So as it shows up above in today's title, we'll be going over some of the other big ticketed ways of getting to know some people in a less personal, yet a most likely easier way for a majority of people. Now I'm not saying that this is the safest, nor most beneficial way, but I can speak as it is a great breath of fresh air to meet new people in this manner and create some long lasting friendships. That's right, I'm talking about the internet. Now this can consist highly of social media and blogging sure, but this also encompasses things like YouTube and video games. I personally have a very close knit group of friends online, yet I've never seen them face to face because the vast majority of us are spread almost completely around the world. Out of the group of us, we're characterised mainly on where we live, and the group all know each other's general area, in case we're passing by and want to say hi. Now this seems like a horrid idea, but I've known these guys for close to three years now, and the fact alone that all of us still talk and have fun knocking around together online says something. Online interactions may not be the healthiest thing in the world because it robs people of that face to face contact, but it also extremely beneficial to those that really have a hard time fitting in, or that are kind of shy, like how I used to be for a time. This is also very beneficial towards people that are depressed and/or suicidal, as I was at one time. Just to put it into a state of understanding, I had tried to kill myself in a myriad of ways for a total of 15 different attempts. Looking back, this was the stupidest thing I could've ever done, and I'm glad that I had my online buddies, whom I'll most likely refer to as by our old group name unless I'm speaking solely of one of them. For their confidentiality, I'll by using their screen names. Because of Lannister, yes that's what we called ourselves, I didn't exactly have an input there, I attribute my life to them. The last three or four times I contemplated suicide, Drknyght, DreamZinc, and MachinBen had spent hours at a time, consoling me and helping me in whatever way they could. The group in general would get my mind off of things, while these three mainly had just talked with me, and let me work out some issues without severe judgement. After about three to four months of me coming out of depression, I hadn't gotten a chance to thank them for what they had done, at least not properly, as our lives shifted back into a school mode, so everyone came and went from their computers sporatically, but we had the idea to open up our own community of which backfired when someone had taken the profits for themself and faked a life threatening emergency. As I've stated before, each of us knew where the others were roughly, so given a username, an area, and a little bit of internet magic and tracing, we found our "friend's" number, address, and decided to ask him directly what happened. His mother had answered the phone, which shocked us because of his age, being the oldest in the group at the time, and she had said he was in the other room. This drove another of the group extremely close to the brink of suicide, and as well as compounding issues in life, this was a dangerous time. In order to payback my friends who helped me in my struggles, I helped him, and now he's off attempting to become one of the youngest economic history professors in his country.
Long story short, these online friendships aren't just online. They can impact people in ways never thought of. You don't need to shoot down every attempt at a random friend online, because this world isn't exactly the largest. knowing people around the world is a beneficial thing that our generation has the greatest access to. Think of it as a cyber pen pal. The Lannister boys are hoping to have a get together sooner or later, only issue is funds and picking a place everyone likes, but hey, that's a goal on my bucket list.
I hope this has helped, and I hope you all have a lovely day.
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