I just only need maybe 10 in that circle and that serves me fine.
I think that where many "go wrong" these days is having a reference group of millions of strangers that they compare themselves against. 10 well chosen is plenty.
I actually do have a couple of on line friends that I can say that to or hear it from
There are different types of online relationships too - but in general, they are still pretty narrow windows on each other - so even though valuable, it isn't quite as holistic in value. I have some decent people from Hive too :)
Oh, I agree. Though I've gotten pretty down and dirty with both of them over the years. One is on Hive now (for a couple of months) and the other isn't here at all. I can't imagine that it's permanent but she actually took a real job running the service desk for an on line printer. She's a serious freelancer and a serious hustler that's owned several on line businesses over the years.
It's the same thing as 'being in front of the screen'. You can NEVER fully read body language and acceptance levels if you aren't in the same room...