How Social Isolation Strikes Down The Best Of Us http://friuch.com/how-social-isolation-strikes-down-the-best-of-us/comment-page-1#comment-1722 Keri Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:08:18 +0000 http://friuch.com/wordpress/?p=233#comment-1722 "I recently withdrew from an online community that I feel supplanted many real-life relationships and worsened my social isolation." Did you notice that your stress level went down afterwards? I did. I'm a much happier person these days, without worrying what 'people on teh internets' think of me. I believe that it's a knee-jerk lizard brain reaction, though - Humans are trained to care what others think, because that is a factor of survival in civilized society. IMHO, misplaced importance on people who have no real impact on your life might be more dangerous for ones well-being than social isolation, and the internet is NOT a replacement for socializing face to face. Is there anything like The Plan Institute for 'Murkins? “I recently withdrew from an online community that I feel supplanted many real-life relationships and worsened my social isolation.”

Did you notice that your stress level went down afterwards? I did. I’m a much happier person these days, without worrying what ‘people on teh internets’ think of me.

I believe that it’s a knee-jerk lizard brain reaction, though – Humans are trained to care what others think, because that is a factor of survival in civilized society.

IMHO, misplaced importance on people who have no real impact on your life might be more dangerous for ones well-being than social isolation, and the internet is NOT a replacement for socializing face to face.

Is there anything like The Plan Institute for ‘Murkins?

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