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Why IRC is better than Real Life (idea)
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by
TheLady
Thu Sep 21 2000 at 12:44:34
There are no accents on
IRC
. As long as people know English or can
transliterate
their other languages properly, you'll understand what they're saying.
There are no faces on IRC. Neither are there bodies, clothes,
disabilities
or
physical imperfection
s. You are who you are, without the added noise of what you look like.
Just as much as people are not distracted from you personality by your appearance, you are not distracted from theirs for the same reason. You can
lay your prejudices aside
and get to know people for real.
IRC is
incredibly intense
. People talk all the time - that is the only thing they have to do. There are no distractions, no other
stimuli
, and
nowhere to hide
. Conversations tend to become extremely personal in no time, and the interaction and
intimacy
are faster and more powerful that
IRL
or even on Usenet or through email.
IRC is
global
. You can meet people from places you could never hope to visit.
IRC is the
introvert's paradise
. You can get intimate with people whose insecurities would take years for you to chip away at IRL, in a matter of days. If you yourself are
shy
, you can let go and relax on IRC as you can't anywhere else - for
at the end of the day, who'll know?
IRC favours intelligent people who can express themselves in writing well and quickly. For me at least, that is the best
social filter
there is (sorry, I have an
inconquerable
bias against
stupid people
).
You can have several
coherent
conversations at the same time on IRC. To do that IRL you'd have to be
Napoleon
.
IRC attracts
screwed up
people. Especially in the middle of the night. So
you're never alone
...
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