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Social In MMOs, Introverted IRL
12 years ago
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From the pages of:
Garrus Silvermane*
The madness begins! Read at your own risk!
Garrus Silvermane*
The madness begins! Read at your own risk!
So I noticed recently that I am an introvert. I don't reach out to anyone who isn't playing an MMO with me, I don't go outside and talk to anyone, and I attach myself to my computer for most of my waking moments. I am withdrawing, and I know this.
I need to figure out what to do about it. I'd talk to more people, but I don't like interrupting people when they're busy online. Nobody IRL lives nearby, so I don't see people in the flesh that often. I need to do something to contact people and find mutual interests.
I play a lot of Stronghold Kingdoms, because I am an officer on World USA 1. I talk to a lot of people on there, because they need my help. I am social there, because i'm a coordinator, secretary, and negotiator. If I can be social there, why can't I do so offline, as well?
I'm not whiny or depressed or anything, i'm just curious as to how it came to this. Very weird.
I need to figure out what to do about it. I'd talk to more people, but I don't like interrupting people when they're busy online. Nobody IRL lives nearby, so I don't see people in the flesh that often. I need to do something to contact people and find mutual interests.
I play a lot of Stronghold Kingdoms, because I am an officer on World USA 1. I talk to a lot of people on there, because they need my help. I am social there, because i'm a coordinator, secretary, and negotiator. If I can be social there, why can't I do so offline, as well?
I'm not whiny or depressed or anything, i'm just curious as to how it came to this. Very weird.
I have joined Amtgard which works and gets me out to a social gathering at a park every Saturday or so. Conventions are a mixed bag, as the getting home part can be a little nuts once I realize everyone is gone.
Unfortunately, it's not much help I can say except that I can echo some of the feelings - not many people go out to social events or gatherings these days, and it's not really encouraged either. When I grew up, meeting the neighbors across the street for a friendly game of tag was normal (about 25 years ago). Now, it's whether or not the parents have a criminal record, does the mother disinfect everything with Lysol, are they perverted, etc.
Hang in there and seek out groups you can locally. As a species we all need a little bit of human contact that is physical and face to face, instead of a digital chat box.
How it came to that for me was when I lost the others that moved away, and the fact that generally - well today at least - it is not socially encouraged to go out and meet random people anymore, it is looked upon as "weird". Unfortunately that is why a lot of the newer competitors on games and the teenagers do not seem capable of real conversation, just this trash talk stuff.
Sorry...ran a bit long on topic! I hope it wasn't too bold.