|
I've seen this being said many times - it's only the internet, it's not serious, it's not real. It got me curious.
Is it not serious, is it not real? Is it seen as a parallel world in which normal morals and laws do not apply?
Do you develop a special internet persona that is not the real you?
Are more willing to tolerate things or behave in ways you wouldn't in your normal life?
Is it hard for you to see the others you are interacting with as other human beings? What changes that detached approach, what humanizes an internet user?
Do you find yourself doing things that you think you wouldn't do offline?
Have you developed any new interests/obsessions that you wouldn't have otherwise?
Finally, do you really believe it shouldn't be seen as serious?
Isn't the internet a REAL SERIOUS part of everybody's life now?
__________________
|