This is how it's always been, ever since the earliest days of the Internet. I got on IRC back in the day, and immediately felt like it was easier to open up with those people than anyone in real life.
In part it's the anonymity and the lack of consequence or repercussion. But it's also because as part of a shared community online, you already have a common baseline with these people and a reason to feel some kind of connection with them.
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tiramichu@sh.itjust.works · 56 pts · 210d
This is how it's always been, ever since the earliest days of the Internet. I got on IRC back in the day, and immediately felt like it was easier to open up with those people than anyone in real life.
In part it's the anonymity and the lack of consequence or repercussion. But it's also because as part of a shared community online, you already have a common baseline with these people and a reason to feel some kind of connection with them.
It's nice.
erotador@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 47 pts · 210d
hai trans im adora
Zyratoxx@piefed.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 210d
hai trans and adora I'm a fox :3
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 210d
Yay foxxo! \o/
Zyratoxx@piefed.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 210d
MarieMarion@literature.cafe · 19 pts · 210d
Hi! I'm glad you've told us.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 15 pts · 210d
If you want me to open up, sit me in front a PC with a messaging client (I type a lot slower on phones, and that does make a difference for this).
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 210d
Congrats on coming out!
nialv7@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 210d
What I tell my sleep paralysis demon.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 210d
He just knows everything already.
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 210d
hehe what I tell my therapist is the highest bit >v<
astropenguin5@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 208d
Good for you, probably doing better than most of us at utilizing therapy lmao
Edit: wait I may have forgotten how the meme works. I dunno. Anyways still doing better than me, at least you go to therapy!!!
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 207d
I'd much rather not have therapy but oki fine--------
Wren@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 209d
I wish that all the things you want to tuck remain tucked and all your clothes are affirming.
Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 210d
welcome to the club we meet every third Thursday at 7 pm on Slack.
not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 210d
fr? :D
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 208d
Hi trans, I'm dad!
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 210d
I tell the least to the therapist
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 209d
ChatGPT entered the chat
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 208d
:c
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 210d
What i tell myself (the abyss beneath the iceberg)
pringus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 210d
i feel like my therapist would just mercy kill me tbh