Posted by Jezebel on March 21, 2002 at 07:41:33:
In Reply to: Just Dreamin' posted by Dreamer on March 20, 2002 at 10:45:01:
: Am I alone with my dreams? Does anyone else ever wish that things were as simple as online life? Has anyone else ever felt so incredibly close to someone that they could almost feel them? Even someone they have never actually 'met'? How is this possible? Am I going out of my mind? Am I chasing a ridiculous dream? Am I kidding myself? Questions questions, so many darn questions.....
: :-(
I think many people feel like that about IRC, using it as an escapist fantasy world. Some have 'relationships' which are purely based online - so much less threatening than real-life relationships, these distant lovers and much more fun when the domestic chores and finances aren't there to spoil everything. Each to his or her own. I prefer the real world. If a person's life is such that they need to 'escape' it, then that's sad and they perhaps they should do something 'real' about it instead of creating an illusionary alternative.