The Internet

*sighs* So you've noticed I haven't been blogging? Or Twittering? Or YouTubing?

I had pretty much abandoned my entire (nonexistent) Internet life. I never attempted to make a success of myself on here, never tried to build any life-altering friendships, and never even tried to make any sort of impact. I finally had some perspective to realize I was wasting my life.

I have learned a lot about myself over time. I discovered that no matter what you do online, it'll never be more important in retrospect than your real life. Don't put people with computers ahead of people who love you. Don't risk anything real for something meaningless.

In addition... and I don't mean to sound like a teacher lecturing an intermediate child, but the web is filled with people who say stuff they normally would not say in real life. In fact, a large percentage of nasty-ass people on the Internet are timid in reality. They use words -- typed, useless words -- to try to get under your skin so that you'll feel bad because they feel bad or have felt bad.

Take some advice from an online whore who has been-there-done-that. The Internet was mostly invented for research purposes with the intent of moving forward with important tasks. The Internet was not invented for 40-year-old males who jack off every hour to cheap girlongirl porn and make you feel bad about yourself. The Internet should be... a nice place.

The Internet is not a nice place.