You know, I normally try to reply to your blog entries with the most idiotic and generally insane comments ever, but today I've decided to be serious and highlight this particular abstract:

"I went through several months of dark depression which I failed to mention in my ever-cheerful journal, thus proving that on the internet you can be anyone you like, even when people know your actual identity."

I think that is possibly the most insightful statement I have ever read on the Internet about the Internet. You should be a philosopher or something. ;)

I think its endemic when you consider our light-hearted conversation in IRC earlier about the same topics. All personality is washed away in the convenience of displaying whatever facet of your personality you want to to the outside (and inside) world. Hell, I NEVER speak to Paul in real life the way I do in IRC, although sometimes I wish I was capable of such witty banter. I dunno. Maybe its self-theraputic or something?

Anyway, I will be round to go "Animal" on your drums next time I have to service some Canoe Polo software. Beware!

Thanks for the encouragement mr_angry. That's a pretty big compliment right there.

I think the net is a big help at times because there is no challenge there - net relationships are so flimsy that there's no need to hold anyone accountable. It is for the exact same reason that the internet is so bad - it prevents us (well, me) from facing up to ourselves.

Why bother dealing when you can just banter? Like you said, it's therapeutic.

Useless therapy all the same.