Chatting..It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

You know, I think it's time for a little soap box action. In today's dot.com world, internet chatrooms are everywhere. They are used for networking, for hook-ups (don't act like you don't know what I am talking about), and for passing the time amongst friends. I, myself, use it as a way to make the clock tick tock a little faster on days when things are slow at the office (so it's been a few months of slowness...shoot me). And it still never ceases to amaze me how some people act in a chatroom. In my room of choice, there are probably only a handful of people that I have actually met face to face with and become friends. And there are several people in there that I would consider 'chat friends'. People that I talk to on a daily basis, exchange banter with, and generally get along with. Sure, there are differences of opinion, but for the most part things are always amicable. Topics are discussed and debated, and things can get feisty. Occasionally, someone will make a statement that is completely offensive, yet they don't seem to think so. I don't understand why someone would feel that they could say something in a chatroom that they would never say face to face with a person. Someone once called me the 'N' word, and could not understand why I was pissed about it. That's just plain ignorant. And have you ever noticed that there is always that one person that thinks they are the end authority on every subject out there. I love it when they get all high and mighty. They can never be wrong, and always have the last word. Yet when you make a valid point or argue with them over it, they choose to do the immature thing and put you on 'ignore'. As if that validates their assumption. Ever notice that when said people ask 'who wants to go get something eat?', the room gets quieter than a hooker in a nunnery? Get real people. Stop taking yourself so seriously. It's a 'chat' room. People are going to have different views than you. You are not always going to be right. No matter what you think, you will not always be the most intelligent person in there. Learn to laugh. Have some fun. Better yet, go outside. Do something productive. Get off your butt and stop complaining about a lack of a social life. Live a little...

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back in the room and see what's really going on in the world...