The Online Death. (For Class)

There have been many that have documented and commented on the tendency for some of the online society to forget the real world. People play and play on online games, becoming disconnected from the people they love for the people on line that barely know they exist. It seems, this is where convenience is leading to the death of the real society.
There is much communication in the real world that can only be interpreted though body motions. A smile, a hand gesture, a raised brow, all of these things provide flavor to the meanings of the sentences that a person verbalizes. This cannot be communicated online. In its most extreme forms, such as flicker, such communication as intonations are completely absent. There is very little emotion that can be expressed in such a limited form. Yes, writing as an art form can convey a lot of meaning and emotion, but that is not the focus of the discussion. People online are not practicing that art form, and thus are merely spewing what they are thinking at the time.
That is, perhaps, what is so attractive about online communication. It provides a channel through which people can safely ignore the emotions of others. It is this safety that is so addictive. Real relationships take time and emotional investment, and such is nearly impossible with a virtual connection.
The danger is the investment of emotion into the online entertainment industry. People start to feel as if they are truly connected to those who are on the other side of the wire. People feel they have relationships with a character they met online. This is ironic, since there is no reason for people online to tell the truth. They can lie about their gender, financial situation, and hobbies. Without a picture, and sometimes even with a picture, the reality is never as verifiable. Thus people invest their time with what is often a fake relationship.
In the end, the connection can easily be cut. A new game is invented, so those people lose track of each other immediately. Such is true of when a new form of instant message becomes available. So, even the most honest online relationship is merely temporary. Such things, without becoming rooted in the real world, are doomed to die.
It is thus, necessary for people to get off of their chairs, and find a real relationship in the community around them. If they think they have found a real relationship with the virtual world, they need to find and solidify that relationship outside the computer. A life without true connections leads to loneliness and depression, as the unconscious eventually realize such is not real. Breaking away from the computer can be hard, however. The feeling of community without emotion cannot be found elsewhere.
And that is the caveat. It is necessary to take risks, especially within relationships. It is necessary to experience the dangers inherent in true relationships