Aspects of online socialization

Originally Posted by shadowlink56

Playing and chatting online is going to become an even bigger issue now that consoles are making it easier to do so.
Is this going to help or hinder socialization?
When there are so many ways to talk to people without having to see them it's a legitimate worry.
I prefer talking with people baout serious issues face to face, since typing online loses tone and expression, among other things.
It's also easier to work from home. Will we eventually end up talking to each other only from our dungeon basements? It may seem a little extreme, but some think that's where we are headed. I think we'll see a backlash to all of this. Humans can only be islands for so long!
Discuss!

Pretty soon we'll all be living in the Matrix! But seriously, yes, there's so many ways of communicating online to people that it's becoming a bit much. I, myself, don't mind talking using Trillian and stuff, but I can't get back into the whole chat room thing. It seems as though people would rather use online communication than real communication these days. Thank goodness I have a job, otherwise I'd be sitting in the house using Trillian all day (I've done it before).

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