Youshutup wrote:
How comforting it must be to have the momentary attention and cliche consolations of people who could care less for your existence, assuming they actually go so far as to consider each pixelated persona on the internet a human being akin to one they might meet on the street; not that a random guy on the street would even attract an iota of our emotional regard.
How comforting to have people rate you "excellent".
People use this forum to bounce their idealised personalities off each other and assert their self-worth.. one has to wonder how much true integrity could possibly found in self-involved playgrounds.
As much as in the real world, I suppose. As a subjective experience it is not much less substantial than anything communicated face to face..
Well, I couldn't care less for your troubles.
In that respect, by that statement alone, I guess the internet can provide us with a far greater deal of insight into the genuine feelings of people.. no need for pretence with no consequences.
Uh.. the post is reaching the point where I should be nearing some conclusion or point with regards to the OP. Here goes:
I'm sure the experience will be a formative one. Life goes on, in a general sense of course.
Pssh, what do you know. He gave me gold. And one night I gave him nasty ****-cyborz when he made an alt and we thought he was Proof. Those two facts alone are enough to form a bond strong enough that I can say with no false-pretense that I am saddened to hear of his father's passing.
You should think less, by-the-by.