Online Friends > Offline Friends

[PJ]

Oh, don't get me wrong. I have VERY good offline friends, and I know that most of their jokes are just that... jokes. And they know that I know that. But it's still annoying to hear it everyday.

Someone: "Knock knock."
Me: "Who's there?"
Someone: "Loser."
Me: "*after hearing it a million times and knows what it is* Loser who u.u"
Someone: "*points to me*"

Yeah. How very clever, saying it 30 times in the first class, and adding 20 more the next time I see you. Yes, aren't you funny and original.

Then of course, there's support:

I tell Eihwaz about my, "Excercises." Basically, what I do, when I do them etc. I got a kinda mild congrats.

Real Life: "Haha. Excercises..."

And then there's, "Tubby." Yeah, that coming from you? How clever http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Not to mention, since doing my, "Excercises," I have lost weight. Jerks http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[KodiaX987]

Next time, do that joke:

"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Your mom, bitch."

[pixelate]

You have it backwards.

Why are offline friends better than online ones? YOU CAN PUNCH OFFLINE FRIENDS FOR BEING MORONS.

Hit them next time.

[navci]

Poor PJ.
Move back to Vancouver.
I will give you lollipops. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[PJ]

Oddly enough, I guess these people I can't really associate to be my friends, sicne I don't really konw them well, I only really hang out with them at classes. So I guess I shouldn't feel so guilty about ranting about them http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_evil.gif



On 2004-09-22 19:27, pixelate wrote:
Why are offline friends better than online ones? YOU CAN PUNCH OFFLINE FRIENDS FOR BEING MORONS.


Even if I wanted to I couldn't http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif I'm not nearly strong enough.



On 2004-09-22 19:40, navinator wrote:
Poor PJ.
Move back to Vancouver.
I will give you lollipops. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif


Oddly enough, we moved from Vancouver because of me... >_>;;;

My parents seemed to think my allergies were a real problem while I was there. Well woop-die-do, they affect me everywhere. Nothing has changed sicne I moved from there, allergy wise, so I don't see why I couldn't http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

...Hmm, this situation seems like the rant I almost posted yesterday... more about that later http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Link00seven]

The Online Friends VS Offline friends is something I've been dealing with for years now, and online friends are defently better in many cases. Of course, if you meet an asshole online, automatically nulled, however you tend to have better luck finding smart and good online friends then offline friends.

Why?

I think its because when you meet someone online, you automatically are looking within a certain interest, and your guarenteed to find someone with a simular interest. Another thing is because you know where to look. A private or smaller forum such as PSOW is going to have more respectable members then a forum with a larger fanbase, eg. Gamefaqs.

[Eihwaz]

Bah, I tend to feel the same way, PJ. Most of my online friends share lots of interests with me, are intelligent and funny, and are generally cool to chat with.

My real-life friends are pretty good friends, but they can be annoying, ignorant, close-minded fucktards at times.

And conrats again on losing that weight. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Guile]

Wow...that's a fucking horrible joke.

[Mystil]

On 2004-09-22 19:27, pixelate wrote:
You have it backwards.

Why are offline friends better than online ones? YOU CAN PUNCH OFFLINE FRIENDS FOR BEING MORONS.

Hit them next time.



That being the only difference.

Online friends are also often better than your RL ones, because online friends take your feelings more seriously.

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

Hmm. Don't mean to spoil someone else's rant.

Hehe.
In my opinion all friends are over-rated.
I now have no Online or Offline friends.
I'm in the process of deleting all my AIM buddy list crap and phone numbers in my cell phone(which will be thrown away soon enough). Every year I've had to try to fit-in with a different group of "friends". Its all a waste. I don't fit in anywhere. I'm not going to try anymore.

No one ever contacts my ass anymore. By phone, IM, e-mail or otherwise.
Don't give me that "Just be yourself" crap either.
I'm "myself" everyday. I'd much rather be someone else.

Sorry again. Be thankful you have people to call "friends".

[shingo]

welcome to my i have deal my friends every day annyoing me

[Scrub]

...how the fuck do you people put up with 'your friends annoying you every day'?

God, if somebody harasses you on a daily basis, chances are they don't give a shit about you...which means they aren't your FRIENDS. I just moved here, I have one friend, and she doesn't annoy me ever. -_- Not do I want a friend who would annoy me.

[Daikarin]

Online it's easier to find someone cooler, since you've got the whole world from to choose teammates.

Just be careful not to get obsessed with friends you don't really know about. I know a lot of dudes who don't interact with anyone all day, preferring to stay with his/her friends on the TV/computer screen.

Kind of like the "hikikomori", the lone players in Japan who don't interact with anyone, and keep themselves closed in their room.



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[Auracom]

On 2004-09-23 14:38, HAYABUSA-FMW- wrote:
Hmm. Don't mean to spoil someone else's rant.

Hehe.
In my opinion all friends are over-rated.
I now have no Online or Offline friends.
I'm in the process of deleting all my AIM buddy list crap and phone numbers in my cell phone(which will be thrown away soon enough). Every year I've had to try to fit-in with a different group of "friends". Its all a waste. I don't fit in anywhere. I'm not going to try anymore.

No one ever contacts my ass anymore. By phone, IM, e-mail or otherwise.
Don't give me that "Just be yourself" crap either.
I'm "myself" everyday. I'd much rather be someone else.

Sorry again. Be thankful you have people to call "friends".



Sorry to hear Haya, I sorta have the same situtation but could it be your friends are busy a lot of the times? I know I myself and pretty busy lately and I don't have much time for friends both offline/online. But I'm also guilty of not calling anyone when I do have free time, maybe you should give them a shout? Just because your friends don't see you so often doesn't mean they don't care about you anymore. And if you need some new friends just look abit harder hehe, life's too short to spend miserable.

[Mystil]

Online I only have two friends... one I have not emailed in a month. And I'm kinda scared to send her one cause it's been so long. -_- Offline I have one good friend and I've known him for 16 years now.



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[navci]

On 2004-09-23 14:38, HAYABUSA-FMW- wrote:

Sorry again. Be thankful you have people to call "friends".



Aww.
I am sorry. I do understand that. Granted, I do have more online friends than offline. ... I mean, I was thinking about going to a movie and realized I have to go alone. And it kinda has been that way for... quite a while.

Aren't you the person who talked about Capilano bridge? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif You should PM me sometime http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[AUTO_]

This whole fucking rant is stupid.

Well, the title of the rant is, anyways.

You're basically saying you like people you don't know more then the people you do know.

Granted, in your example, your friends are jerks to you. Which doesn't make sense. Friends aren't supposed to be jerks to you.

Find new friends.


Second, online people aren't fucking gifts from God to the socially rejected or something--they're still real people in REAL LIFE.

The real kicker is...people who "care" for you online probably could give a fuck about you personally when it all boils down to things. I hate to ruin your fantasies or fucking blurry view of how online friends work---but if you cling on to something that could vanish in 2 seconds or become completely different, it's going to fuck with your head.

A lot.


I'm going to try and summarize:

You're online friends are just offline friends you've never met in real life, and chances are, if you do meet them in real life, they won't be the person you expect or think you "know". The same will happen to the person who meets you.

Go outside.

[PJ]

On 2004-09-23 20:44, AUTO_ wrote:
This whole fucking rant is stupid.

Go outside.


I'm gonna regret saying this, but:

Fuck you.

Anyways, most of these people are real friends, mostly just classmates I am always with, so I have to get used to being with them. So I categorized them under friends. I think I mentioned that earlier! *GASP!*

So you're telling me all these online people, if I met them in real life would be far different from what I expect, or they'd just be jerks?

BTW, I have online friends and REAL RL friends (As in, probably less then I have online friends, but still a lot). So you're right, it's not a gift for the socially rejected http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Hey, if they didn't care for my personality online, why else would they talk to me? I mean, all you get in IMs is what I say. You don't get my tone or my face/facial expressions.


I hate to ruin your fantasies

You failed. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[KodiaX987]

On 2004-09-23 20:44, AUTO_ wrote:

You're online friends are just offline friends you've never met in real life, and chances are, if you do meet them in real life, they won't be the person you expect or think you "know". The same will happen to the person who meets you.


The definition of an online friend has changed a lot since a few years ago. Don't dismiss them as quickly as how you are doing now.