I want to try that game
Also, GTA Crew [url]http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/whatareyouthinking[/url]
[QUOTE=Alrækinn;47536768]I sometimes think too much on online friendships, and take them a bit too seriously. It's really rather ridiculous when I take a second to think about it.[/QUOTE]
I'd say online friendships are just as significant as offline friendships, at least in their own little way. There's distance, sure, but it's not like that's stopping you from getting to know the person any better. Of course, all of my friends ARE on the internet, so I may be a little unreliable, but still. It's a relationship whether it feels like one or not.
[QUOTE=Mysterious;47536822]I'd say online friendships are just as significant as offline friendships, at least in their own little way. There's distance, sure, but it's not like that's stopping you from getting to know the person any better. Of course, all of my friends ARE on the internet, so I may be a little unreliable, but still. It's a relationship whether it feels like one or not.[/QUOTE]
Isn't it great how easy it is for us to talk to people all around the world today?
I value my online friendships just as much as my real life ones. The only difference between the two is that I'm not there to hang out with them.
You can have friends in real life?
[QUOTE=TheWhiteFox1;47536773]wow i've gotta analyze a speech for my public speaking class and chose this one on RFK discussing MLK's assassination.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGTW5Gq03KM[/media]
jesus christ what a powerful and beautiful speech[/QUOTE]
Assuming he isn't reading from a script, my favorite thing about this speech is how much thought he puts into every word he says. He often pauses to think, sometimes for extended periods of time.
Very powerful indeed.
[QUOTE=Mysterious;47536822]I'd say online friendships are just as significant as offline friendships, at least in their own little way. There's distance, sure, but it's not like that's stopping you from getting to know the person any better. Of course, all of my friends ARE on the internet, so I may be a little unreliable, but still. It's a relationship whether it feels like one or not.[/QUOTE]
It really depends on the friendship
Sometimes online relationships with people don't really have much substance and given how easily destructible online friendships can be (I mean, it only takes one click on steam to remove myself from anyone I know on there), it sometimes is better to not take them as seriously as you would people you know in person, simply because it takes a lot longer to really understand a person when all you know of them is text.
Not to say that good online friendships shouldn't be cherished, but it in general is a lot less connected.
I can't tell if my roommate was just telling me to shut up or he was telling somebody in his sleep to shut up.
I wonder if anyone back then actually called someone else an asshole over morse code
maybe in the testing phases or something
By the way still have Dead space 2 and Bejewelled 3 on steam up for grabs, just PM me and I'll sort it out after work.
Dead Space 2 is pretty rad so definitely get on that if you're a fan of survival horror.
[QUOTE=elevate;47536835]Assuming he isn't reading from a script, my favorite thing about this speech is how much thought he puts into every word he says. He often pauses to think, sometimes for extended periods of time.
Very powerful indeed.[/QUOTE]
it was written by himself on the flight to Indianapolis and he chose to read it over the script drafts made by his scriptwriters and with disregard to many of his security saying that it was too dangerous to say given his lack of protection (the speech was given standing in the back of a flatbed truck)
this guy can burp really good
[video=youtube;AxJXtF3FQCM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJXtF3FQCM[/video]
[QUOTE=PotatoArmada;47536857]Dead Space 2 is pretty rad so definitely get on that if you're a fan of survival horror.[/QUOTE]
And Bejeweled is the GOTYAYF
[QUOTE=HWECQI;47536838]It really depends on the friendship
Sometimes online relationships with people don't really have much substance and given how easily destructible online friendships can be (I mean, it only takes one click on steam to remove myself from anyone I know on there), it sometimes is better to not take them as seriously as you would people you know in person, simply because it takes a lot longer to really understand a person when all you know of them is text.
Not to say that good online friendships shouldn't be cherished, but it in general is a lot less connected.[/QUOTE]
That much is true. I often find myself lamenting the fact that the majority of the people I talk to are online and the fact that they're not closer to me, but I've got nothing to hide and my anxiety only goes so far over the internet, so it's way easier to just be myself on here. I feel more comfortable around people on it and the most I can do is hope that they feel the same. My anxiety problems are a barrier that I admittedly have brought upon myself, but it's just simply easier to overcome it when no one can see how nervous and forlorn you are. WAYT is just about the only place besides my family that I feel like I belong to and actually liked in.
When I move I'm helping pay for 75 DL speed and 5 Upload. It's gonna be so great for streaming.
[QUOTE=Mysterious;47536884]That much is true. I often find myself lamenting the fact that the majority of the people I talk to are online and the fact that they're not closer to me, but I've got nothing to hide and my anxiety only goes so far over the internet, so it's way easier to just be myself on here. I feel more comfortable around people on it and the most I can do is hope that they feel the same. My anxiety problems are a barrier that I admittedly have brought upon myself, but it's just simply easier to overcome it when no one can see how nervous and forlorn you are. WAYT is just about the only place besides my family that I feel like I belong to and actually liked in.[/QUOTE]
As I've said, theres nothin wrong with taking online friendships seriously or holding them dear to yourself and you really should if they mean something
The point I'm tryin to make is more that, in general, online friendships are a bit less stable, so it's better to kinda hold them separate from yourself until you start to bond with the person. You can understand a bit more about a person when you can see their body language and hear their voice and how they talk to you, you bond a bit quicker. Obviously this is assuming you don't have problems talking to people, which can often be alleviated online since there's a lot less confrontation.
I just kind of agree with Alrækinn in that in general you shouldn't take online friendships as serious because of that, at least not until you've developed a good amount of trust
[QUOTE=HWECQI;47536916]As I've said, theres nothin wrong with taking online friendships seriously or holding them dear to yourself and you really should if they mean something
The point I'm tryin to make is more that, in general, online friendships are a bit less stable, so it's better to kinda hold them separate from yourself until you start to bond with the person. You can understand a bit more about a person when you can see their body language and hear their voice and how they talk to you, you bond a bit quicker. Obviously this is assuming you don't have problems talking to people, which can often be alleviated online since there's a lot less confrontation.
I just kind of agree with Alrækinn in that in general you shouldn't take online friendships as serious because of that, at least not until you've developed a good amount of trust[/QUOTE]
Yeah I see your point. I mean, I love all of my friends on here, but anything can happen at the drop of a dime like you said. It's definitely more fulfilling to actually be around them. I really do wish I lived closer to some of my friends.
One of the things I like and find interesting about online friendships/relationships is that you sort of meet people in reverse. You don't usually see their face or hear their voice until after you learn some about them. I like that idea because it's less likely you'll be judged on things like that.
[QUOTE=azure 505;47536946]One of the things I like and find interesting about online friendships/relationships is that you sort of meet people in reverse. You don't usually see their face or hear their voice until after you learn some about them. I like that idea because it's less likely you'll be judged on things like that.[/QUOTE]
I like it too, the only problem I have with it really is that it makes it much easier to change how you are perceived, much easier to lie about who you are to people
I don't want to embrace my uncomfort zone
It's weird to say, but all of my closest friends are from this thread. Zorlok and Sgt. Jerky and a person who has gone by a bunch of names who I will call Mosy, Benzi, shknbk and <VET>Jasper. Been talking to all of them since around when the thread first started, and they're all p amazing people. I have groups of friends from a few other places on the internet, but I've known that group the longest. Crazy shit.
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[QUOTE=HWECQI;47536952]I like it too, the only problem I have with it really is that it makes it much easier to change how you are perceived, much easier to lie about who you are to people[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's no fun. Talked to a person from here for 3-4 years who turned out to not actually be the person they were posting pictures of.
its weird that i can talk to anyone in the world online but most of the people i've gotten close to have lived within a 100 mile radius of me
while i have made some friends online who are really great people that i love talking to, i wouldn't really say any of them come close to matching my closest IRL friends on a personal level.
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[QUOTE=DudeGuyKT;47536983]its weird that i can talk to anyone in the world online but most of the people i've gotten close to have lived within a 100 mile radius of me[/QUOTE]
lmao exact opposite of me. my best steam friends are all over in europe
good morning
I hate myself
[QUOTE=Paranoia10;47537042]good morning
[B]I hate myself[/B][/QUOTE]
No, bad
Don't do that
bad
you're magnificent
not getting enough sleep again
i have to kick this habit somehow
then maybe find a way to not be miserable all the time
god this paper is HARD to write.
i'm less worried about the paper actually being good and more worried about making something that i think does this speech justice cause god DANG
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woa i broke 7000 posts!
Okay, time to go to do some gardening.
See you in 5 hours or less.
All the people I've become friends with online are pretty far away from me. Literally the closest two are I think in Tennessee and Florida.
If I was able, I'd chill with pretty much all of you guys too.
Man, I'm blue for some reason. I should really go take that shower now.
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