I've gotten a lot more personal with people online than off. But that's just my experiences. Thus I've gotten a much deeper spiritual and emotional attachment to certain people online than the ones I met offline could even compare to. Offline gets pretty superficial. Online can too, but not the people I got close to. You can value what you want, but don't dismiss either. I have a social life with friends I hang out with almost every day. I have a best friend. But he, nor any of them, compare to my best online friend. I feel way more comfortable opening up to her about things. And it's not because I type it. Phone's just as easy. But I'm sure I would have connected with her just the same if we lived near each other. The internet is just an outlet for meeting people, just like any other way to meet people. A friend is a friend. And its a valuable thing. Online or off.