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I think you should drop it. She sounds set in her worldview and it'll just cause you anguish to try to force the issue.
It's been said that the internet doesn't do anything new, it just does things faster. Message boards and e-mails allow people to communicate faster. Dating sites and business sites put one in touch with more people faster. There are risks involved, but there are risks in face-to-face communication as well. The risks just crop up faster, like everything else.
Socially retarded people? Is it a problem that the internet allows wallflowers and naturally shy people a place to communicate? Does it create socially retarded people? Uncertain, but there's no doubt that you'll meet more shy people online, simply because there is the comfort of anonimity.
Do blogs in particular remove people from a social sphere? I've seen it on occasion dominate people's lives with their desire to post every aspect of their life on their page. And when they talk to people, instead of talking about their lives, they'll insist that the other person visit their blog. I think it's soapbox kind of thing. People want their own personal forum to be heard and they want to know that people are listening to them.
Anyhow, I'm preaching to the choir here. Let her be and let her find her own niche on the internet.
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