I had a Norwegian pen-friend in high school. We used to regularly meet online and chat or email each other. We've developed quite a friendship but we've actually never met in person. Mainly because we're worlds apart, still I became quite fond of this kind of socialising. You don't really get to know how the other person's voice sounds like, or how they smell (not in a bad way - everyone's got a smell), but still, you get to know their thoughts, their ideas. You can "talk" to them in your underwear, while you're shopping for underwear.
Been using the internet for about 11 years now. At first I was only surfing on the sports websites (nba.com & soccernet.com) because I had seen their ads on tv. Then I discovered how to email and chat. When you come from a big family spread all over the world, it helps keeping in touch. I think IRC and ICQ were the first ones I used, then MSN came along.
I'm not advocating anything, but it is really a different kind of "human" interaction online. I know married couples who've met online.
However, what really influenced me to use the internet more: Napster.
R.I.P Napster.
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