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Can digital friendships be as real as in-person ones?

For

You can share deep emotions online.

Against

Physical presence and body language matter.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • online friends are real friends. my best friend i met online playing video games
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  • My "online" friends are just as real as any friend you could have in person.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I cannot look into their eyes and body languages, all I have is text to go off of.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • you can never know if the other person is really who they said they were
    RedditOriginal language: English
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