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 Post subject: Answer HonestlyPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:45 pm 
As the year 2006 draws to a close, people still think that the internet causes people to become less social. I'm not saying that the internet should or shouldn't replace face-to-face human interaction, but I want to get your thoughts on the issue. _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:58 pm
Hmm..... "Social": 1. pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. 2. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. 3. living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings. I suppose if you look at in terms of physically socializing with people, then sure, if your on the internet, your not doing much of that. But after looking at the definitions, it seems as though you can be just as 'social' on the internet as in the real world. Sure, I prefer face-to-face human interaction, but I don't feel 'less social' if i'm interacting with others on the internet. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:59 pm
Eff yeah. Before the Internet, I hung out with a bunch of people from school (if ever anyone) who were mostly pretty lame and awful friends. Great for getting drunk (which I never did) with and getting left out (because I wasn't a partier, I guess). It's easier to break past some conversational barriers online, I've found, too. While the in-person element is vital at some point, many things that seem to come out easier online are extremely helpful in figuring out a person. Also, I have a whole nation of potential friends, and not just the gamble of finding someone local. I think something like the Eisley forum serves as a better friendship base than school. Here, we have a band in common. Which means we more often have at least a portion of our taste of music in common. And it also seems to draw compatible crowds (for the most part). So here, I've found it easier to find people who I have more in common with, and who live lives that tend to be more compatible with mine. There are negatives, sure, but willingness and ability can overcome many of those. School offered me people whose only common link to me was more likely that we happened to attend class in the same rooms of a campus. The upside being that those people were generally more accessible. But what you look for in friendship also has a role in this. I wouldn't dare cut off one or the other sources. Locking off the world via the Internet seems awfully limiting and closed-minded, but locking yourself out of your surroundings tends to be destructive. With honesty and openess, many of my online friendships have transitioned perfectly into great in-person friendships. It's actually just as easy to get trapped in a box in person, too. It's always dependent on situations, but I'm glad I am open to exploring both avenues for socializing. Also (to get back to the question, I think), I feel that being able to "practice" online has made me a much more comfortable conversationalist. I lost track of my thoughts ... I'll just post this. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:00 pm
Yes. I got on the internet more and more this year, and it's helped me be more social with my friends in other towns (and in one case, other states) than before. Now if I want to talk to them later at night, the phone ringing won't disturb anyone else. I talk to my friend in sacramento twice as much as I used to. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:01 pm
i've met at least 20 good friends on the internet, more specifically deviantart. 20+ in fact. closer to 35 probably. i have met two people from here in real life and one was sprocket. the internet allows me to talk to people other than the people i have been at school with for the last 7 years and we have ran out of conversation and stuff. with the internet i can talk to americans and australians and all the rest. i have two best friends in america due to the internet. i can also keep up with a friend in thailand. if my friends are going out, i won't stay in on the internet, i'll still go out, but when we aren't doing anything, i can talk to everyone else all over the world. in short form: yes. i have more friends because of the net. i talk to people more too. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:02 pm
Another good thing: The Internet closes distance. If a friend moves away, or you move away, you don't have to cease communicating as much. Or if you make a friend in a distant place, you can maintain and even enhance said friendship. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:05 pm
TheAntrider wrote: Or if you make a friend in a distant place, you can maintain and even enhance said friendship. plan the future too. ^-^ |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:29 pm
no the internet has made me less social _________________ But I cannot discover any advantage except in honor, in glory, and in right action. Therefore I consider these goals to be primary and supreme over all others. Cicero |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:33 pm
I like chatting it up in LC chat. We're a VERY social bunch. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:45 pm
Yeah, I think so. I've met some cool people online and also, yes, LC chat is cool. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:47 pm
LC chat is awesome. Pimps, hos, innocent bystanders, what more could you want? And third grade Amish girls. Can't forget that... |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:50 pm
My friends and I used to schedule about 90% of our outings and adventures via the Internet. That was before I met my boyfriend over the Internet and moved away from all my friends, and now it's Friday night and I'm sitting on my boyfriend's couch... using the Internet. Crap.  _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:52 pm
See. Internet dating is fine. Hannah hasn't been killed yet. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:53 pm
If Aaron was gonna kill me, he would have had a much easier time of it at Bonnaroo when we met in person for the first time. Now he'd have to get all my stuff out of his apartment, not to mention the corpse. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:55 pm
Saellys wrote: If Aaron was gonna kill me, he would have had a much easier time of it at Bonnaroo when we met in person for the first time. Now he'd have to get all my stuff out of his apartment, not to mention the corpse. So you guys met there. Were you making out at the end of the day? |
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