Online vs. Real Life
Inspired by Khalidah’s post on Personal Attacks, and Hamzeh’s comment…
These are just some random thoughts …
-So what differentiates virtual interaction from online interaction? Should we consider our online interactions with others through our own personal websites, blogs, discussion forums (online communities) a complete waste of time or time well invested? Should we consider our virtual friends as ‘real’ friends or just some people we go to when we have a few hours to kill on MSN or Yahoo?
-I am a firm believer that online is relatively very different than real life. One of the key differences between online and real life is the personal touch. In online discussions, we tend to lose the facial expressions, body language and tone, not giving us a personal touch - the real human interaction…and though our use of emoticons in an attempt to humanize the interaction as much as possible works, it does not replace the real. Real life interactions give us a more accurate evaluation of personality, style and character. (Read on …)
