Learn to Be Cooperative: 4 Ways Chat Rooms Help

When you spend a lot of time chatting online, you may be surprised to know that people will think you are wasting your time. They will think that you are losing your social skills and forgetting how to behave in society. However, using an online chat room can actually help you learn how to be cooperative, and those skills can translate into the real world and your in-person interactions. in a Chat Room

Promoting Positivity

In an online chat room, one bad egg can ruin it for everyone. When you learn to work together with everyone to notify moderators about bullies and quell their trolling, you are promoting positivity in the world. Everyone comes together to set the standard of the chat room, and to combat harassment and spam. This collaboration really improves the overall quality of your time – and everyone else’s time spent on the site. It doesn’t have to be about enforcing rules or being strict, but it can just be about working together to promote a smooth and positive chat experience for everyone.

Learning to Trust

When you work together with other chat room users, you will get to trust them. That’s how you achieve teamwork! You will start to have each other’s backs and come together as a community. When someone new comes in, you probably won’t trust them right away, but by learning about them and chatting with them, you can build up a network of trusted chat friends. Together you will thrive as a community knowing you all support each other.

Follow the Golden Rule

The Golden Rule states: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It basically means: treat people the way you want to be treated. When you are in an online chat room, you need to follow this rule. That’s because if you treat someone poorly, they might return that negativity in your direction, creating an overall toxic environment. If someone is rude to you, try to talk to them gently about what they are doing wrong. If they are still rude, get them banned or suspended from the chat room by talking to the moderators. Always try to be the bigger person and take the higher road!

Collaborate in the Real World

Everything that you learn about collaboration in a chat room can be applied to the real world. When you are out with your friends you can put the Golden Rule to work, standing up for them when bullies appear. You can also learn about how to trust and how to have someone’s back to make the hang out a good time. Sometimes it might seem difficult to cooperate online or in-person, but it is definitely worth it to try. The results are amazing!