Random thoughts for today

[David]

I've come to the conclusion that I spend waaay too much time on Nick's . Seriously I go on here at least twice every day. And what with schoolwork I can't afford to spend too much time on the internet, especially when there's essays and the like due. So I reckon I'm going to try to post a lot less.

Lol this thread is a bit ridiculous I guess but I think there's other people out there who may well share the same problem

I have to wonder what other people's thoughts on this are. What sort of relationship can we have with other people where we get to know their characters to some extent and read their thoughts on so many things, and yet never meet the majority of them, or hear their voices, or even know what they look like. On a couple of occasions in the past I have even gotten a little bit upset over some things people have said on here. Why should I care though? I'm never going to meet them, and wouldn't know them if I bumped into them on the street. But, for some reason, I do. The thing is, while this phenomenon I guess has existed to a minor extent for centuries, in the form of letters, this method of non-personal communication has become more and more popular with the onset of the internet, and with it chat forums and discussion boards. It is quite hard to understand it really, but there can be no denying the popularity of it. It is quite amazing really that I have known some posters on this board longer than most of my current friends. And yet it is really no substitute for real relationships with real people. Which is one reason why I enjoyed it and had so much fun meeting a few of you in real life last week in Melbourne.

Last night, I was a bit upset, the reasons of which are not important and are my own fault, but it made me think. Maybe I'm taking all this too seriously. Maybe I'm compromising the enjoyment of the rest of my life by investing emotions into an internet board. In my opinion, the ideal thing should be that you post here, and don't really think about it for the rest of the day. And certainly not take it so seriously. If there is some poster bugging you, who cares. It's only an internet board. We all come here to talk about Collingwood right? And, in some cases, in the other boards, politics, stories of interests, or just random stuff in the bored board. Not getting worked up about whether other posters are impersonating someone, or baiting you. They've got their own problems. Just be happy that you're strong enough to not get frustrated about it. What I'm saying may go against some natural instincts of human nature, but what makes one stronger is being able to battle those instincts that make you weaker.

I apologise to anybody who actually read all that, as it probably doesn't even make much sense, and I've sort of forgotten what the subject was But hopefully there's something to take from that anyway.

[Magpie 24]

Apology accepted.

[Harvey]

stop being jealous tess

[Magpie 24]

And in one long post it goes from all about David to all about Tess.

[Cathalyst]

Lets all look at my avatar for awhile, you'll feel better in no time

[Harvey]

dammit, even if you are that pathetic low-life wanker, with that avatar, all is forgiven

[Cathalyst]

[HAL]

All of them?

[Harvey]

well there is something very large in your avatar

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

How would you say 'generously proportioned' in German?

[The Prototype]

"Your boobs are how you say, LARGE, and should be set free..free those suckers."


David mate, don't worry, the net is just a tool with a few tools.

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[David]