The New Blog, and some perspective on Internet socialization

So you may be wondering why you are here, and where this blog came from.

If you are familiar with Made of Human Skin (http://www.madeofhumanskin.tk), or any of my other work, than you are obviously familiar with Darkpunk, and all the fun associated with identifying and understanding the more shadowy parts of life. I was getting tired of writing blog posts on my proper writing site that were being ignored, and since this blog is supposed to be for the more philosophical things that come into my head, as well as analysis of things in the world that are recommended to me or that come up in my personal life, I've decided to create a new place for that particular type of writing.

With that being said, how about we dive right into socialization on the Internet.

It's a social creation, you know. The Internet is a massive knowledge and communication database designed to keep people coming back for more; an addictive electronic super-being whose only goal is to convey information at all times without bias or censorship. The majority of people today use it mostly for communication (social networking, for example), and it seems that such usage has spawned the creation of several terms and types of communication that are solely for Internet usage. Let's start with the feeblest, then work our way up to the real creepers.

Standard online communication is probably the most normal thing anyone can deal with on a day to day basis. The sending of emails and instant messages to friends and family, not to mention co-workers, fellow students, colleagues in your field, and businesses you work with on a daily basis, is a quick and easy way to ensure people know what you want to talk about, and is simply the currently most useful way to communicate in the digital age. People who limit themselves to just these types of communication, and possibly social networking sites as well, are your usual people: students, peers, teachers, co-workers, family members, parents of peers, and even the janitor at the fast food restaurant you frequent so much. They tend to ignore the rest of the Internet's wide usage of other types of electronic communication, such as online chat rooms and forums, and even though some of them are social networking addicts (damn apps on Facebook), none of these people is necessarily an Internet addict, or possible freak of nature that you would want to avoid.

Forums are probably the next best thing to instant messaging and emails, especially if you wish to convey information to a large quantity of people at once. Forums allow people with similar interests, and allow those people to reply with their opinions on what you have stated (unlike the social site known as "Twitter", where anyone who gets your messages has to be willing to listen to you whine about your toilet not flushing). Forums are full of people that are willing to listen, but some of them are full of people who would rather make fun of you than take you seriously. These people are referred to as "trolls", and can be found in any public forum on the Internet, including Youtube and 4chan (4chan especially; that is there standard feeding ground). Standard forum users are there to leave information, gain information, or simply read for the fun of it; trolls tend to just leave replies that involve oral sex with the same gender, or the need to fornicate with your mother.

On to the next rising force on the Internet: chat rooms. Chat rooms have actually existed almost as long as the Internet has, and have been a useful way for many people to communicate quickly for a while now. Let's do an experiment. Go to Google. Search for some chat rooms. You will find that there are several sites that are specifically designed for that service, where others provide them as another communication service. Quite surprising, right? Now mind you, many Internet addicts, trolls, and generally socially deprived, creepy people tend to enter certain chat rooms (such as the adult chat rooms that are scattered liberally over the Internet), and you might want to avoid such places, but otherwise chat rooms are safe for any person looking to meet some new people, or just have a good conversation.

Now on to Internet socialization in detail. Your average person is going on the net to send a few instant messages and emails, possibly put up a forum post, and then spend a couple of hours in a chat room going to bed, as well as looking up news stories, reading blog entries, and viewing videos. No big deal. Then you have the borderline Internet addicts. These people will have a better understanding of the Internet, and may have even had a couple of "flings" with someone online. They might enjoy uploading videos, writing blog posts, and reading articles on movies, music, and social issues more than your average person, but generally they are harmless.

Next you have Internet addicts and so forth. The ultimate electronic social experts. These people live and breathe the electronic communication age. Before I continue, please do not group me into the creepers; I have a blog, a website, and enjoy adult sites, which are similar things that serious Internet addicts do, but I do get up from my computer to fix other people's pc's, as well as go out to have fun, but I am not one of those super-freaks. There are people in this world that will only get information from the Internet, watch pornography consistently, attempt to hit on every girl in a chat room, and make fun of other people doing the exact same thing (trolls). These are the real people to avoid on the Internet, and possibly in real life if they ever leave their homes. They tend to be pale, afraid of sunlight because of it, incapable of speaking to another human being at any range of decency, and love to do such things as edit Wiki articles and play a certain MMORPG (which involves a world and some crafts…). Remember: never look one of these people in the eye; you will lose your mind trying to fathom what is inside their psychopathic little brain.

Well, that's all for now. Look in the "Little Things…" section, and email me with suggestions as to things you would like me to write about.