For me , my online friends are closer to me than many of those i know in real life. I am far more comfortable with chatting and sharing with them than i am with RL friends. This is due to the fact my online friends are on my wavelength, they are far more congruent with the self , are more"real".
real life friends are not always what they seem, maybe they have something to gain from you , they can use you for material things etc. Online friends like you for who you are, they dont have these same kinds of thing to gain from interacting with you, nor would they take advantage of this if they could.
Im sorry to hear of the passing of your friend, it can be difficult to comprehend the complexity of the human condition and the impact on life when it gets hard to deal with.
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That's true many online friends are your friends with no strings attached. Whereas personal gain is big with the other "real life" friends.
The internet has definitely helped bring a lot of people together and feel less alone in this world