Originally posted by HandyAndy "Here" is behind an avatar at Red Hot Pawn.
"Real life" is home in thousands of earthly places where we make love, money and war, not necessarily in that order.
so when i rant (make war) with ole gb,
or get snarkleruss to pay me to snitch...
when sensuous suzianne and randy rookie, run off to play and snag some nookie,
that ain't the same as a "real life" itch???
Originally posted by Suzianne I must admit that I am rather more confrontational and upfront and less apologetic about myself than I am face-to-face. I think it's more beneficial to be more caring and attentive to others in person. One almost has to buffer one's real life with a persona online these days. Those who don't do this eventually wish they had, especially after they get their first stalker.
Do you mean a real life stalker, or just some online goon?
Originally posted by rookie54 as i ask the following question, i remember my reputation...
this time, however, i truly want to know...
how is "here" any different at all from "real life"???
are we not breathing???
are we not metabolizing???
are hearts not beating???
thank you for yer considered reply...
Here there is no body language to interpret or misinterpret. That's a big plus in my book. I'm easily annoyed by people who pay close attention to body language but can't seem to hear what I'm saying.
But the weird part about being online is that even if you are nothing but words on a screen, the same thing can happen.
Originally posted by rookie54 please consider recent horrific events regarding just such an individual...
very REAL events...
I must have somehow missed hearing of those recent horrific REAL events. I don't visit a lot of boards. Just this one, the one Club I belong to, and the Chess Forum. So I assume this came up at some other board. But I have no intention of prying into anyones personal life, even if that person has already talked about it at some other Forum.
Originally posted by rookie54 please consider recent horrific events regarding just such an individual...
very REAL events...
Perhaps someone could start a thread called "Who could be the who'd-have-guessed-it mass murderers among us?" and then people could mention the names of forum members they don't much care for or often disagree with?
For me FB bridges a gap between the online and the real world. As many of my contacts there know me in the real world. I'm pretty much the same person everywhere.
Originally posted by ChessPraxis For me FB bridges a gap between the online and the real world. As many of my contacts there know me in the real world. I'm pretty much the same person everywhere.
Example of a recent FB post:
Hey, all you people on facebook posting pictures of yourself in various stages of undress.
Y'all could stand to drop a few pounds.
Originally posted by ChessPraxis For me FB bridges a gap between the online and the real world. As many of my contacts there know me in the real world. I'm pretty much the same person everywhere.
There are a few people from RHP (somewhat real life) that I also "know" from FB (partly real life), some of whom I know in actual real life, and some of whom I sometimes end up talking about RHP people and threads with, further smudging the boundaries between the various degrees of real-life-ness.
Originally posted by FMF There are a few people from RHP (somewhat real life) that I also "know" from FB (partly real life), some of whom I know in actual real life, and some of whom I sometimes end up talking about RHP people and threads with, further smudging the boundaries between the various degrees of real-life-ness.
Whoa! It's just like when you stand between two mirrors, and you can see multiple infinite images of yourself.
Or I'm just stoned. 😞
Originally posted by ChessPraxis Whoa! It's just like when you stand between two mirrors, and you can see multiple infinite images of yourself.
Or I'm just stoned. 😞
Put the mirrors in different rooms and then make some cheese on toast.
30 May '14 02:50
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