rdancer Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Superficial conversations, or can be a great way to have good conversations with people? I mean there is no tone of the internet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest00901 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 U can't really express real feeling on a chat window, i mean those faces they give us dont really help much either <~~~does not express how i feel right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 im chats kiLL time and from my younger days it's a great way to pick up strange girL's who u would of never met other wise and most of them are easy so bring them condoms cause stds wiLL kiLL u LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubkat Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 umm well this boy does have a point ::in which you can talk to people you would have normally not given a second glance at:: I dont think ALL im convos are superficial....i guess it all depends on who your talking too, and how your talking to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 You definately talk to people that you would never give the time of day to otherwise.....it sheds light on an otherwise nonexistent situation.I think IM chats are good, but it definately lacks the personality behind the person. 70% of communication is body language and 20% is tone. That leaves you with 10% spoken word, which is all you get with an IM chat. Kinda why I don't like telephones either that much...........rather it would be face to face, but we can't always have it our way so we have to find other means of conversing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 They're possibly the greatest thing since sliced bread...They're free, and you can have like 10 of them at once... Beats the shit out of phone... People who've been using IMs for a while, develop a text mannerism and are usually pretty clear to understand "tone" although, people who haven't, are incredibly difficult to talk to.Plus, its lowkey, so you can just "Drop" someone an IM that you met at the clubs... phone calls are a whole big procedure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tottallyoff Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 IM chats a terrible invention if used to communicate feelings.Nothing can beat a face to face conversatoin. The emotions are 50% of the conversation. how can you express that in IM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebitch Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 unfortunately aol is my isp so i find IMs annoying. usually im trying to use the web and buddys waste my time. sometimes it's cool though, i can keep in touch with old friends and occasionally i meet interesting people. i have definitely had conversations on aim that were meaningful, it doesnt have to be superficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturephunk Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 . . . I agree with Joey on this one . . . IM's are great if you can develop a text style that shows some of your emotional invective . . however, for most people this is hard to do, unless one is a very good writer . . .. . . One thing that makes it sooo much easier to chat on IM is if you've actually heard the person speak in conversation before, so you have an idea on the inflexion and mannerism conventions that they use when conversing face to face . . . This allows you to "hear" the text better, so that the colorfulness (or lack thereof) their personality comes out into the conversation . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 i gotta agree with naked guy up there (unfortunately) ...with this Im stuff u meet so many different individuals and u can be selective as to who u talk to...this is especially great for people like me who just dont know how to tell people who annoy or bore me to fuck off..the scary part about IM's is the willingness of some of these people to meet off line..man ive had friends call me at 1am on a tuesday and tell me to get ready cause he met some chick online who wants to meet him and his friends...and the whole time were chillin with her im thinkin GOD DAMN IM GLAD WERE NORMAL KIDS..IMAGINE IF SHE HOOKED UP WITH SOME ONLINE PSYCHO...scary man..scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 the only thing i hate bout im chats is that alot of nerds are geting laid that shouldn't be cause they get girls to feel guilty and sh1t for them i hate them people i mean i would of loved he 70's or 80's i mean back then it toke skill to get laid and these days the talent aspect of geting ass is gone and lot of people are geting laid who shouldn't be and damn if ther was no pc's or online i would have so many more b1tchs damn i would of been dead from std's already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebitch Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by workenonlife the only thing i hate bout im chats is that alot of nerds are geting laid that shouldn't be cause they get girls to feel guilty and sh1t for them i hate them people i mean i would of loved he 70's or 80's i mean back then it toke skill to get laid and these days the talent aspect of geting ass is gone and lot of people are geting laid who shouldn't be and damn if ther was no pc's or online i would have so many more b1tchs damn i would of been dead from std's already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboardr2 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I think theyr fuckin awseomif not for IMing I never would have been able to once again meet up with that Q-T i danced with all night... or been able to be like "exstacy- sup?" or ever found half the people i know todaythanks CP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 workenonlife: If I didn't think you were serious, I'd be laughing hysterically at your post... but instead... i'm frightened by the thought that theres a slight chance your not kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 na well i do feeL that way but i said it in a funny way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I express myself best through the written word- so I love IM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romy20 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by joeg They're possibly the greatest thing since sliced bread...They're free, and you can have like 10 of them at once... Beats the shit out of phone... People who've been using IMs for a while, develop a text mannerism and are usually pretty clear to understand "tone" although, people who haven't, are incredibly difficult to talk to.Plus, its lowkey, so you can just "Drop" someone an IM that you met at the clubs... phone calls are a whole big procedure... yeah i agreealthough sometimes if its people you are close to you'd rather talk on the phone and hear their voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierydesire Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by workenonlife the only thing i hate bout im chats is that alot of nerds are geting laid that shouldn't be cause they get girls to feel guilty and sh1t for them i hate them people i mean i would of loved he 70's or 80's i mean back then it toke skill to get laid and these days the talent aspect of geting ass is gone and lot of people are geting laid who shouldn't be and damn if ther was no pc's or online i would have so many more b1tchs damn i would of been dead from std's already WTF are u serious:confused: Well, as for IM's I agree with clubkat, it all depends. But I definitely think they can be annoying, cause whatever you write may get interpreted the wrong way. Its so difficult to express any emotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub16 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I think that IM has both advantages and disadvantages. I think its great because I have a lot of friends from high school who are now at out of state colleges and IM is a great way for us to all keep in touch. On the other hand, like many of you said, it IS difficult to express emotions online and sometimes difficult to explain or convey something that may be easier said than typed. In such cases, I usually resort to the phone. Additionally, I think IM has social impacts on the social lives and interactions of people. For example, there may be a lot of people who wouldn't be forward enough to talk to people in person the way they do online because there is that time lag and lack of face to face. Does that make sense? Oh, but I must also mention how time goes by SO quickly when one is on IM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bon143 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by workenonlife the only thing i hate bout im chats is that alot of nerds are geting laid that shouldn't be cause they get girls to feel guilty and sh1t for them i hate them people i mean i would of loved he 70's or 80's i mean back then it toke skill to get laid and these days the talent aspect of geting ass is gone and lot of people are geting laid who shouldn't be and damn if ther was no pc's or online i would have so many more b1tchs damn i would of been dead from std's already omfg!! Are you serious??? I am scared for you Or maybe you do not realize how you sound??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 i have a dik and i so know how i sound pc kill my stds i mean ther is alot of people who shouldn't get laid but do cause of this onlne sh1t i could fuk way more girls and would wanna fuk way more whores if they wasn't aol tricks life is based upon talken and this online makes talken to easy for people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierydesire Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by workenonlife i have a dik and i so know how i sound pc kill my stds i mean ther is alot of people who shouldn't get laid but do cause of this onlne sh1t i could fuk way more girls and would wanna fuk way more whores if they wasn't aol tricks life is based upon talken and this online makes talken to easy for people um thats great, but how did u get talking abt fucken aol tricks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 not sure eiether fuk it i got a dik that fixes it all LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebitch Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by workenonlife i have a dik and i so know how i sound pc kill my stds i mean ther is alot of people who shouldn't get laid but do cause of this onlne sh1t i could fuk way more girls and would wanna fuk way more whores if they wasn't aol tricks life is based upon talken and this online makes talken to easy for people lol. the funny thing is that he is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workenonlife Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 yes yes i aways get told i make sense in sick twisted ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.