Forum in Aggro

It's funny, but the anonymity of online interactions rarely ever makes things easier for me. I'm sure it works for a lot of people, considering comment sections, but the most it does for me is allow me able to say something in a group of strangers from time to time. Maybe. I still worry about saying something that will make someone feel bad, and if I'm being honest, make me look stupid. It's easy to say I don't worry what anyone thinks, but I believe most people want to be seen positively. So even behind the mask of a character, I rarely ever speak. I don't make my points and I don't make my jokes. With text, it's so easy to be misunderstood, and I fear not being given the opportunity to clarify my point if it comes off badly. Naturally this is something I have to continue to try and overcome, and being uncomfortable is a life skill worth cultivating, but I feel nearly as reluctant online as I do in front of people. And sometimes they don't have to be real. I'll never be able to see a full renegade playthrough of Mass Effect because I'd feel too bad about treating the characters like crap. And they don't even exist!

This isn't meant to knock your point, because I think for most people it's true and offers a great opportunity to get to know people without preconception. It just doesn't really work for me.

And, you know, funny comic. I love the two of you sliding under the blanket.