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healingmirthI'm going to make a sweeping Captain Obvious observation and say that people play video games in order to do things that they can not do in real life. I generally make a painstaking effort to present myself positively in MMOs, the same way that I do in text. It's not about being false, but I have the benefit of distance or time to look at what I want to say, or do, for a moment that buffers a bit more than the speed of real life conversation or action.
And then, in contrast, there are the people who go out of their way to ruin other people's moment/hour/day. I can only presume that they are doing, in game, what their parents/employment/law enforcement/morals/manners prevents them from doing in real life. Or maybe they're all assholes in real life too.
And now, back to Torchwood, where people are witty and charming for all of their flaws, and I don't end up wishing I could move someplace with no people.
And then, in contrast, there are the people who go out of their way to ruin other people's moment/hour/day. I can only presume that they are doing, in game, what their parents/employment/law enforcement/morals/manners prevents them from doing in real life. Or maybe they're all assholes in real life too.
And now, back to Torchwood, where people are witty and charming for all of their flaws, and I don't end up wishing I could move someplace with no people.
