One Question A Day

I used to think that friends were friends, online or away from keyboard. However, recently I have come to differentiate more. For one, I only have one or two ACTUAL friends afk, and I have many more online.

The advantages are that with online friends, you may have more in common, but a disadvantage is that you sometimes don't know EXACTLY who you're talking to. People can lie :/

 

I don't see the difference, at least not anymore. I never see the friends I made offline anymore, and I can stay connected to online friends. I won't say online is better though, but I'm giving about 50-50 to both. A friend is a friend. It doesn't matter where you made that friend, it only matters that you made a friend. I have more close friends online than I do offline, though that's because I don't like face to face social interactions.

So, I like both options and they both fall under the same category, "Friends."

 

I like my real friends, ones who I can get emotional help from with a hug or something, something physical. Or a reassuring smile, something that shows sincerity.

But I also have a ton of friends online. I just seem more comfortable online, though I do get anxious sometimes thinking whether or not they're lying. For me, I think it's a double-edged sword. I have few friends in real life that I consider an actual friend that I trust, but on the Internet, I have a lot of friends who I don't know fully if they're not lying. It's hard for me to say which one is better.

 

I could never say which I preferred because like others are saying, friends are friends. If I had to list my friends in a top 10 list number 1 is offline and number 2 is online. I cannot say a preference because both are preferred and at the same time can be hated. I don't want this to sound evil but the advantage of having an online friend is that if I do not want to talk to them that day I can shut off my I.M. However the advantage of having an offline friend is that they can physically be there for me.

I actually try my best not to split my friends up though, because both irl and online friends are important to me and keep me going throughout the day and I do not prefer one over the other. I am going to expand better on the advantages though because I kind of made online friends sound useless.

An online friend is able to talk to people about things you couldn't talk about with someone you knew. It also opens you up to different age groups and you can learn so many different things from an online friend. An offline friend is able to be there with you physically when you need someone there(although I know a couple of online friends who would be ready to drive out and help me if needed I am not kidding.) There is also just a different feeling when talking to an online vs and offline friend, both make you feel good, but in different ways. I am not someone who could cry in front of a lot of my offline friends, but when talking about something that pains me I am not afraid to cry while typing to an online friend.

I hope I am understood, sorry if I confused at all.

 

To be honest, I don't like it how people define the word "friend" nowdays. I see people with over 1000 friends on Facebook and it's very doubtful they even talk to them face-to-face in real life yet they consider them "friends."

Here's the thing. I think online is what people would say the "first step" in making friendships (unless you're a social media hater.) You can look at them on their profile, see what they do, their likes, dislikes, and others. If you see many similarities, then you could chat with them online. The real problem is that it stops there. A lot of people don't want to take their friendship to the next level and connect with them due to "awkward" moments. I see it as a lame excuse to not talk with them. A good example would be this site in fact. We make a lot of friends here and some even get closer than that. The chances of one of us meeting in real life is very low because of many factors such as location, timing, and maybe internal issues with contact with people. People nowdays find it much more comfortable talking to people when they aren't "really" there and I don't blame them. It's hard to connect with a person you just met online, but people need to learn to break away from that shell.

Call the people online whatever you want, but true and honest friends lie in real life. I'm not saying that as if every single person you meet online is not possible to be a real friend, but face-to-face connection is what really ties the bonds of friendship the closest.

 

X X X

Day Seven: What kind of influence do you think music has on the world?​

Are you able to imagine a world without music, music of any kind?

X X X​

 

Music certainly has an effect on the world. There were so many cultures at the beginning of human's time that told it's stories and sent it's warnings through the form of music. When children grow up nowadays we are taught nursery rhymes and other nifty songs to help us learn lessons. Let us not forget the fact that music can influence a person's mood. The best way I could describe that is in the form of a movie. During a horror movie the music is a littly pitchy and slow and moves from quiet to loud instantly to give someone that thrill of something popping out. A soft piano in the background can have someone feel mellow, or sad depending on how the song is arranged.Music is also not just in in a human's world. Look at birds who communicate through song. I am certain other animals do the same but the first I can think of is the bird.

When I try to imagine a world without music, it is hard but sometimes I can picture it. However I feel like something would fill in the void where music once was. When I dream, music is never present, and is often replaced with a loud gust of wind or rain. I personally do not like to picture a world without music because music in general means a lot to me. That's all I really can say about this one without repeating, it's a great question.

 

Music plays an extremely strong role in our world. We cannot live without music. In some areas, music is their main source of communication and integrated into their lifestyle. While we may not go to that extreme, we adapt music into our lives.

Music somehow defines how we are feeling. Sad? We play usually a sorrowful tune. Happy? We play an upbeat and cheery song. Angry? We play a somewhat violent song. It also defines what kind a person listens to. Every person has their personal preference on what they would want to listen to. Some like rock. Other likes metal. Another may like classical. It all depends on that person.

No matter how much I try to imagine it, we cannot live without music. It's everywhere. For example, take MGM from Youtube. He can create awesome music with simple house objects such as cups, rulers, and more. Any sound we hear can be transformed into a type of music. On radios, video games, TVs, and everything else, it all needs music to help establish a stand on their point.

 

One of the first things one culture learns about another is typically their music. How many of us, especially in the U.S. where cultural isolation is frighteningly common, would not even have an interest in expanding our understanding of the world and the people in it, had we not heard the beautiful music they create?

Personally, I can't get by in a day without music. It inspires my writing, helps me tune out when I need to, and frequently stabilizes my mood. I can't fathom what it was like before MP3 players and laptops, for people who hate silence as much as I do. I imagine they were unhinged and irritable, and liked to bang on things a lot.

 

Music has influence on the world as much as any other cultural medium. In the context of the world as the human world, it is what defines us. We as a sapient and intelligent species are able to create unique and varying forms of audible patterns. Whilst a dog maybe able to bark a long to a few beats at best, humans are able to process multiple layers of beats at once creating a harmonious rhythm we know as Music.

It binds us as a species, we can all on some level process music as something enjoyable. Even deaf people are able to feel the rhythm of beats at certain volumes and intensities.

It is audible culture. It's influence is on our conscious species alone, and is appreciated by it. It can help or hinder us, but at base it is grand.