for example I know someone who lives close to my house from Amirite but I've never met her face to face I still know her in real life though even though it's on the Internet I even discovered that we even went to rival high schools

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Interesting indeed. May I ask when you discovered this? Also does this mean RL is not a fantasy dream world?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

discovered what? I guess there are fantasy aspects to both the cyber world and the physical one what I'm saying is that the cyber one is as real and part of reality as the physical world

by Anonymous 10 years ago

^ ^ that. Or did you always feel that cyber=real? I am not sure I do but you are usually right about these things so I was wondering when you determined them be the same and wondering if reality and fantasy are different.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I used to also say things like in real life blah blah blah so I didn't always think this was "real life" I think I realized it when someone on here commented that they had less "real" friends than Internet friends which made me think "what do you mean real friends? are the friends on the Internet not your real friends too ?" in some way I think of reality as objective and fantasy as subjective and since we see things subjectively that's where I get the fantasy aspects in reality

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I remember a post you made about cyber friends. See my other comment re: anon/roles we play.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

hmm I never made a post about cyber friends not that I remember anyways

by Anonymous 10 years ago

http://www.amirite.com/743042-them-online-friendships-can-be-pretty-beautiful-amirite

by Anonymous 10 years ago

BAAW how could I forget? I usually remember things like this

by Anonymous 10 years ago

So anyways. Please say more about subjective/objective real/fantasy because I am not there yet with "this is not fantasy."

by Anonymous 10 years ago

uhm I gotta think about this some more I'll have to get back to you on that

by Anonymous 10 years ago

o..k...isn't that what this post is about?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

OKAY I GOT IT fantasies are made up images and they're subjective reality is what really happens and can be objective for example, say 3 people are standing on a hill and me and someone else (we're asked how many people are on the hill) we'd both, most likely, give the simple answer that there are 3 people on the hill that is reality but if you ask us to describe the people that would be subjective it would be fantasy in that we describe the people based on our own made up perspectives and images we gathered from past experiences

by Anonymous 10 years ago

That makes sense. So both RL and CW are part real/part fantasy? Did I get that right?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I don't see it as real life and cyber world I see it as the geographical/physical? world and the cyber world and that they're both real life by themselves they are reality but how we perceive them has some fantasy aspects thus, the are not fantasy worlds they are real worlds with fantasy aspects

by Anonymous 10 years ago

For the record - I am a fantasy aspect. I do not exist as I am perceived online or in person.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

does this have to do with that one school of thought that says you don't know you only think? also why do you see real life and the cyber world as separate? if you see both as fantasy worlds would both not be real life but fantasy life?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Yes, that, plus: 1) High uninhibited online 2) No clue if others are even the same species they pretend to be online. (for all I know you are a 45 years old white, redneck truck driver from Saskatoon - and I could be a precocious 13 year old schoolgirl) 3) in my mind - //never the twain shall meet//. 4) I honestly don't know what real-world means so how could I say x=RL if I don't know what RL is?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I get it you'll still say it is real life for the purpose of conversation

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Backed into a corner again. OK I concede that I cannot have it both ways, and that if not now, very soon, there will be no difference between the two. I will change my vote back. But my post still stands for now. They are (for now) oil and water and should not mix. Or better yet, potassium and water - mixing them is downright foolhardy.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I do make a distinction between the physical world and the cyber one it's just that I think they're both reality I think it is too bold in many cases to mix the two many times dangerous especially for younger people who easily give up information about themselves I heard enough stories of teens getting stalked and assaulted and murdered I never seen that happen in the cyber world with old people but there are cases where people are able to smartly mix the two by taking many precautions and there's also Craig's list where people have to meet in order to exchange the stuff because getting ripped off is easier when sending things through the mail one will send the product and the person will never send a check or a valid one at that the exchange should be done in a public place but there's always the chance that someone will follow you home then again I also know that the physical world is dangerous and a classmate or co-worker could follow you home too and cause destruction it's knowing when to draw the line but I personally would not take that risk after all those Law and Order: SVU episodes

by Anonymous 10 years ago