This is how it’s always been, ever since the earliest days of the Internet. I got on IRC back in the day, and immediately felt like it was easier to open up with those people than anyone in real life.
In part it’s the anonymity and the lack of consequence or repercussion. But it’s also because as part of a shared community online, you already have a common baseline with these people and a reason to feel some kind of connection with them.
This is how it’s always been, ever since the earliest days of the Internet. I got on IRC back in the day, and immediately felt like it was easier to open up with those people than anyone in real life.
In part it’s the anonymity and the lack of consequence or repercussion. But it’s also because as part of a shared community online, you already have a common baseline with these people and a reason to feel some kind of connection with them.
It’s nice.