Internet draws close the distance between people
... Secondly, from the psychological perspective, there are virtual communities of people with whom we can talk, joke, debate, even cry. Meanwhile, the internet also provides an accelerated sense of intimacy. We can find others like us to talk with, we can find others who share our interests and passions. We can find others who agree with us and affirm us, and we even have the chance to vent our frustrations on others who will listen.Therefore, we are more comfortable sharing our personal feelings than we normally are. We feel safe due to the internet’s anonymity, but we also feel supported because others feel the same way. Sometimes, as we all admit, that the move toward internet relationships is driven by a desire to escape. Indeed, internet friendships are especially appealing to those who are lonely in real life. For these people, the time of connection on the internet may be the only time they feel so free and uninhibited, so cared for and desired, so connected to others. Moreover, according to a Stanford survey, almost every respondent attested that the internet had strengthened their real-life friendships. Their online friends and real-life friends we...