With the development of new media technologies, people have beun to rethink the way they look at relationships. Just like in real life there are many forms of relationships, some more personal than others. In this reading, hyperpersonal relationships are disgused and more specifically the issue of trust. Trust is a funny thing and just not given out easily in any form. So how does it work online? According to this article there are 4 keep elements in lending and gaining trust. Reputation, Performance, Pre-commitment and Situational factors. For me trust is giving from feelings you get , watching the person in question and evaluating them on a varitey of criteria. It isnt enough for me to see that the person is a skilled navigator of the internet but I need proof of previous acts of trustworthiness. I also need to see that the person doesnt have any motives for trying to gain my trust in order to benefit themselves and a varitey of other factors go into it. Being someone knew to online relationships using avatars I am constantly finding myself asking, ” I wonder if this person is truely who they say they are.” Facebook and things of that sort are the same for me. Anyone can post a picture and vent on topics but in reality it might not be who you think. Because of the fact that there is no face to face contact I personally dont think I could ever truely trust someone if I dont truely know if they are who they say they might be.
Two questions:
Is face to face contact paramount with anyone else?
If trust is possible online do you think there is a market for online confessions for the church?
