People You Meet on the Internet are Real People

Hi folks! Welcome to the internet!

A little while back I had the displeasure of having a serious disagreement with one of the people I talk to in "Farmtown", a game with a huge following on Facebook. The person said something I considered rude to a person that had came to my farm from the "Farmtown" forum.

His justification was, "What is wrong with a cartoon character saying something to another cartoon character?" After calming down a day or two, I answered him with the following:


"One thing you and everyone else on the internet need to realize, is that they are talking to REAL people behind those cartoons.

"Maybe I have been around on the internet a bit longer and seen far more things than you realize. My husband & I met on the internet actually.

"Things I have seen on the internet:

"I have seen a person leave their loving and devoted spouse for a person met on the net.

"I have seen two people leave handicapped children for a person they met on the internet. One of them more than once.

"I have seen a person almost die, because they took an overdose of pills because the person they met on on the internet came to their senses and went home to the family they left behind.

"I have seen a person get bashed to the point of suicide because of the comments make when others found out the person had aids. Never mind this person got it working in an operating room and not from being gay.

"Just cartoons it doesn't matter, right?

"These are real people with real feelings and hurt behind those funny little avatars.

"Yes some of these people had problems to begin with, but don't tell me they aren't real people.

"I have met many many people I first met on the internet. Even people who drove from Canada to meet with some of us. They were real flesh and blood people, not cartoon characters. The friendship we shared was the same in person as on the internet.

"Be careful how you treat those people, you never know..."


I know from reading the posts on Blogger that there are many, many good people out there on the internet. There is also many negative comments about the internet in the Media.

Hopefully after reading this post, you will treat people you meet on the internet like they were actually sitting in your living room with you!!