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| | | (...) Ahh, yes, and it is! Look at it this way: If someone you've known only from online for years suddenly ups stakes and leaves the hobby -- and you never see or hear from them again online -- it is essentially as if they've died. If they *had* (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Daniel Jassim
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| | | | | (...) I see what you're saying, dude. I know that the connections people make often vary. If the connection to a friend is based solely on the one activity you share then I say it is a shallow friendship (not saying that the people are low or (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) There is some truth to this, but if one loses the major connection with a friend, it is often easy for that friendship to drift away. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is still somewhat sad. I for one regret that almost all of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Daniel Jassim
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| | | | | | | | (...) I believe a friendship truly dies when people drop their committments of staying in touch. Friendship is a very time intensive relationship. The time spent with a friend allows each one to influence the other and the context of that time (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Friendships, online acquaintances, etc. —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | (...) Right, of course, the more time spent together (if things work out), the closer you'll be. (...) Hmm, I agree and disagree altogether. Two weeks ago I would've agreed; but I've just visited my hometown and saw my old friends, who I haven't had (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Daniel Jassim
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| | | | | | | (...) I mean, I'd say they WERE less of a friend and more of anquaintance. Boy, I sounded kinda ghetto on that sentence, too much hollerin' at my homey, M-Dogg. Dan (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) I agree. Todd is being a little morbid. I have a lot of good friends I have lost touch with (esp during my student days), I do not think of any of them as being "dead". Further, whilst I know a great deal of people online few of them really (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Robert Bevens
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| | | | So when someone disagrees with you over something and you ban them, which then in turn causes them to leave the community permanently or give up bothering to share new models, is that akin with killing them? Robert (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Aaron West
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| | | | (...) Only if their computer crashes as a result :D However, they can be born again. At least so long as they change their online identity. The person would then be an entirely different sort of animal than a friend, methinks. Somewhat sinister. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Keeping things in perspective —Robert Bevens
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| | | | (...) Ahhh, but then they would also have to change their building style. ; ) Robert (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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