Have you made friendships that exist exclusively in cyberspace? If so, how are they different from face to face relationships? If you have not formed cyber relationships, why not?
Lately I have been connecting with others through food review and food blogs. I have commented on blogs and shared recipes with others over the internet. While I have made “friends” with these people, I do not I truly know them. (I don’t know everything about them, and I do not witness their nonverbal behavior). All I know is that we share common interests.
I wholeheartedly prefer face-to-face relationships. For my friends and I, having face-to-face interactions is necessary in order to trust and get to know one another. Online, people can be deceiving, and I feel like I would not be able to pick up any cues or signals if a person was dangerous. When people are lying, we might be able to pick up cues from their body language or eye contact. When people talk online, they may read or interpret/assume information, and be totally wrong if they met the person face-to-face.
I think technology is amazing in that we are able to connect globally with others. And for various blogs or websites, meeting others is great to share information or gain a new perspective. For me personally, I would just want to be cautious!
Have a good week! ☺
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I do agree that online communication can sometimes be dangerous, however, we are all biased to the "stranger danger." The idea that any one who isn't your blood relative or close family will hurt you. This is mainly because of the media influence and the reporting style of only news that shocks and scares the public. The truth is that we should be much more worried about those closest to us, as most of violence (domestic abuse, child abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assault) is commited by someone that is known, and not a stranger. Thus we have this increased fear of the potential, and leave ourselves completely funerable to the closest people.
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