Yay for tagging! I love it, but then I'm crazily anal (and of course, I've got about 2885993 less entries than you, so it was considerably easier, I'd imagine.)
The Internet can offer a form of social interaction for people incapable of other sorts--
Or people not finding what the interaction they desire IRL (I get the point, though, and I think most people who spend a lot of time online, never mind in fandoms, feel that sense of semi-shame.) But I find that while I have 'real' life friends that I enjoy spending time with (honest! Their names are...George! George Glass!) they often don't think of certain issues the same way as me, so the internet is a wonderful way to find people of a like mind and not feel lonely-when-with-real-people, which is just as possible as the lonely-can't-befriend-real-people net loser stereotype. I guess we're pretty lucky, since people pre-the net would have little chance of just happening to find someone in their geographical vicinity who shared opinions on random issues, but here, all you have to do is type in the interest box!
I've got real friends! I think I'm okay!
Ha! I'd reassure you, but it'd be online and wouldn't count. Muhahaha! ;)
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Date: 2006-06-03 08:25 pm (UTC)The Internet can offer a form of social interaction for people incapable of other sorts--
Or people not finding what the interaction they desire IRL (I get the point, though, and I think most people who spend a lot of time online, never mind in fandoms, feel that sense of semi-shame.)
But I find that while I have 'real' life friends that I enjoy spending time with (honest! Their names are...George! George Glass!) they often don't think of certain issues the same way as me, so the internet is a wonderful way to find people of a like mind and not feel lonely-when-with-real-people, which is just as possible as the lonely-can't-befriend-real-people net loser stereotype.
I guess we're pretty lucky, since people pre-the net would have little chance of just happening to find someone in their geographical vicinity who shared opinions on random issues, but here, all you have to do is type in the interest box!
I've got real friends! I think I'm okay!
Ha! I'd reassure you, but it'd be online and wouldn't count. Muhahaha! ;)