>>106808956I believe there is a correlation of the dawn of internet escapism to anti-social hermithood. That, as a tool to suppress your deep anxieties to cope with dealing in complicated relationships. I have a story.
When I was in high school. I had at least one girlfriend for a time. Until one morning I woke up into a wrecking ball of anxiety. Broke up with her, and vow to not date until I can be comfortable with myself. Then soon after her best friend ask me out behind her back. This is where I had a realization about girls and people in general. I felt I couldn't trust anyone unless they were close family or friends. So getting romantically involved was a fucking trial.
That was until the internet. You were able to explore with different personas and be more social without the peer pressure of being judged for acting differently than their previous conceptions of me. That whole joke about Canadian girlfriends? Those were based on reality as you can have online girlfriends, and cyber roleplay in mIRC java chats. Final Fantasy, DBZ, Sailor Moon, Crono Trigger themes rpgs. A healthy coed mix of social interaction with fellow dorks and "weeb" culture appreciates.
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