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Originally Posted by Halx
My question to you is.. how seriously do you take the internet and it's inhabitants? Are we all just faceless automatons typing stuff into our computers just so you can read it? Are we all individuals, each using the internet for our own purposes? Are we all kids at heart, engaging this huge engine of imagination for nothing more than mental stimulation? Are we all romantics, investing in the world wide web as the next frontier in humanity's evolution? Tell me.
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Internet relationships are every bit as real as any other relationship, but there are some differences. While I'm somewhat shy and anti-social in person, that doesn't carry over to the internet. Friendships that take forever to develop in person, occur much faster on the internet. While I am very slow to drop a friend in real life, my loyalty to internet friends (and sites) is fleeting.
I take people and personalities on the internet seriously, where it seems justified. I don't go out of my way to offend people, nor do I go out of my way to be inoffensive.