I don't necessarily think so. It's kind of like living in a dormitory. If you don't feel like company you can go to your room - but if you feel like discussing or joking or arguing or socializing, somebody's always awake.
some are...... this places gives many a way to express whats going on with them to folks they probably dont know in real life and that is comforting to alot of people. there is safety in gettin an unbiased opinion from people that you are not connected to in real life.
People here are at the psychological level of neediness and looking for acceptance, love, and friendships. Things they either aren't getting or don't know how to get in "real life"
SW is actually part of my real life. Nothing missing or broken...it's my corner bar where I meet up with friends and have a laugh (or a cry). But it's better than the bar because I can do it every day and not get a hangover.
You go ti reddit or 90% if the internet its about memes.
youtube is about getting content.
Here its a community and place to share, its a two way street. Its what makes it magical.
I don't remember what age I was when I found EP, but its close to 10 years ago i think. 7 or 8. It was a site very much like this one, and it was very similar to this site. The second EP died, i came here like 5 years ago?
The site was infancy so i took a 3 year hiatus, and now that I need this place again it turns out lots of wonderful people and discussions are bubbleing up everywhere. In alot of way this is much better then EP ever would be.
I'm not missing anything in my real life that I need to find on here. Real life doesn't compare to here at all. But I have met some nice online friends.