I hate IM in some ways. It gives you more options to go talk to people, but you get to feel just as retarded for not being able to come up with a good way to start a conversation. On that note...
Hmmm. Easiest by far is online, one on one. Online group is probably second, followed by a whole bunch of subdivisions of real-world interaction depending on how well I know the person or people in the group. There are several people who are one or two-topic friends--that it, whenever I talk to them, usually only one or two subjects will be discussed at any length. Of late, D&D has been the subject most often in this position. Sigh. I need to get out more.
It is partially, of course, a matter of distance. I seem to like more distance than is average. Online also has the benefit of being able to multitask while chatting, whereas reading the paper or something while talking to someone in person is just rude.
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Easiest by far is online, one on one. Online group is probably second, followed by a whole bunch of subdivisions of real-world interaction depending on how well I know the person or people in the group. There are several people who are one or two-topic friends--that it, whenever I talk to them, usually only one or two subjects will be discussed at any length. Of late, D&D has been the subject most often in this position. Sigh. I need to get out more.
It is partially, of course, a matter of distance. I seem to like more distance than is average. Online also has the benefit of being able to multitask while chatting, whereas reading the paper or something while talking to someone in person is just rude.