Re:I Don’t Know How to Waste Time on the Internet Anymore
by ehnto on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @05:14AM
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That's what I was imagining as well. There is no spatial link to see as common ground, and because you can't count on seeing them again you can't get to know them organically over time.
I notice it with stores I go to, I am horribly predictable with food places but because of that I can form good relationships with the people working there. They know I will be in again so they can afford to care more and get to know me.
Even here, I notice familiar name tags and I get to look forward to people's responses on certain topics I can guess they will be interested in.
Those experiences are harder to find online now and especially in games.
Fun annecdote, I found my first software job through Counter Strike Source, I played the same server for months and one guy would knofe me in th same spot at least once a session. He ended up having a software company and gave me an opportunity.
I notice it with stores I go to, I am horribly predictable with food places but because of that I can form good relationships with the people working there. They know I will be in again so they can afford to care more and get to know me.
Even here, I notice familiar name tags and I get to look forward to people's responses on certain topics I can guess they will be interested in.
Those experiences are harder to find online now and especially in games.
Fun annecdote, I found my first software job through Counter Strike Source, I played the same server for months and one guy would knofe me in th same spot at least once a session. He ended up having a software company and gave me an opportunity.