I've yet to encounter anyone on Oddworld Forums who lack any redeeming features.
I enjoy having internet friends. I know about three people through ICQ from different parts of the world whose friendships I value just as much as the friendships I have in real life. For example, I've been corresponding with a forty-five year old woman from Oklahoma for the past five years and we've shared a lot of things.
I think online friendships are simplified versions of real-life friendships, and that's what makes them so appealing. Some of the obligations you might feel in real life don't exist when you're communicating through text.
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