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I suggest using the "everything in moderation" argument. People can live what she considers to be a 'normal life' and still partake in discussions with people on the internet, so long as it doesn't rule their life (and possibly sometimes even if it does).
She does have a point on the socially retarded person concept. Certainly if someone were to become a complete recluse and only contact the 'outside world' through the internet, what social skills they had would slowly atrophy. They might continue to be polite, and to be able to speak, but body language would probably become completely lost on them for one thing.
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