The False Illusion of Solitude touches Solitude in Online Communities

The internet is a sea of faces. Social networking and online community websites give users a false sense of security by giving the illusion that everyone is speaking from the safety of their own boats. This effect floods forums with personal disclosures, apocryphal information, and false generalities. Internet interactions are not “Solitude touches Solitude” as they are not person-to-person. Real conversations flow smoothly but internet posts drift randomly; they are re-shared, re-edited, and re-authored. Someone, somewhere, might mindlessly surf the web and find your post!

Be Careful!

What you write might wash ashore on the other side of the world!