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Originally Posted by Borla
I've been online a long time, met literally over a hundred of my "online buddies" at various gatherings for different message boards, and do not consider myself naive, but I was still very surprised by some of the things that went on.
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this is not new news... this has been going on since newsgroups over a 1200 baud connection were the way to connect with the outside world... The internet and the ease of use of chat applications and the lax parenting just make it a lot easier.
The internet you can be whomever you want to be... the truth is not always in front of your face... and the anonynimity makes people a lot bolder than they would be in real life.
I haven't played in an AOL chatroom in years because I need the brain cells that I have... but one of the last times I did.. when I entered as myself-- a late 30s single female, I wasn't interesting to anyone.. so when I became.. a 17 year old curious nymphette. who I all I did was say hello and bat my eyelashes -- i could't keep up with the barrage if private messages I got.