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 Gillette
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 Hey kids I would love your help! 
#6779690 - 04/12/07 05:10 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have a big dirty 20 page essay to right about the internet and how it ruins our socialization process...now there is only sooo much I can b.s. so I was thinking what better way to write about online communities and relationships, then by asking my online community....so the following questions are the focus for my essay your thoughts on all or any of the questions will be much appreciated.
What are the effects of Internet use on societies process of socialization, are we being highly social, when engaging in internet activities such as relay chat, message boards and blogging or are we further isolating ourselves?
What is the quality of Internet relationships? Are they as justified as off line relationships?
When does the Internet fantasy become reality? And how far removed are we from what occurs online?
Thanks lovers!
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 Penguarky Tunguin
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 Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779828 - 04/12/07 06:01 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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You have to define "being" social. Then it'd be easier to give you the answer you're looking for.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779835 - 04/12/07 06:03 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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goddamn thats a doozy...
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779882 - 04/12/07 06:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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20 pages? Jesus.
Just drop the class.
And the fact that you're on a forum talking just begins to explain how it "destroys" socialization. What it really does is destroy what we currently know as, or our conception of, socialization and is redefining it.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779889 - 04/12/07 06:21 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you can pick a different topic do it.
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GoodbyeOrb
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: TheHateCamel]
#6779903 - 04/12/07 06:24 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Just write 20 pages on how you get laid WAY more since you started using adultfriendfinder and webcams then you did before the internet, and how much the internet rocks because of it.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779949 - 04/12/07 06:36 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Gillette said:
What are the effects of Internet use on societies process of socialization, are we being highly social, when engaging in internet activities such as relay chat, message boards and blogging or are we further isolating ourselves?
i think message boards and blogging can broaden our horizens when it comes to actual real life relationships. it could give us more to talk about, help grow the relationship, help make us more understanding of our weaknesses, ask others for advice, etc.
if all you do is spend your time on the internet, and totally disregard real life relationships, then yes you are isolating yourself. but i think it depends on the person, and how much they value real life relationships. some people are just totally introverted and couldn't give a shit, and the internet could make them more introverted and less likely to engage in physical relationships.
What is the quality of Internet relationships? Are they as justified as off line relationships?
IMO, they are different kinds of relationships. internet relationships allow us to talk about things we may not feel comfortable discussing with our off-line parners. they could be seen as more superficial. i wouldn't say "justified", just different.
When does the Internet fantasy become reality? And how far removed are we from what occurs online?
i think many of us live in a fantasy whether we are on-line or off-line. once again, i think it depends on the person. what "internet fantasy"? the internet is reality, everything we experience can be considered reality. maybe it is how we interpret and attach ourselves to these experiences which determines a possible "fantasy".
i feel bad for ya man. 
good luck!
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FreeUrThoughts
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779959 - 04/12/07 06:37 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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What are the effects of Internet use on societies process of socialization, are we being highly social, when engaging in internet activities such as relay chat, message boards and blogging or are we further isolating ourselves?
The effects are exactly the same as in the real life. Different people join different crowds of like-minded individuals and develop their intellectual ability, ethical/moral/philosophical beliefs and practices, and their perspective on the world through their integration into said group of individuals. Because of the diversity between such groups is drastic online and offline you will get the same diversity online as well as offline.
This means that there are groups of people who are close-knit, or who couldn't care less about one-another; there are people who lose themselves to virtual-reality and people who adhere adamantly to reality. It is neither isolating nor binding, but both at the same time.
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Gillette said:What is the quality of Internet relationships? Are they as justified as off line relationships?
Again, just like in reality, it all depends on the maturity and emotional stability of the individuals in question. Some people have found their soulmates online, some people just like to cyber for kicks. There are fantasy relationships which can get heated and some people meet in reality and find they really do love each other. There are no definitive scenerios or answers.
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Gillette said:When does the Internet fantasy become reality? And how far removed are we from what occurs online?
Now this is something I had experienced first-hand. When I had first found the internet, I was thirteen. Just because I was young, curious and horny I would find chatrooms and cyber. However, I was severely depressed at the time and, when I found a chatroom that I could loose myself into a deep fantasy realm at the end of the day I took to it with such an interest it wasn't long before I was beginning to have trouble making a difference between fantasy and reality.
At school, I had lost any semblance of personality; I had turned into a zombie, never showing any real emotion because I simply felt numb. Yet online, in that fantasy world, I felt alive. What shook me from my spiral into oblivion was a particularly intense scene, which by the end of it I found myself heavy in tears over someone whose face I had never seen.
It was ridiculous, but I now know that the internet can be as addicting as any other medium people use to escape reality. I still enjoy online RPing, but now I simply know that it's simply fantasy.
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Edited by FreeUrThoughts (04/12/07 06:38 PM)
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779964 - 04/12/07 06:37 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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What are the effects of Internet use on societies process of socialization, are we being highly social, when engaging in internet activities such as relay chat, message boards and blogging or are we further isolating ourselves?
Further isolation. Online relationships are incredibly impersonal and deteroriate the actual relationship. Trust me on this. Have you ever chatted so much with one online but when thw two actually met?
What is the quality of Internet relationships? Are they as justified as off line relationships?
It's a pretty shallow support system to be sure. And how could ANYONE define them as offline relationships? Unless you mean texting and whatnot
When does the Internet fantasy become reality? And how far removed are we from what occurs
It's pretty much the new reality for most people
I'd go into more detail but I'm too damn tired and I'm not the one doing it
Pretty interesting assignment though
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6779971 - 04/12/07 06:39 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Gillette said:
I have a big dirty 20 page essay to right about the internet and how it ruins our socialization process...now there is only sooo much I can b.s. so I was thinking what better way to write about online communities and relationships, then by asking my online community....so the following questions are the focus for my essay your thoughts on all or any of the questions will be much appreciated.
Damn, and here I was bitching about having to come up with a couple 30 second PSAs for my one studio class.........
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What are the effects of Internet use on societies process of socialization, are we being highly social, when engaging in internet activities such as relay chat, message boards and blogging or are we further isolating ourselves?
I think it helps; it can bring you into contact with people from all over the world; people whom you'd otherwise never come into contact with. This isn't cut & dry; it's like drugs, can be good, can be bad...all depends on how you use it. If you never leave your house and just chat on the computer all day, then yeah, you're isolating yourself. However, if you use the internet to meet new people and still have an active social life in RL then it's a huge benefit. I for one have met a lot of really amazing people through the internet, and I'm forever grateful for that.
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What is the quality of Internet relationships? Are they as justified as off line relationships?
I have many friendships that I've made on the net that I value just as highly as those made in person.
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When does the Internet fantasy become reality? And how far removed are we from what occurs online?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by this......
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thanks lovers!
I don't envy you in the least...........not to rub it in, but this assignment really sucks. Good luck! 
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Dark_Star]
#6786790 - 04/14/07 12:06 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thanks kids!
I've actually found alot of research on this topic, in fact I know have 12 pages of quotes....only 8 pages aof B.s. to go!
I thought it would be most relevent to ask you guys tho, since we live this everyday....most of the research says we're basically fucked, and that we've only further isolated ourselves, and nothing good will ever come of this...LIES I tell you, because clearly most of us now otherwise.
Anyways thanks again for the help!
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6786809 - 04/14/07 12:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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The internet is not inherently bad or good. It can be used as a tool just like psychedelics. As well, it can be abused equally as much. I don't see how the internet ruins our socialization process. I've met a few cool people online, and subsequently in real life, that I probably would not have met otherwise.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: Gillette]
#6786871 - 04/14/07 12:37 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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The internet has made me more social. I hang out daily now with people I met from the Shroomery.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: MOTH]
#6787294 - 04/14/07 02:49 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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The Internet has widened the scope of peer groups. To me, the Internet is the logical progression from the telephone call. We've had telephones for 100 years yet I don't hear researchers claiming phones are destroying our social lives. Essentially, both technologies allow us to contact people that we would have never contacted in the past. Given the choice between only having intimate contact with people within a 50 mile radius and having more limited contact with a sizable portion of the planet, the latter choice makes sense.
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Re: Hey kids I would love your help! [Re: nookjohn]
#6865969 - 05/03/07 02:17 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just tell your teacher that you couldnt figure it out beacause you would lose precious time socializing
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