feel regret for the rest of my life.
I'm not exactly sure why, but I'd take the bullet even for someone whom I dislike. I wouldn't do so for a random person whom I've never even met, however.
It's odd, and I'm not sure why I think that way.
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I'm the same way. People I know are valuable to me because I know them. Even those I don't like. I'd never dislike someone enough that I'd wish death upon them, so if I was in a situation like that, I'd even do it for enemies.

So yeah. For anyone who's made a mark on my life regardless of where from, I'd take a bullet.
 
I really don't see why I would do that for anyone, let alone a person I just met. Just think about it: life is very valuable, and to throw it away just like that would be just plain reckless. There's no point in throwing away your life for someone else and not being able to save others.

btw, how on Earth would a friend of mine end up in a situation like that? O.O
 
That's really a hard question, now I say no because I really don't have THAT many close online friends, I mostly have friends in real life. The reason I said I'd say say no "NOW" is because if actually faced with the situation I'd probably take the bullet for them.
 
I wouldn't exactly "take a bullet" for any online friends, specially for the two reasons that:
1. I'm not that close to any friend yet.
2. I value my life more than anything else, and as much selfish as it sounds, it is the true human nature in most cases...

But that said, I will not just stand and watch as a friend of mine, or anyone that I think is a good person, taking a bullet.
I'd definitely make them move away by force, or try to get the attention of the person trying to shoot and let the victim escape in the mean time, or do anything that would save them except for sacrificing my life.
There's more than one way to save someone, you know?
 
As I said, not for online friends. But I've thought about it.
There are five people that mean the world to me (Outside of my family). I would give my life for them anytime, my life would be ruined without them. I hold them very dear to my heart.
Those are, other than my family, the only people I would take a bullet for.

Five, out of all the people I know, all my friends, just five. They're lucky people I guess.
 
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