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randomuser  ·  3168 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why people are terrible

Lol. What I was saying was that I, personally, am affected/invested/care the same about both situations. As in, I probably react less about physical interaction than I should, and care more about the digital effect than is standard.





aidrocsid  ·  3168 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure, but even then you have less information. For instance, right now you have no idea if I'm agitated, relaxed, amused, confused, bored, or taking a shit.

I could be pounding away at my keyboard or typing slowly while half asleep.

randomuser  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's definitely true, but having less information doesn't change my tact, it doesn't make me feel better or worse about the way I treat people/situations. Like, I don't disassociate real people from their online counterparts.