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>> "In which case I'd ask why you are bothering talking to us." Mainly boredom, apathy, reluctance to do any work, etc Seriously though, the same applies to t

by axod 17y ago

>> "In which case I'd ask why you are bothering talking to us." Mainly boredom, apathy, reluctance to do any work, etc Seriously though, the same applies to the positive - If someone posts a comment saying how awesome I am and how much they admire me, I'd just laugh and move on. I wouldn't suddenly be euphorically happy. It's just online banter - they could be deranged, they could be being sarcastic, they could be trying to get something, etc. Anything said online/in emails etc shouldn't be taken that seriously. I'd say 1 real life person saying something (positive or negative) is probably equivalent to about 100 online people saying the same.

roundsquare 17y ago
An interesting view, but I don't think it will last (it might with you, but not in general). Our online identity is becoming more important and people will increasingly rely on it for a part of their personal identity in the coming years. Hopefully, however, it means that as people invest more of their identity into their online interactions they will become more sensitive to the fact that others do as well.