Religion is stupid. Halo is amazing.
Posted by: xl OC Girl lx
Posted by: challengerX
Posted by: xl OC Girl lx
I disagree. I'm a very social person, I just never knew it because I didn't give myself a chance. And I also disagree about video games making you more social. I mean maybe if you're going to a friend's house and a bunch of your friends are all playing video games together for a bit, then okay. But online friends are not the same as real life friends. The reasons should be obvious.
Friendship is friendship. Just because you can't see them, it doesn't mean they aren't real people.
And if you're playing games, and not making friends offline or online, it's because you were not a social person, or you were afraid to.
Your Xbox wasn't tying you to the chair, you were obssesively playing.
This is what I'm trying to say, you make your choices in life.
I didn't say online friends aren't friends, I said they're not the same as real life friends. I still talk to people on Facebook that I played XBL with years and years ago, and I have a penpal in Australia that I've known for about 12 years now.
But these friends are not the same as my real life friends. I can never go and get coffee with these people, hug them, see them, etc. These friends can't just come drive to your house and hang out with you. They can never be there for you like real life friends.
And I mean, God forbid there was a power outage. Where are your friends now?
Many friends that I've met on XBL are lifelong and I've had better friendships with others online than I ever had with a lot of my real life friends. I've also met a number of my online friends.