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Student
- Oct 18, 2020
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I don't mean can you find a romantic partner who grows to love you online because, yes, obviously loads of people do that.
What I mean is, can you obtain those feelings of being loved based on words online? Because it seems that there are a lot of people here, and likely on many other forums, who feel generally less than loved. And I suspect that's why people find their niche platform and keep coming back -- feelings of love, or perhaps just a sense that they can be loved.
I was having a conversation with someone the other day about whether you can find love on social media. I argued that you could not because love requires authenticity that cannot exist on a platform meant for inauthentic self presentation. Is it the same on a forum or is there more authenticity because of the anonymity? Or, in the alternative, does anonymity lead to even less authenticity? Or, perhaps, authenticity is irrelevant if the feeling of love is produced either way. Does the medium of communication -- or even the message itself -- matter at all if those feelings (appreciation, tenderness, etc.) arise within a person?
Do people stay on a suicide forum for love?
What I mean is, can you obtain those feelings of being loved based on words online? Because it seems that there are a lot of people here, and likely on many other forums, who feel generally less than loved. And I suspect that's why people find their niche platform and keep coming back -- feelings of love, or perhaps just a sense that they can be loved.
I was having a conversation with someone the other day about whether you can find love on social media. I argued that you could not because love requires authenticity that cannot exist on a platform meant for inauthentic self presentation. Is it the same on a forum or is there more authenticity because of the anonymity? Or, in the alternative, does anonymity lead to even less authenticity? Or, perhaps, authenticity is irrelevant if the feeling of love is produced either way. Does the medium of communication -- or even the message itself -- matter at all if those feelings (appreciation, tenderness, etc.) arise within a person?
Do people stay on a suicide forum for love?