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Online and real life connections: are they equal/unequal in value or just different?

Hibernating
6 months ago

What is the difference between 'knowing' in real life and 'knowing' online? 

Do they both count as much as each other, these 2 very different types of connection?

I've read on here a post which I felt devalued  the connections we have here.

I find them rather valuable.

I think my in person life connections are more 'corporeal' but they are also more problematic and draining of my limited resources.

They also tend to be with allistics.

What do you think?

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  • 6 months ago

    I think the format of a message board makes it much easier to communicate the point you are trying to get across - you can spend as long as you like typing the message rather than an actual conversation that happens instantly (which you usually regret afterwards).

    So connections on here should be deeper?

    But saying that, I'm very lucky to have a p2p support group locally and the people there are the closest things I have had to friends in a long time.

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  • 6 months ago

    I think the format of a message board makes it much easier to communicate the point you are trying to get across - you can spend as long as you like typing the message rather than an actual conversation that happens instantly (which you usually regret afterwards).

    So connections on here should be deeper?

    But saying that, I'm very lucky to have a p2p support group locally and the people there are the closest things I have had to friends in a long time.

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