The anonymity of text (even if the readers know who you are) allows people to say things they might normally not. Now, as a result of the drama-generating I have done (yes, on occasion purposefully), my usual tendancy is to "mediate" my own personality, often not replying to things I would have done IRL.
night__watch is, in general, a toned-down, more cautious version of myself who occasionally slips into full-blown Conradian ranting.
And yeah, I've argued against text as an effect medium for emotional conversation, but sometimes its lack of facial expression is good for defusing a tense situation.
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Date: 2005-06-14 02:36 pm (UTC)night__watch is, in general, a toned-down, more cautious version of myself who occasionally slips into full-blown Conradian ranting.
And yeah, I've argued against text as an effect medium for emotional conversation, but sometimes its lack of facial expression is good for defusing a tense situation.