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Originally Posted by Baler
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Reply, Don't reply. It doesn't matter.
You're caught in the web, struggle if you want. It doesn't matter.
Take stock in real life. Your health, family and community.
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This gaming forum is known as an “online community”
So would a Jared Leto fan club forum. Or a kayak enthusiasts forum. Those are online communities too
Are they as important as the community you live in? In my opinion hell no. And our detachment from RL friendships definitely is a major problem in this modern age. Although I always say hi to and have short conversations with my RL neighbors too when I see them
Are these online communities more important than social media ones? Depends. I think if we are talking about your actual family scattered across the country on Facebook, that’s an online community that SHOULD matter more than your gaming forum community or your Austrian Shepherd dog lover community. But even then, what if your family is a bunch of dicks to you? Mine’s not, but some people’s are
For some people a gaming forum and their gaming friends are the only community they have left