Waybuloo
Well-known member
I'm slightly amused by how much all of us in this community are actually very talkative. I'm a member of a few other forums, but this one makes the others look dead. When I click on a recent topic and find that there are 43 pages of responses to it... that seems pretty amazing.
My guess is that this is partially because many of us are starved for human interaction, and for many more of us find it easier to talk to people who can relate to us... the impersonal nature of electronic communication also gives a feeling of security.
I can leave this forum whenever I want, or come back when I feel like it. I'm not obligated or put on the spot to reply to anyone else on the forum. I can just make my post and pretend that maybe it means something to someone else here. I also like reading other people's posts, even though most of the time I don't say a word. Seeing that there are other people who go through a lot of the same things I think and feel helps me to feel better.
If anyone would like to comment, just to let me know you're reading, maybe share some way that you relate or why all of you seem to like posting so much... I guess that's what this (my first thread) is about.
I just like to put my 2 cents in where I have an opinion that I want to share. As for feeling connected, well not really, I don't think I really connect here, people seem to be drawn to others and not me, I won't take it personal though, I guess it just proves what I think of myself - unlikeable. Anyways that's my 2 cents again
I think one of the reasons why this forum seems so active is due to the dynamic recent post list on the main page, it sorta makes you want to check back on it all the time you know.
As much as this forum can help you (if you let it), it can't replace real human interactions, which daunting and destructive it can sometimes be, is the 'natural' way that we all secretly strive for, no?