I think you´re talking about two very different things. I heard speeches like
it isolates you from others, it's a very poor method of communication because you can't see the other face to face, it's dangerous for children, it isolates you from your physical self, blah blah blah.
from some people, too. But those were mostly people who didn´t know to use the internet (or a computer at all - you´ll be surprised how many don´t) and felt neglected by someone who knows and enjoys it. Sadly most of them were girlfriends of friends - I call it the my boyfriend rather spends time in front of the PC than spending quality time with me-syndrom ;).
I hear things like this from others, "I haven't told my real life friends that I have a livejournal," or "No one knows that I write fanfiction," or whatever
For me, that´s something completly different. Mainly, I know my friends wouldn´t understand the principle of fandom and why I choose to spend so much time on it. They don´t share this interest that goes beyond just watching the show on TV and I like to keep it that way. I share a lot of my friends, but reading fanfiction or having a LJ is something that belongs to me alone. That doesn´t mean that I´m ashamed or embarassed about this community. Secondly, I can bitch about my friends without it effecting my real life, I can choose to share personal stuff of my real life with my online friends without it having consequences in my real life. And I think sometimes it makes things not only easier but clearer when you share them with people you like without seeing them face to face.
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it isolates you from others, it's a very poor method of communication because you can't see the other face to face, it's dangerous for children, it isolates you from your physical self, blah blah blah.
from some people, too. But those were mostly people who didn´t know to use the internet (or a computer at all - you´ll be surprised how many don´t) and felt neglected by someone who knows and enjoys it. Sadly most of them were girlfriends of friends - I call it the my boyfriend rather spends time in front of the PC than spending quality time with me-syndrom ;).
I hear things like this from others, "I haven't told my real life friends that I have a livejournal," or "No one knows that I write fanfiction," or whatever
For me, that´s something completly different. Mainly, I know my friends wouldn´t understand the principle of fandom and why I choose to spend so much time on it. They don´t share this interest that goes beyond just watching the show on TV and I like to keep it that way. I share a lot of my friends, but reading fanfiction or having a LJ is something that belongs to me alone. That doesn´t mean that I´m ashamed or embarassed about this community. Secondly, I can bitch about my friends without it effecting my real life, I can choose to share personal stuff of my real life with my online friends without it having consequences in my real life. And I think sometimes it makes things not only easier but clearer when you share them with people you like without seeing them face to face.