Does Support From Strangers Show Who Your Friends Are?
Or Does Support From Strangers Make Your "Real" Friends "Fake"? Notice the quotation marks. This doesn't only go for first time projects or that moment when you decide to step out of what peers consider your "comfort" zone, but no matter the industry or hype, it just feels like outsiders that don't know you may support you more than your friends do.
I've seen it with recording artists that are my friends; they decide to do their first show, tickets are $10 but they(the friends/prime supporters) still ask to get on a list for free. Is that really support? Maybe it is, maybe it's just the first step of support, actually, taking the time to come out and see your friend perform.
But what about the fifth time? What about for that one friend that ignores the Tweet, 50 strangers Retweet and actually attend? Does that say something more about your friendship that you didn't even know? Not necessarily. It shows that person knows you and it shows that on certain levels that's not where they click with you. Think about it, our relationships are bonded by what we have in common and that's how we turn strangers into friends.