In the digital age in In the world we live in, romantic or friendship relationships also become important in the virtual world. After all, the new standard of our lives is to increasingly consume content online, on social networks, and this also means that people can become great friends or even find that love that they have not yet found in reality. The virtual world makes things much easier, although we still need to be careful with everything we do or with the people we talk to. In any environment of our lives, having security is essential.
I can say that I have many virtual friendships, people who have always kept in touch with me since the days of Orkut, MSN, the height of Facebook, and I have always loved that, this interaction with them, getting to know their lives, their routines, all of this has always been something that has always made me curious, I think that is why I am so communicative on social networks, only that in reality, I am much more shy and tend to keep to myself. These virtual friendships are as important to me as those of the real people I have known throughout my life.
But even so, I need to be careful. Hive, for example, brought a new round of friends, people to talk to and engage with, but you have to be careful about what you say and especially what you show. After all, we don't want anyone taking our keys and doing something wrong, do we? With that, you can never be too careful. My security plan is basically this: I like having virtual friends, but we have to be careful about what we share. If someone asks me for something that I know is not good, I really have to say no and leave the matter aside.
So, you need to have this critical eye to understand that if someone asks for something, whether on Hive or on a web2 social network, you need to analyze this request, see if this person is not disturbing or has ulterior motives. It's complicated at first, we tend to trust people too easily, but after a while and with experience, we get a better understanding of who really likes us and who is just waiting for an opportunity to do something bad. My advice is to always be suspicious of everything and everyone, always have the malice to question what a person wants from you, when sending a request in your DM.
With all this, being vigilant is what we can do, try not to share things that are too flashy, don't leave your address in public, don't give too many hints about how they can find you and things like that, although I've done that, I've shared some information, photos and everything, but at least here on Hive, it's safer because so far there's no one who lives nearby or anything like that, it's not like a web2 social network where there are a lot of people who live in the region, close to me and that makes the danger greater.
In any case, we must always be vigilant with people and with virtual friendships, and this applies to our children, since this danger is very real, just as it applies to us too. After all, traps can be created virtually and when transferred to reality, they can cause us real harm. The tip is this: be smart about everything, be suspicious of everything and never be too eager to react if something incredible is said online.
