Do you care ??

Dominique · 06-25-2011, 10:27 AM

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It's like a faceless friend and yet so many forums are used the world over to make a connection with others[SIZE=3].[/SIZE]

Anoninimity is a very important thing to a lot of people for a lot of reasons.

With Anoninimity, true life speaks.

But so do liars, and cheats and imposters, cowards, con artists. (so on and so forth) It's what you make of it.

Yes, I care. And just like in life off the internet, I get to pick who I care about.

Andrew, Jr. · 06-25-2011, 12:04 PM

I care about the folks who I know and people who I talk with regularly. I do not believe the gossip that flies around online. I hope that God gives me the grace to return good toward those who do evil to me.

ScandalAndy · 06-25-2011, 12:21 PM

I care because I like people. I'm a very social person, so interacting with others plays a large role in my life. My online friends aren't any less important to me than those who live close enough to see me on the weekends.

For individuals with mobility issues or who live in sparsely populated areas, sometimes the only way to experience good human interaction is in an online community. I hope that sometimes I bring them joy, and that I am offered the same courtesy when I need to talk to someone.

Gemme · 06-25-2011, 12:35 PM

Yes and no.

For me, it's healthy to NOT care about some folks and what they say or do, because it may affect me negatively. It's good for me to turn them off inside my head and heart.

For those that I've hugged and laughed with and had my ass smacked good 'n hard by....JULIE!....well, those folks are different. I hear their voices when I read their written words. I hear the inflections and the guffaws and snickers that many of you do not. I see the smile behind the text. Those folks, and their words, mean an awful lot to me.

I prefer to socialize on my own terms. It's difficult for me to spend a lot of time on the phone. Ebon's the same way. He spends all day on it at work and I spend anywhere from one quarter to half my day on it as well. We're just not telephone people.

BUT

That doesn't mean that we don't care. We just care on our own terms, which I think is healthy. We have to draw boundaries and create limits so that we can remain as close to whole as possible in this world of take, take, take.

I kind of got lost in my tangent....

Mr.Nobody · 06-25-2011, 01:27 PM

I care, in the sense that everyone I interact with, has the possibility to become someone special and important in my life. I care, in the sense that everyone on the other side of the screen is a person, with feelings and troubles and joys and things happening in their worlds, as I do in mine. I care, in the sense that we are all spiritual beings on this human journey.
From that beginning, I listen to people. I find out about them and let them find out about me. Sometimes it results in amazing connections and lifetime friends. Other times, equally amazing, but brief encounters. And sometimes I run, as fast as I can away.
I don't see it any different from encounters in real time. Take what enriches your world and leave the rest.

luv2luvgirls · 06-26-2011, 08:20 AM

I am new so havent really made to many connections but,I care because
1. why go thru life never caring about someone elses well being? regardless if we talk in rl or not we talked and connected in some way. I value the ones who touch me.
2. life can come and go so quick,sometimes its not till its gone that we see just what we lost
3. I also care because in a lot of ways the post's they write touch me,I can identify with so many others,and that makes me care

amnesia.bfp · 06-26-2011, 08:22 AM

I don't know who I am. Can you help me? Click here to play my Planet game. Please help me. I think I may care but I don't know who I am.

06-25-2011, 10:27 AM	#1
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	[QUOTE=Merlin;365308 It's like a faceless friend and yet so many forums are used the world over to make a connection with others[SIZE=3].[/SIZE] Anoninimity is a very important thing to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. With Anoninimity, true life speaks. But so do liars, and cheats and imposters, cowards, con artists. (so on and so forth) It's what you make of it. Yes, I care. And just like in life off the internet, I get to pick who I care about. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

06-25-2011, 12:21 PM	#3
ScandalAndy Member How Do You Identify?: human femme spitfire Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: it's official! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: east coast USA Posts: 1,167 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,758 Thanked 3,217 Times in 753 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I care because I like people. I'm a very social person, so interacting with others plays a large role in my life. My online friends aren't any less important to me than those who live close enough to see me on the weekends. For individuals with mobility issues or who live in sparsely populated areas, sometimes the only way to experience good human interaction is in an online community. I hope that sometimes I bring them joy, and that I am offered the same courtesy when I need to talk to someone. __________________ The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel. - Claude Bernard (1813-78)

06-25-2011, 12:35 PM	#4
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,932 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Yes and no. For me, it's healthy to NOT care about some folks and what they say or do, because it may affect me negatively. It's good for me to turn them off inside my head and heart. For those that I've hugged and laughed with and had my ass smacked good 'n hard by....JULIE!....well, those folks are different. I hear their voices when I read their written words. I hear the inflections and the guffaws and snickers that many of you do not. I see the smile behind the text. Those folks, and their words, mean an awful lot to me. I prefer to socialize on my own terms. It's difficult for me to spend a lot of time on the phone. Ebon's the same way. He spends all day on it at work and I spend anywhere from one quarter to half my day on it as well. We're just not telephone people. BUT That doesn't mean that we don't care. We just care on our own terms, which I think is healthy. We have to draw boundaries and create limits so that we can remain as close to whole as possible in this world of take, take, take. I kind of got lost in my tangent.... __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-25-2011, 01:27 PM	#5
Mr.Nobody Member How Do You Identify?: Niizh manidoowag... Preferred Pronoun?: I prefer amature nouns Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 840 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,528 Times in 536 Posts Rep Power: 15623423	I care, in the sense that everyone I interact with, has the possibility to become someone special and important in my life. I care, in the sense that everyone on the other side of the screen is a person, with feelings and troubles and joys and things happening in their worlds, as I do in mine. I care, in the sense that we are all spiritual beings on this human journey. From that beginning, I listen to people. I find out about them and let them find out about me. Sometimes it results in amazing connections and lifetime friends. Other times, equally amazing, but brief encounters. And sometimes I run, as fast as I can away. I don't see it any different from encounters in real time. Take what enriches your world and leave the rest. __________________ Noblesse oblige...

06-25-2011, 12:04 PM	#2
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	I care about the folks who I know and people who I talk with regularly. I do not believe the gossip that flies around online. I hope that God gives me the grace to return good toward those who do evil to me.

06-26-2011, 08:20 AM	#6
luv2luvgirls Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Asshole Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kentucky/Austin/Wherever Posts: 2,310 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,387 Thanked 5,470 Times in 1,827 Posts Rep Power: 0	I am new so havent really made to many connections but,I care because 1. why go thru life never caring about someone elses well being? regardless if we talk in rl or not we talked and connected in some way. I value the ones who touch me. 2. life can come and go so quick,sometimes its not till its gone that we see just what we lost 3. I also care because in a lot of ways the post's they write touch me,I can identify with so many others,and that makes me care

06-26-2011, 08:22 AM	#7
amnesia.bfp Member How Do You Identify?: not sure Preferred Pronoun?: Guess Relationship Status: Guess Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: not sure Posts: 220 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts Rep Power: 571956	I don't know who I am. Can you help me? Click here to play my Planet game. Please help me. I think I may care but I don't know who I am.