Digital Friendship

Expound on a friendship you developed solely through an online platform.

With the prevalence of social media platforms and multiplayer games, many middle school teens are forging friendships with peers across the globe, whom they’ve never met in person. Explore this unusual friendship – How did it start? How are you able to maintain it? How different or similar is it from your in-person friendships? This prompt examines our ever-evolving digital world, interpersonal skills, and challenges in maintaining relationships amidst diversity and distance.