Things that ought to be archaic

it · 01-02-2012, 07:02 AM

the words "IRL".

really, the stuff you buy online is less real?
do people who work online have less real incomes?
are the talents of content creators and designers and service providers of all kinds get devalued if they are using a mouse and a keyboard?
the relationships you have and communities you take part of have the disadvantages of long distance and the advantages of anonymity, but from my enecdotal exp breaking the physical distance doesn't change them that much because the level of consequance-less openness and comfort has already being established. affection is aweosme, but most non romantic relationships aren't using it when they don't have the physical distance anyway, and most relationships are non-romantic.

overall its another layer for your real life, and "IRL" makes for a pointless distinction.

01-02-2012, 07:02 AM	#11
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	the words "IRL". really, the stuff you buy online is less real? do people who work online have less real incomes? are the talents of content creators and designers and service providers of all kinds get devalued if they are using a mouse and a keyboard? the relationships you have and communities you take part of have the disadvantages of long distance and the advantages of anonymity, but from my enecdotal exp breaking the physical distance doesn't change them that much because the level of consequance-less openness and comfort has already being established. affection is aweosme, but most non romantic relationships aren't using it when they don't have the physical distance anyway, and most relationships are non-romantic. overall its another layer for your real life, and "IRL" makes for a pointless distinction.

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