Do you take the internet seriously? Page 2

Started by seeker October 15th, 2010 8:58 AM
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Taemin

MOVE

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USA
Seen January 6th, 2023
Posted December 9th, 2022
11,196 posts
17.8 Years
I take it seriously depending on the situation. There's different levels of seriousness.
That.

Generally though, yes I do take things on the internet serious. Obviously, it takes a certain level of dedication to get staff statuses on forums, which can only mean one thing about me.. xD that I take PC seriously enough to have reached that level on it. I try not to take PC TOO seriously, but at the same time I also try not to take it too lightly. There's a medium, I figure, and it's how I treat the internet as a whole - not just the forums I go to.

As far as relationships with people.. most of my best friends are people that I know online, and I do take that extremely seriously. I love a good number of my friends on here, especially the ones that I'm super close with - and have been for years. With them, it's too the point where even if left the internet and stopped treating as an equal to real life, I'd still have ways to keep in contact with them.


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It's an area that no one else can fill
The night's never gonna be the same.

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Age 31
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QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
Oh I wrote a long post up for this but then I forgot to save it
/forgot

Anyways! Yeah the Internet does affect me. I know that when people online here are sad, then I'm generally sad, and, I do care about their feelings and all that. However, that doesn't necessarily show how much the Internet affects me as a person. I think about the Internet a lot, sure, that's expected because I spend a lot of time online, so it makes sense. I know there was a time when people were against me and I didn't really understand why at the time and that really affected me. I know I had nightmares, I was sad often... I shouldn't have let the Internet affect me like it did - but hey, it happened and the past is the past. I know that when something bad happens online, I'm usually pretty annoyed IRL, or something along those lines. And yet when I'm happy online... I'm a lot more happy IRL. Aaaannnd I treat everyone as if they're next to me (or IRL), which is how everyone should treat each other online.

As for other things... I know when I used to like guys online, I used to get sick IRL, haha... I dunno why, but it's how my body dealt with liking people online. I know it started from a random comment and I guess it just carried on. As for Internet relationships in general, I believe and know they can work, just depends on the people and how honest they are, etc. It's just case by case, as to whether Internet relationships are good for some. I know it's good for me, and has been for nearly 6 months. :3

Tater Tot

I used to be popular here~

Age 15
Male
Seen January 15th, 2017
Posted June 24th, 2016
2,572 posts
17.9 Years
No. That's dumb. It's the internet. I don't really think that anything to do with the internet should be taken seriously like real life is, it'll just make things worse. It should stay a pastime and nothing else.

Melody

Banned

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Seen March 4th, 2018
Posted March 2nd, 2018
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18.6 Years
Emotionally, yes I do take things seriously on occasion. It really depends on who I'm dealing with and how much I either love/hate a person. People online whom I've grown attached to are the ones I take seriously the most. As for the people I hate...well most of them don't get taken seriously at all once I realize they're trolling. I'm quite a troll sometimes (on other sites mostly) so I know it when I see it, and can smell failtrolls a mile away. I'm fiercely loyal to people I care about...the more I care about a person, the more fiercely loyal I become...to the point that it can be far stronger than is normally expected of me.

Logically, no. I process most anything with a grain of salt, and unless my emotions preemptively handle the situation I tend to be quite difficult to troll when I'm in a purely logical mood.

All in all, I'd say I don't take the internet too seriously overall. People fail to realize that I frequently "troll the troll" by reacting far more extremely than one might expect...and I love every minute of schooling trolls that way. :B

Trolling is a fine art. It must be done subtly and never in bad taste. Timing, context and friendship are paramount to proper trolling. Insulting someone who won't know you're kidding is a classic troll failure. :3
Age 29
Male
Canada
Seen December 8th, 2010
Posted December 8th, 2010
273 posts
12.6 Years
The internet is a tool for communication. In real life I communicate with people and I take that seriously. Why wouldn't I with the internet?
I don't know about this post. I take my friendships with people online seriously, and poopnoodle mentioned the internet being a world in and of itself, where people are tons more open about themselves. It's true, my online friends know more about me than anybody offline could attest to. But in the end that doesn't discount the fact that trolls are everywhere, getting angry at 90% of the things on the internet is silly.. and it being the internet itself. It's not the same experience as real life.
Section Eight
Seen May 19th, 2012
Posted May 18th, 2012
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13 Years
Hell noes.

Well, so long as I don't know anyone personally.

That is not because of GIFT (Greater Internet... Fool... Theory), though. It's simply because I'm very different IRL (Closet anime fans, UNITE!), and... yeah.

However, I'm much more relaxed on the Internet. Here, I don't stutter over my words, I don't have to watch other users smirk as they reply to me...

I like the Internet simply because, well...

There are some people I just can't stand, and seeing their facial expressions and mannerisms makes me hate them all the more. That's not a problem on the Internet.

That, and I'm pretty much borderline nuts online. Hoorays.


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Livewire

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Sunnyshore City
Seen December 3rd, 2022
Posted August 2nd, 2019
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13.8 Years
The day I take the internet seriously will be the day I sprout dragon wings and fly to school.

People are more open on the Internet because it isn't real life. You can what you want here, and people often do/act/say things they normally wouldn't do irl.
Section Eight
Seen May 19th, 2012
Posted May 18th, 2012
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13 Years
The day I take the internet seriously will be the day I sprout dragon wings and fly to school.

People are more open on the Internet because it isn't real life. You can what you want here, and people often do/act/say things they normally wouldn't do irl.
YOUR MOTHER IS AN OGRE. COME FIGHT ME, THREE O' CLOCK, AT THE TACO BELL.

Yes. THE Taco Bell.


"I don't find my name tasteful next to Shanghai Alice."
-STRATOS99

Sammi

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YOUR MOTHER IS AN OGRE. COME FIGHT ME, THREE O' CLOCK, AT THE TACO BELL.

Yes. THE Taco Bell.
Psst... I realize you're trying to illustrate a point, but please don't get too off-topic and spammy about it. ^^; Is spammy even a word?



I take the Internet seriously in some senses. The friendships I make on the Internet, I take very seriously. I don't have many friends irl, and 9 times out of 10 they're my sister's friends anyway. So, I guess I only make friends on my own on the Internet these days.

It also varies from site to site, and from person to person. It's kind of hard to take a troll seriously, you know?

Swear to god I had this typed up before I came to post kk? BAD HABITS DIE HARD D:

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