What if we were WhatsApp friends

Sometimes I wish I could ask people on Hive questions on a deeper level, get to know them better; I get curious I guess and (some) people fascinate me and leave me thinking, I wish I could ask them this or that.

Do you ever do that?

Of course, I don't generally ask those questions of [ush the boundaries of connection, I'm usually concerned about overstepping the line, being too intrusive and, besides, some things are not for the internet (blockchain); caution should be taken so my questions don't get asked and my curiosity isn't sated.

There's a few people I interact with off the blockchain, Hive account@meesterboom and Hive account@eveuncovered (old-school Hivers) to name only two, who have become good friends and people I respect, and there's a small group of others. Some have my mobile phone number and we WhatsApp chat and some I've spoken with over voice calls email and so on. It's pretty cool because we're able to be more candid, the communication is more human and interactive and I like that; it extends the enjoyment of the relationships made on the blockchain and deepens them with people who I find engaging and nice.

There's others I'm curious about for one reason or the other but I quell that because I don't think I'll ever get to that more personal interactive stage with them, or swap phone numbers. It's a shame as I often feel I'm missing out on communicating with some really nice people in deeper and more valid ways than the blockchain.

I had a quick comment exchange with Hive account@nonameslefttouse this morning about users and being attracted to them or not based on their posts and commenting and how it's a little like shopping. We browse through and users catch our eye or not, the post-content is the merchandise as he put it, and it struck a chord with me. There's so many who present themselves well and so many who do not. I'm fortunate to have some really nice people around me here, not just those three I mention in this post who have all been around as long or longer than I have, but newer people too, people who have cared enough to build relationships and then nurture them. I feel grateful to have connected with people I would never have met otherwise and I feel confident I'll see those people in real life when next I'm in the UK and Finland.

I wonder if you've ever thought the same and wanted to ask someone on the blockchain a question you felt wasn't quite appropriate to be broadcast on the blockchain. If you've any thoughts on the matter feel free to comment below.

Also, if you were to have my mobile phone number and could chat to me directly on WhatsApp...what three questions do you think you might ask? What would you want to say, and if you want to select someone else and answer the same questions go ahead.