07-08-2012, 01:44 PM
(07-08-2012, 11:53 AM)Cracker Wrote: Do you think it is really possible to not like somebody due solely to online interaction? Or the opposite, to really like someone?
Gear? Thoughts?
This one's kind of all over the place. Is it possible? Yes. Either option. Is this a simple reliable scale accurate in all or even most situations? I'd say no.
I'm going to use Donovan as an example because we've interacted for quite awhile - He and I have similar interests. His approach is intelligent. He's a father. He's never admitted to being a 'believer'.
These attributes are things I prefer in men I interact with at any depth or for any length of time. It's a simple matter of basic compatibility. If Donovan was a christian I'd know right away that there's a good sized portion of who he is intellectually that I'm not willing to invest in. So arms distance would be about all I'd be willing to offer. Same in RL. Maybe two arms.
BTAIM There only so close you can get to a person online. There an awful lot of biochemical info that isn't available when you can't see and smell a person standing in front of you. It's possible Donovan and I would have a sniff of each other and decide "Fuck this guy". Who knows?
'Net is minds connecting in a way they never have before. The science in in it's infancy and the long term implications have yet to be seen IMO. Some minds get along. Some don't. I think that's about the best we can do in this format.