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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 01:23 pm
We all have online friends. Some we enjoy talking to more than others. I’ve made online friends through a variety of ways. But then again I think we all have now thanks to our day-to-day online activities. We can have friends in other countries we may never meet. I enjoy making new friends and learning about them.
We can all admit there is a set category of online friends. Just like in our day-to-day lives we have those friends who only chat with you when they need something or want you to hear them out. I don’t mind that but at times it can get old to hear the same old story. I will admit I will call myself out on that one right now. Yet again there are those friends we tend to have a circle chat with. By that I mean you start at one topic and work your way back to it again.
The Good
As I mentioned above I’ve made friends through a variety of ways such as online classes, social sites, and my biggest one is a gaming site. So I’ve used pogo.com for many years. Over the course of those years, I’ve made many friends. Some I chat with daily other time I may chat with someone weekly.
I can say for the most part being part of a site like pogo.com is fun you can play a variety of games and meet people from all over the world. Like with most friendships you have your ups and your downs. You start to learn others favorite topics to chat out etc.The main theme is to have fun and chat with others if you’d like.
I have a few long-term pogo friends that I love to chat with in game rooms and by other means as well. Even if I don’t see a certain person often I still enjoy talking to them. I enjoy this friendly environment because you never fun out of things to chat about.
At this point your probably wondering where the good fits in this section. Well to me the good is having a fun place to interact with others. You can also just enjoy the chat without adding your two cents if you don’t want to either. Nine times out of ten you will find something in the chat that calls your attention.
The Bad
I think we all have had a falling out with an online friend. Sometimes it’s a short-term disagreement or it may be something larger. I will admit I have had my fair share of disagreements with one of my online friends. I think no matter how hard you try you will never have the person you’re arguing with understand your point of view. I’ve also had general misunderstandings as well.
That being said many times after a short cooling off period friendships go back to normal. However, I have also seen friendships be turned into all-out war. Where people want others to take sides in order for them to win the argument. Or in some cases prove their point. I don’t think this is a great idea either. If the disagreement is between you and said friend you shouldn’t drag others into it unless it’s necessary.
Like in our day-to-day lives the bad can be a friend who likes to abuse your friendship. Granted this varies from person to person. Some online friends also like to make things all about themselves as well. Granted that’s being selfish but we as individuals have to set our limits and speak up when we aren’t gaining anything from the friendship.
The Trolls
I think we have all encounter trolls online. They can be a person who just likes to rant in a comment or they may attack you directly. I have also found people who like to use the guise of befriending others only to, later on, turn around and backstab you. I had this experience when I was younger and I learned a great deal from it let me tell you. You think you are making a new friend only to find out that said friend spreads rumors about you. Again this can happen in our day-to-day lives but I’ve witnessed it more and more online lately. One of the places I have seen it more and more is via pogo.com. I’ve seen it via various social media platforms as well. But being that I started my chat talking about pogo I figured I’d finish it there too.
I’ve encountered my fair share of trolls which is funny to me someone wants to annoy others online is beyond me. I also feel that they probably think they are contributing something to a chat. I’ve also seen trolls try to turn friends against each other. Why that is something that is appealing to anyone is again beyond me. I don’t understand what trying to make everyone miserable is supposed to accomplish nor do I think it shouldn’t be allowed. Just because you are unhappy doesn’t mean that you should project your unhappiness on the rest of us. But like one of my friends likes to point out trolls feel powerful because they have a keyboard. One major thing I have noticed about trolls is that they like to be the center of attention in a game room they will resort to typing anything just to be noticed. They seem like a small child who is hopping up and down hoping for attention. I can truly say people never cease to amaze me in terms of the lengths they will go to try to ruin someone’s day.
So, in short, like with day-to-day friendships, our online friends can run the gambit. We may have the ones we can’t wait to talk to then again we might have the ones we aren’t in the mood to chat with. But all in all online friendships give us a wider network of people to chat with. As for trolls, I think we can all agree we need a permanent mute button for that type of negativity.
Do you have any thoughts on online friends? I’d love to hear your comments.
