It can really be that easy to initiate a meaningful connection. Many of these relationships began with a quick retweet, comment, or like. I’m talking about the creators I love on TikTok, the artists and authors I follow on Instagram, and the Twitter activists I read and learn from daily. I’ve connected with designers and illustrators who have mentored me as I develop my drawing skills, and with people simply because I respect their opinions, art, or commentary on a topic I care about (or vice versa). Online, I’ve connected with other writers who stand with me in solidarity when the news gets rough. My “internet friends” have gotten me through this past year.
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Every year, more and more of us are creating profiles that represent our authentic selves, and using social media platforms to share our work, explore the work of others – and yes, even make new friends. Let’s be real: t he last time the World Wide Web was a strange and mysterious place was in the ’90s.
Obviously, the internet has changed the world in too many ways to count, but I think we’re beyond the rhetoric that the kind of connections you can make in the virtual realm don’t have meaning in the physical world.
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