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0 pointsNav_Panel7y ago0 comments

Do you see internet social interaction as being a sufficient replacement for meatspace social interaction?

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I don’t think they are a replacement in that they work on a different level.

In a way we deeply lacked the level of discussion we get now online, a lot of opinions couldn’t be discuss effectively with neighbours (for better and for worse). I see them as a lot more genuine than any interactions we had before.

Ideally we need both of them, but I think from now on there will always be a split between very personal online interactions and softer “human” interactions IRL.

fipple7y ago

Not at all. I’m a much worse person on the Internet than in meatspace.

Nav_PanelOP7y ago

Oh, I see. I misread "not necessary" in your post as saying "people don't need as much social interaction anymore." Glad to clarify.

goldenkey7y ago

I see it as a poor substitute. I'm in many many Discords and 95% of the active users refuse to join voice chat. Text is inefficient for resolving miscommunications and it, at least for me, is aggravating when 30 seconds of fast talk could have sufficed

OP90007y ago

For some people like you, theres no mental cost associated with speaking on the phone. For the rest of us, the mental barrier is huge. Imagine the amount of mental effort required to, say, pack and move your house - the dread is on the same level. Why? I don't really know. I'm very social in person.

Nav_PanelOP7y ago

Yeah, agreed. I'm also in plenty of Discords, yet I still recall my most meaningful online social interaction involved spending hours just chilling in a Vent server with my WoW guild.

I think this is an underappreciated feature of "grinding": it gives players a great excuse to put in time and build social bonds.

vasili1117y ago

I think virtual life will never be able to fully replace real life. Even more, I think active virtual life can harm your real life socialization.

TheCoelacanth7y ago

It's not a sufficient replacement, it's just a much lower effort replacement.

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hrktb7y ago

I don’t think they are a replacement in that they work on a different level.

Ideally we need both of them, but I think from now on there will always be a split between very personal online interactions and softer “human” interactions IRL.

fipple7y ago

Not at all. I’m a much worse person on the Internet than in meatspace.

Nav_PanelOP7y ago

Oh, I see. I misread "not necessary" in your post as saying "people don't need as much social interaction anymore." Glad to clarify.

goldenkey7y ago

OP90007y ago

Nav_PanelOP7y ago

Yeah, agreed. I'm also in plenty of Discords, yet I still recall my most meaningful online social interaction involved spending hours just chilling in a Vent server with my WoW guild.

I think this is an underappreciated feature of "grinding": it gives players a great excuse to put in time and build social bonds.

vasili1117y ago

I think virtual life will never be able to fully replace real life. Even more, I think active virtual life can harm your real life socialization.

TheCoelacanth7y ago

It's not a sufficient replacement, it's just a much lower effort replacement.

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