It's fascinating that there are relationships (real, passionate, life-altering ones) built from nothing but words. I suppooooose I see how that could make them seem less real to some (the "but you can't share ice cream" objection), but for people who are drawn to words, they're obviously just as real.
Actually, in my opinion, they can be more real in some ways - they are mostly free of convention, they are mostly voluntary (rather than acquaintances-by-circumstance hanging out), and online friendships only work if both parties put conscious time and effort into it, so it's more of a choice than a random "meh, I don't dislike you".
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It's fascinating that there are relationships (real, passionate, life-altering ones) built from nothing but words. I suppooooose I see how that could make them seem less real to some (the "but you can't share ice cream" objection), but for people who are drawn to words, they're obviously just as real.
Actually, in my opinion, they can be more real in some ways - they are mostly free of convention, they are mostly voluntary (rather than acquaintances-by-circumstance hanging out), and online friendships only work if both parties put conscious time and effort into it, so it's more of a choice than a random "meh, I don't dislike you".
In conclusion, squee internet friendship.