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Is SW a faithful cross section of the world outside the app?

I was thinking ...
The people who come here are the same people we interact with, out there in our daily life.
They are the same people.
The difference is that in real life people don't go about handing out d pics, or telling everybody about what they had for breakfast.
It dawned on me the other day at work while talking to a coworker.

I thought,

This guy could be like one of those extreme SW members and he's wearing a full diaper right now! While talking to me about the Drivers schedules.

Who knows what people are into. And if I'm going to use the population here as a guide, he's probably into some strange thing and here I am shaking his hand not knowing where he's been.

So at least here, I know what the guy or woman I'm talking to is into because within the first five minutes, they'd let me know.

Then I wondered...Is the population of SW intrinsically different or unique. Which would leave large chunks of society not represented here.
Or, is SW a cross section of the real world.

Any thoughts?
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Nightwings · 31-35, F
I honestly think the majority of people here are the ones you never meet IRL because they have no friends, and receive money from the government instead of working.
@Nightwings Why in the world would you assume that ?
Is that who you are ? 🤨
Nightwings · 31-35, F
@bijouxbroussard Uh when I say the majority, I actually mean the majority, which is very weird people that you'd never talk to either here or IRL. The people who interact here normally (and publicly) is the minority.
Infamous607 · 51-55, M
That's a very good point! Because if they had friends and a social life they wouldn't be here.
That's very clever.
Infamous607 · 51-55, M
@Nightwings You know? I'm sure you didn't intend it to be, but that's very funny. In other words the majority of the people here are weird people you'd never talk to. That actually made me laugh. I'm sure you probably didn't mean it like that.😊1
Infamous607 · 51-55, M
@Nightwings Your jump from "people you'd never meet IRL" to, they get money from the government cause they is to lazy to work.
Therefore, they ain't got no friends!!
I was like, wtf.. what just happened..
Then I laughed. That's really funny
@Infamous607
Because if they had friends and a social life they wouldn't be here.
Does that describe you, too ?

You’re also here.
Infamous607 · 51-55, M
@bijouxbroussard Of course!!
Nightwings · 31-35, F
@Infamous607 Lol I never meant people like you, me, or @bijouxbroussard, I meant those people who pee their pants and stuff, the ones you were talking about in your post. 😅

As for the small handful of people who interact here publicly (and don't post porn), I think there's a plethora of different reasons why they're here. ♡
Infamous607 · 51-55, M
@Nightwings I'm sure that's what you meant. But that's not how it comes across. You must admit that looking at it that way, it's very funny.
Now you mention those people who pee their pants like it's, you know, a normal thing, like ..oops btw I just peed my pants. How is that not funny.
Of course, people come here for many reasons. And as the commenter above pointed out, I am one of those people who come here trying to fill something that's missing in the real world. And I'm ok with that.
Still,
The question remains...Are you interacting with the same "off center" people on the outside as you do here. Only difference is that here you know who they are.
Yes? Maybe?