>>18852644>You're also the kind of person who doesn't count people you talk to online as friends.I think that internet friends worth less than IRL friends. I think you can have internet friends. I have one person I consider a friend on the internet.
>Some people don't do well irl and need to socialize online. Trying to hold anon to the same standard you have for yourself is not only pointless but idiotic. I am saying that there is no substitute for real life people. It's not a moral judgement, it's a fact of life.
Twitch chat rooms are extremely different than a normal social situation. The streamer knows way less about you then you know about him, there are many people all competing for his attention, and your communication channel is much poorer than the streamers. Regular forums or chatrooms (where everyone is equal) are better for online relationships. If the twitch channel is small enough, it can be more like a group conversation and then the second problem is solved but the first and third problems still remain.
> It's great that you got friends from socializing via TwitchThey were regulars viewers of my stream, I wouldn't consider them friends, I barely knew anything about them.
