The internet is not the real world.

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Like Anbuend said. He's a troll, he's been here before under several different names. Fortunately people here are too sharp to fall for his crap.

Well, I understand that taking the internet as the only ideal of substance in normal means is not healthy.. But, I'll state for the record that the internet in my opinion has opened channels of communication often difficult to come across in my daily life yet, I'm not locked around the net per se..Anyways, that's my thoughts on this..

I agree-to a point. However, the people I met on the Siamese Internet Cat Club site are the best friends I've ever had. I think all cat lovers, whether they have Siamese or not, should investigate that site.

Sometimes I prefer the internet because I can edit BEFORE I hit the >post< button.

More people should try it -- I'm thinking most specifically of the creator of this thread. But trolls are trolls after all.

Trolls belong in only one place... CHILDREN'S BOOKS! After all, they have the mentality of a child.

And what of those who cannot "talk" out there?

You'll find that there's members here who can only communicate to people adequately via a written medium; it's no better or worst than those who have the ability to put thoughts to verbal words.

I agree what you said to an extent tang. The internet addiction has became a disorder and will be in the next DSM criteria book.
I don't let the internet be the big part of my life. I also do other things like watch TV, so that's why I am on here less and am online less too. Now I am hardly online.
But "the internet not being the real world" is an opinion too.
Yes there are people you don't know and you don't know what they look like and the fact lot of people lie. They may pretend to be someone else, make up stories about themselves but it's really hard to tell. You can only tell if they say they things like; they are Starfleet or Luke Skywalker lol.
Someone told me online he gained 100 pounds in two weeks and I knew that was a lie. You can't gain that much weight in two weeks, it's impossible so that's how I knew.
He also told me his mother gave him surgery and had the body fat sucked out of him. I found that hard to believe too because it's really expensive and no way a single mother could afford it. Unless the insurance paid for it. Plus I found out it's really painful when the surgery is done and this guy said nothing about himself being in pain after the operation. I'm going to ask him if he was in pain for a while after the surgery next time we talk. I'm sick of his stories.
I tried to scare him away one day by confessing to him I think he is a liar because I wanted him to think I was an as*hole for not believing him, or make him mad for not buying his stories. I thought about blocking him but that is the last thing I do.

I used to be on the internet a lot and be chatting all day to people online because I was more social and I did better with people online than I do out in the real world. But I have a boyfriend now and I certinaly don't want to spend all my time online and neglect my bf. My ex did that to me and I didn't like it, so I am not going to do that to my boyfriend.

I hate talking on the phone.

I actually fall for trolls all the time. If this person is indeed a troll and made this post to provoke us, then I didn't know he was one.


I didn't see any question marks in his post. Perhaps he took them out?

Tang, there was some profound thought there..

I do agree with quite a lot of what you said... Although, for some people, the internet is the best and sometimes only way of communication.. some people really don't verbalize hardly at all or may be invalids unable to walk for instance..

I used to watch too much tv, so I got my satellite disconnected... Now that I only have "rabbit ear" antenna, I hardly ever watch tv except local news... I did that because I thought I was wasting my life looking at the tv screen.. I apparently now have the same problem with the computer screen....

There have been times where I have had to be away from the internet for a week at a time.. During that time, I realize in retrospect how much of my life was spent on the internet and I vow to myself that I will spend less time on the internet... When I return from vacation, I may just check my email on the net.. but soon, I start to check my regular sites, the blogs, forums, etc.. and before I know it, I'm back to spending hours and hours staring at this screen...

I really think I could have an "internet addiction"... If I'm feeling sad about something, I can go on here and escape everything... but that's not dealing with the emotional problem, or working through issues... I guess everyone needs an escape now and then, like going to a good action movie or something... but I really wish I wasn't on the internet so much.. I could be working on my music more, talking on the phone, going outside, nature, etc..

*shudders* Me too. The telephone is the evil instrument of evil. I wish that more of my friends would be open to emailing me if they wish to communicate with me.

You're confusing him with daniel!

I've never used any site except this for communicating to anyone. Yes I agree that the internet can be addictive just as anything else. Of course where I live they don't have a community for aspies or ppl. Also, I do better typing than talking. I still live in the real world but it's hard to express what's in my mind verbally.

Hey, that's a cool idea - the real world should be so you could record your deeds, review them, correct them if necessary and THEN post them to reality!

I fully understand that there are many Aspies whom, have a great deal of trouble in regards to communication in the outside world and that would include me in that area too.So, sometimes just cause, I might do okay with talking in the outer world this by no means I'm great at it..Nope! Anyways, I'm glad that WP is where there are others whom I'm able to talk with even if it's just a remark about some inane post of mine..

ProfessorX

The internet isn't real? Has anyone told the press?

What next? No more real time banking, no more communicating instantly with friends/family/other annoying people across the world. No more ebay. No more finding out about other places and finding information in the blink of an eye. No more anything that actually makes the world a little more tolerable to live in.

No more HDTV. No more meeting people just like you, troll or aspie or whatever.

My world was a pretty small place without the internet. It's alot bigger now. Especially since I've learned how to use the little communication box that accesses the internet. I wouldn't have a husband without the internet. I wouldn't still have some of my friends in different countries without the internet.

The internet is a very useful tool. It should not be abused. What if everyone started saying Asperger's wasn't real?

Wait a minute, I think I painted myself into a corner. There are people who do say that. HELP!