Political posting

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

That's something that's hard not to consider in this digital age, where possibly the only contact you have or will ever have with someone is through a forum such as this, or an online game group. The days of people having just a few friends that they all knew intimately are gone, for better and worse.

Not necessarily - if I may use myself as an example, I have a rather extensive social network, mostly thanks to the BD, but I've also managed to get and keep three very close RL friends. I feel I have got the best sides of both the old and the new way of having a social life.

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Not necessarily - if I may use myself as an example, I have a rather extensive social network, mostly thanks to the BD, but I've also managed to get and keep three very close RL friends. I feel I have got the best sides of both the old and the new way of having a social life.

Much agreed. I have old friends that, sans email, I would have a hard time staying in touch with. And with inventions like this forum, I have new people that I can annoy as well.

The only difference that I see (or will admit to) between me in RL and FL (forum life) is that here, you read what I've had at times the chance to edit, sometimes even after some thought. In RL you don't get that chance.

Originally Posted by Durelin

And you can even analyze away why I decided to confess , and I will rep you for any interesting conclusions!

I don't know you, but will take a swing at it anyway as long as you *don't* rep me.

Hmm...is it that you were quite pleased at your deception? Did you feel a little 'freer' in this other persona, and so did things that Durelin wouldn't? And now you feel guilty as you have some feelings/relationship with those with whom you RPed, and you feel that although they've been forthright with you, you haven't been with them?

Or, being more cynical, are you using your confession as a way to acquire sympathy? Or are you trying to smoke others out..trying to get them to say, "me too"?