Do we form any kind of meaningfull relationships online?

Do you consider the people you come across online real friends or enimies or just words or a name on a screen. Are the people real to you as people.
I don't want you to include anyone you may have met from online or knew prior to conversing with people online. Only the ones you speak to totally through a computer.

How real are they to you?

im fairly certain that im not conversing with any sort of AI, so yes they are real to me.

studies have shown online relationships to be as meaningful as real world ones

it depends on the individual of course

Originally posted by inimalist
studies have shown online relationships to be as meaningful as real world ones

it depends on the individual of course

I wasn't asking about studies inimalist. I was asking about you and other members. How real are we to you?

Real world relationships aren't even real to inimalist.

depends on the person, depends on the level of trust.

Originally posted by Zebedee
Do you consider the people you come across online real friends or enimies or just words or a name on a screen. Are the people real to you as people.
I don't want you to include anyone you may have met from online or knew prior to conversing with people online. Only the ones you speak to totally through a computer.

How real are they to you?

This doesn't apply to every member of KMC but to me some are just names and pretty pictures on the screen of my PC.

I see them as people I'll probably never meet, or know as *insert screenname here*. The relationships are meaningful, but I feel my real-life relationships more meaningful. That's probably why I come off as such an *******.

They are equal to me.

I judge them on a case to case basis.

I agree with xyz.

The way I address people on KMC, I almost never do in real life, since I care far more about the people in my actual life, than here on this website.

ddLOLZ ROMLA RAPE LOL MMM COCKdd

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Originally posted by SpearofDestiny
I agree with xyz.

The way I address people on KMC, I almost never do in real life, since I care far more about the people in my actual life, than here on this website.

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Online it is much easier to know people I think. The group dynamics are more obvious and flow more freely.

Sounding bullshitty, is true though.

Take KMC, I think I know 30 people there decently, 10 more closely and 2 as good as any of my friends in real life. That just doesn't happen as easily in real life. Not to me at least. Though I might be slightly anti social.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't care more for them, I just don't feel as embarrassed by certain behavior online.

Online it is much easier to know people I think. The group dynamics are more obvious and flow more freely.

Sounding bullshitty, is true though.

Take KMC, I think I know 30 people there decently, 10 more closely and 2 as good as any of my friends in real life. That just doesn't happen as easily in real life. Not to me at least. Though I might be slightly anti social.

Ummm....I kinda agree with you, but in reality, i care far more for my family, freinds, and anyone I hooked up with than most of the people here on KMC.

The only people I truly consider(ed) freinds here on KMC are: Shakymunison, Rogue Jedi, and Smiter (Sixty Nine)

I actually speak to them outside of KMC.

After them, I do value people like Lil B, Debbiejo, Mr. Master, Mider999, Takion, and a few others.

Anyone else can eat my feces 😛

Nope.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

I don't.

Anybody could be an online pedophile, so I refuse to get personal with them.

I consider some people on KMC my friends. I know one personally.

Originally posted by Ozone
I don't.

Anybody could be an online pedophile, so I refuse to get personal with them.

Anyone could be an offline murderer, doesn't stop you going out does it?

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Anyone could be an offline murderer, doesn't stop you going out does it?

-AC

No, it doesn't. Point?

Don't listen to him, he's obviously just trying to get your gaurd down.

Originally posted by Ozone
No, it doesn't. Point?

anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Originally posted by Afro Cheese
Don't listen to him, he's obviously just trying to get your gaurd down.

Don't listen to him either, he's trying to seem like he's protecting you to get your guard down.

Originally posted by InnerRise
funny

anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Was it the lack of logic? Or did you genuinely think that an effective counter?