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Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by sw104 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:12AM (#35451367)
The idea of making "friends" on the internet, on forums, Facebook, or Discord, has always been ludicrous.

Unless you reach a stage where you meet up in real life and share human experiences, you're basically just talking with the equivalent of an AI chatbot.

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Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by slothtrop on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @09:48AM (#35454108)
There's a semantic problem, because we have no other word for it. There's certainly some value to what people deem online friendship, by virtue that they experience it, but that does not mean it's a replacement or substitute for in-person friendship and interaction. Even that argument can get a strong reaction sometimes which I suspect is a defense-mechanism.
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Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media by Thedarkb on Thursday April 06, 2023 @05:45AM (#35466260)
I owe my career to friends made online. Online friends are no substitute for in-person interaction but it's perfectly possible to have a meaningful relationship with a person over the internet.
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