Kjas wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head there Tequila.
Thanks. I'm glad I didn't hit my finger instead.
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When it comes down to it, I could put money that even the people here considered "popular" probably still feel like that in real life. They may act, and from the outside it might look like they fit in but I would put money on it that they still feel like they are outside looking in on something. Here at least we kind of belong to some extent, even if it's not in the traditional way.
Perhaps.
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At the end of the day, there is a real person behind every username here. We may communicate in this medium, but does that really change the connections we form? The connections may be in a different way to the traditional methods, but I expect they are still there in some form.
I think it's more to do with the fact that, as it's virtual it has both its positives and negatives. We have the relative safety, security and anonymity of being physically detached from one another but, by that same token, it also means that (in most cases) we don't have people to physically console us when we're down, or friends to go out for a drink with or see a film with, or - dare I say it? - people to share intimacy, love and tenderness (not necessarily sex!) with. So, while it can provide a companionship, it ultimately leaves me feeling somewhat empty. It's as though that you are all there but at the same time
aren't there.
As I have probably mentioned before, I'm more than up to meeting people here and do this already from time to time.
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