Writer's Block: These are a few of my favorite things

[dionysius]

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Mainly the ability to reach people who are like-minded, or who just like me for who I am. Many people don't think you can have fulfulling friendships online, but I ask what are they doing with their friends that involves physical contact? Yes, it's different, but it can still be a real friendship with the right person. The people around who we make friends with in real life are often just those who happen to be there from school, uni, work, whatever. LiveJournal gives a great opportunity to find those people out there who I begin to feel don't exist! Also, of course it's nice as it serves as an outlet for things I couldn't discuss with real life friends, partly because I'm not as close to them, but also partly because I just want to be able to go around uni without people knowing my deeper problems, such as health issues in detail.

Comments

[katie087.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more. I have some wonderful RL friends but I'm just as grateful for my online friends. I love that distance doesn't matter. And sometimes it is just easier to write things down to say them.

[loved.livejournal.com]

I certainly would have to disagree with those that think you can't have fulfilling friendships online. LJ is just another conduit to meeting people like school, or work or whatever. Sometimes I feel like I'm closer to my LJ friends than to my IRL friends. Plus I am a very much 'friends on my own time' sort of person. Like I can go in and be friends with people when it's easiest for me, and everyone else is doing the same. I don't do well with IRL friends that demand too much of my time/energy. But LJ people are wonderful. :)