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While there are many negative aspects to this, as some of the ones listed above, there are also postives. I, for example, am unable to get out and participate in a "normal" life, since my headaches prevent me from being exposed to direct light for extended periods. Online role playing games give me an oppurtunity to interact with others that I wouldn't ordinarily get. In the long run, it's far healthier for me to interact with real people, whether online or off, than to sit here with my cat.
I don't see many people here, and I can't get out, so online is the only place I regularly interact with other people. Any body that cares to look can see that my post count average here has climbed dramatically in the last two years, and this is because I have used this, and other message boards, and online gaming to keep in touch with the world outside my own. While sometimes the online gaming can, and has become a problem, there are positive aspects to it that, I feel, cannot be overlooked.
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