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djchameleon · 09-09-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mankycaaant

*The way I see it there are two possible scenarios. Now I don't want to step out of line here but take Howard the Duck's case. We know little of his personal life so it's not fair to speculate but he dedicated A LOT of time to his internet pursuits and ultimately something was causing him stress on his heart. I know there was the break-up with his wife but I also know that guy like me was using the internet as a way of making up for areas missing in his life. An addiction. I hope this is not the case, but I have to say it has crossed my mind.
This is the internet, and this is obviously an opinion. Not even a fully formed one, it's just a potential point so please believe I am not trying to offend. Merely make a point. But what's the point, for those that are happy, you don't need to read this.
For those that aren't, you probably won't pay attention anyway.

Okay, one last quick point. All the members who have left over the years. The majority were teens, early 20's when they were posting, most likely students. Want to know why they stopped posting? They got lives!
They got kids, they got jobs, families, responsibilities, homes; they didn't need internet forums any more. I hope soon, neither will I. As I said I'm thankful for everyone I've met on the site and the times we've shared, but I'd rather be out creating relationships with real people. Not avatars. Henceforth, I will be cutting my time on Music Banter and the internet in general, it won't be easy but I will overcome my addiction.

Thanks.

Good luck with your journey but I'd like to point out one thing. Howard had already accomplished a life for himself and this is what he chose to do in his time. He also used to go out on the weekends and what not. I don't feel like he had an addiction to being online just because he was here often. He was at a different stage in his life. He was already a successful lawyer and was working on getting married even though that didn't work out. I don't really think he was a good example to use because it doesn't fall in line with the rest of what you were saying.