Real Life Vs Online Forums
Think of the most negative person you know. The one who has nothng going on in their life and takes shots at everyone and everything around them. Does this person also have the uncanny ability to talk the most? Isn’t it amazing that the ones who have the least going on in their life have the most to say?
That’s a big reason why I steer clear of places like online forums where you’ll find the same individuals day in and day out discussing topics that nobody cares about. Online forums have given the “Nobody” a voice. The same person who could not engage in a real life conversation in the past, now has a voice tied to the online persona they’ve spent time creating. More people took them seriously in their first five minutes online than took them seriously their entire life. What a rush that must be- to have someone think your opinion matters after years of being irrelevent.
The only downside is that the people who are listening and exchanging views with Mr New Image, are a direct reflection of him except with a different screen name, and so goes the world of online forums and chat rooms.
Like anything, there are some good and well-intentioned people who visit forums and exchange views but think about it for a minute: If you are a successful person you must have more going on that would prevent you from being a professional poster in an online forum. I doubt Wareren Buffet or Richard Branson spend most of their time posting in chat rooms and forums.
There are those in this world who get things done and then there are those who watch and critique the ones getting it done. If you have to take a side (hopefully by now you already know which side to take) please choose the side where the real success stories are happening. Let others watch and critique you while you are making a difference. Being relevant in the real world is much more satisfying than being relevant in the make believe land of forums.
You are a champion.
Sam
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January 19th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I’m curious as to why you keep deleting the comments that have been posted about this? I’ve seen at least two deleted so far.
*assumes hers will be deleted quickly as well since she’s not agreeing with him*
January 20th, 2008 at 7:42 am
There’s not much difference between a blog and a forum. It’s just that on blogs, nobody can disagree with you.
January 20th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Yes, some of us are the nobodies that no one listens too. It’s not that we don’t want to interact with real people - it’s just that you “real people” are too busy. Can’t be bothered. So our only ‘voice’ is the online forum where we get a chance to be with others, to have someone pay attention to us without resenting us for intruding. I’m sure you think that’s very sad, but it’s a lot better than the alternatives.
January 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
i·ro·ny (ī’rə-nē, ī’ər-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. i·ro·nies
1.
a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
2.
a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland’s copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
b. The blog entry “Real Life vs Online Forums”