I've had a couple of discussions today about our friend www. The world wide web. You know, it has become a vehicle for nutters, weirdos, super intellects and me. What I'm saying is that it gives people who don't necessarily have great social skills a venue. A forum. Sometimes people take the internet too seriously. I just watched a new video by a great indie band and the comments just made me laugh. The fact that people can comment is amazing and again, gives some people a forum for unloading when what they are saying is pretty much irrelevant to the subject. There was a time when I would get sucked in to these comments and such. I just find it as amusement anymore. We use to have to write letters to editors, by hand and submit comments in a more formal way. Now, if a comment section is open, let the freaks loose!
There was an article on a local news website and the comments were insane. People just see it kind of like an open microphone. This is a place where strange people let their minds go. Get therapy. Find friends. Watch and observe how people interact and you too may find yourself with friends. Social skills people.
The flip side to this is that there are some real creeps out there and they now have access to people. So my advice is to be careful. Screen people. Think first and make sure you really know who you're chatting with. I've heard terrible stories. We all know that there is a lot of bad out there. Caution is something we all have to exercise anymore. Anyway, the internet has given so many people a voice. That is what makes it so interesting.
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