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taog · 10-01-2005, 06:17 AM

Basically all I did was tell her that I am sorry for taking the whole thing too far, which is true, I did. She just wasn't listening to what I had to say and was saying things that made myself repead myself over and over again. She then apologized for being stubborn and then said that she doesn't feel that she would include any of this into her life and admitted that one might not become all crazed and consumed by it if they use the internet in this way.

The thing that surprised her was the fact that places like something aweful have meetings (goon meets) regularly and that people actually do meet online. She had originally said that it's unlikely that you would meet someone in person that you met online, mostly because of location. I don't think she was aware that there are a tonne of people in every area, including our city, who are willing to maybe meet up with someone they met online.

I was just trying to show her that the internet and these communities open many doors and it probably opens more doors than she thought.

Also, in response to the person that was talking about the fact that me posting my concern on here proves her to be right in a way. Well, no, it doesn't. My point was, I am not a social retard and I do engage in internet communities. Not as often as I used to, and I do it now mostly for business purposes. Also, wouldn't it be better to come to the source to get information on the subject?

But, yes, you are right. I should be spending my time listening to her concerns and I should be communicating with her, rather than focusing on the responses of random people I have never met on a message board. This is also the reason why I haven't come to check the responses to my thread topic until right now. The internet has not consumed me and I am not a social retard who spends all of his time on the internet waiting for responses from other people. So, even though it doesn't matter because it is over now, I proved myself right, for my case. I engage in these things but it has not consumed me.

I also posted this because I was stressed at the time and wanted to vent a little. I did so on here because I had no one to talk to at the time. It felt good to vent.

I would like to switch this to a normal conversation now, rather than one regarding the fight between my girlfriend and I. The title should be, 'are you a social retard?'

Lets just talk about blogs and message boards and their effects on society. It is an interesting topic and many people have many different views on the subject.

I agree that moderation is a key component in this situation. I also think that the people that don't include themselves into the social sphere probably wouldn't in the first place and that the online communities they are involved in are probably good for their social life. They are social digitally, which may not be bad if they can survive and make money off of it too. I think that the communities on the internet do much more good than bad, but I can agree that there will be some situations where it consumes one so far that they end up becoming a psycho serial killer or some crazy thing.

Moderation is the key to keep yourself sane!

10-01-2005, 06:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
taog Crazy Location: London, Ontario, Canada	Basically all I did was tell her that I am sorry for taking the whole thing too far, which is true, I did. She just wasn't listening to what I had to say and was saying things that made myself repead myself over and over again. She then apologized for being stubborn and then said that she doesn't feel that she would include any of this into her life and admitted that one might not become all crazed and consumed by it if they use the internet in this way. The thing that surprised her was the fact that places like something aweful have meetings (goon meets) regularly and that people actually do meet online. She had originally said that it's unlikely that you would meet someone in person that you met online, mostly because of location. I don't think she was aware that there are a tonne of people in every area, including our city, who are willing to maybe meet up with someone they met online. I was just trying to show her that the internet and these communities open many doors and it probably opens more doors than she thought. Also, in response to the person that was talking about the fact that me posting my concern on here proves her to be right in a way. Well, no, it doesn't. My point was, I am not a social retard and I do engage in internet communities. Not as often as I used to, and I do it now mostly for business purposes. Also, wouldn't it be better to come to the source to get information on the subject? But, yes, you are right. I should be spending my time listening to her concerns and I should be communicating with her, rather than focusing on the responses of random people I have never met on a message board. This is also the reason why I haven't come to check the responses to my thread topic until right now. The internet has not consumed me and I am not a social retard who spends all of his time on the internet waiting for responses from other people. So, even though it doesn't matter because it is over now, I proved myself right, for my case. I engage in these things but it has not consumed me. I also posted this because I was stressed at the time and wanted to vent a little. I did so on here because I had no one to talk to at the time. It felt good to vent. I would like to switch this to a normal conversation now, rather than one regarding the fight between my girlfriend and I. The title should be, 'are you a social retard?' Lets just talk about blogs and message boards and their effects on society. It is an interesting topic and many people have many different views on the subject. I agree that moderation is a key component in this situation. I also think that the people that don't include themselves into the social sphere probably wouldn't in the first place and that the online communities they are involved in are probably good for their social life. They are social digitally, which may not be bad if they can survive and make money off of it too. I think that the communities on the internet do much more good than bad, but I can agree that there will be some situations where it consumes one so far that they end up becoming a psycho serial killer or some crazy thing. Moderation is the key to keep yourself sane!