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Welcome to The Age of the Web Hermit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the age-31-lives-in-mom's-basement-hey-waitaminute dept.

tyroneking writes "Phil Hartup on bit-tech.net has captured the Zeitgeist of the web-aware generation: The Age of the Web Hermit describes how some lucky souls can live their lives, earn money, buy necessities and even find love on the Internet. 'Is there anything that we really need good old fashioned Real Life for any more?'; not me!"

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  1. reminds me off by scenestar · · Score: 5, Informative

    The japanese hikkomori syndrome. ( http://www.jref.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-909. html )

    When people start substituting real life with a digitall one it usually doesn't end to well.

    Humans are by nature social beings, if the "old" ways fail one starts to look for an alternative.

    Besides, real life interaction (think of sex ) will allways beat the "cyber" equivalent.

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    perpetually dwelling in the -1 pits