Trust

[Composer]

not to long ago there was a thread about secrets. this thread got over 300replies.
i want to know why u guys trust this site and the people on it so much.

 

[Robert632]

because of the mysterous powers of... internet anonymity.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

Internet anonymity, my friend.

 

[BonsaiK]

not to long ago there was a thread about secrets. this thread got over 300replies.
i want to know why u guys trust this site and the people on it so much.

They don't trust anyone, but because they're anonymous it doesn't matter. When no-one knows who you are it's easy to tell people stuff.

 

[Urgh76]

u know u can really trust people when uve been here a while and you make some really nice friends

The Escapist is like a wide bridge between two cliffs abouve a bottomless gorge that is the internetz

You know you can trust people when you've been around the site for a while and made some decent friends.

You see, The Escapist is like a broad bridge between two bluffs, supporting its population above the deep gorge that is The Internet.

Friendly neighbourhood mod reminding you that on our bridge, good language skills are important.

 

[grimsprice]

Yeah. Only 10% of what was said in that thread was most likely not entirely false.

 

[prinxess]

Mainly because people can share stories, problems or whatever they want and never have to be ashamed or proud or whatever because they're anonymous.

 

[Floppertje]

yeah, pretty much that. besides, it feels good to tell people things that trouble you. when you have people that like you (sort of) and they don't know who you really are, you have the great combination of friendship and anonymity. that really isn't a bad place to talk about stuff.

 

[LockeDown]

Anonymity is a powerful force indeed. It can turn even the most righteous and caring of individuals into pompous, hate-filled monsters. It can coerce even the most secretive among us to divulge information we would otherwise have taken to our graves.

Very powerful indeed, is anonymity.

 

[Frankydee]

We are anonymous, and we are many.

that's basically the jist of it.

[sub]I don't think anyone particularly cares anyway.[/sub]

 

[Shru1kan]

because of the mysterous powers of... internet anonymity.

Ooooh. a /thread.

and in big letters too!

 

[MorsePacific]

I don't trust everyone on in this site. In fact, I don't really trust anyone on this site.

When it comes to trust, people have to earn it from me and I barely know anyone here, so therefore, I don't trust them.

 

[Kollega]

I don't trust "everyone" - only people i actually had more than accidential run-in with.

 

[Sgtkillalot0]

Because people want to.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

not one bit but NO ONE on this site even goes to a remotely close place to me

 

[Irridium]

Because no one cares.

I think.

...I hope.

 

[black lincon]

because as strange as it sound I have faith in humanity.

 

[darkless]

because of the mysterous powers of... internet anonymity.

This, I dont know any of you and the chances are I will never meet any of you so there are no consequences to telling you people.

 

[Composer]

wow and here i was thinking there was a sense of trust between escapists. guess i was wrong

 

[JRCB]

wow and here i was thinking there was a sense of trust between escapists. guess i was wrong

I'd say there might be some, but confiding in perfect strangers is actually a decent idea. They can't do anything to you with the information you give them.