Too Crowded It’s Lonesome?
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I was wondering about something for quite sometime now. Isn’t the internet a wide place where many and many people gather separated by their interests and so on? Even so, don’t you feel sometimes that the internet is so crowded that it’s become lonely to be here? I know this doesn’t make any sense right now, but just think about it!
Even though there are so many people out there, I sometimes feel so lonely. I’m sure many do feel the same way I do, but why is that? I know I’m supposed to be the one giving the answers, not the one requesting them!
Internet these days ( and I say these days cuz I feel differently with time ), feels just like a tool for me to get information. I rarely talk with people, and I almost stopped using chat services anymore! When I’m on the internet, it just feels like I’m shut from the outside world, when I actually should be connected!
Ah, I’m sorry that I dragged along like this, but I’m using the blog to express my feelings to you guys! You can bare with me, right? 
2 Comments
G
March 28th, 2008
at 1:42am
Loneliness is not based on the number of people we are surrounded with (Manhattan is one of the loneliest places in America). Rather, it stems from a lack of intimacy… close personal relationships. This is probably a major driving force behind the social networking boom.
But cyber-relationships will always fall short of real, face-to-face friends. On the internet, there is nearly always an element of fantasy as people tend to try to hide their flaws and falsely increase their standing in life… at least their perception of standing.
Kerry
March 28th, 2008
at 9:39am
I know what you’re saying Cerberus. I get so trapped in looking for information, I tend to even forget booting up a messenger when I sit down, or when I do there’s really no one signed on any more. I think I’ll write some personal emails to a bunch of people in my address book. Ha, maybe that will make me feel a little better.