Samia Sehgal's blog

Be it the chatrooms, the networking sites or just simple e-mails, its amazing to see how introverts of real world become miraculously open on the internet. The not-so-loud and the timid turn out to be live wires, when in front of a screen and a keyboard. I ponder upon the reasons why:

Nobody’s really real. In a bid to make an impact on their peers people usually exaggerate or in some case go completely astray while proclaiming their achievements but there’s always a fear of getting caught. It’s so easy to impress on the internet, people can go on bragging about stuff which only exists in their imagination. Pore over some scrapbooks and you’ll realize how both parties are bluffing each other, amazingly each contented with the other.

The mushrooming SNSes (Social Networking sites: for the uninitiated) make me wonder if there is something really pleasant about them. Initially, I must admit, the idea seemed intriguing and I went ahead with it, decorating a page with my personal details and preparing to connect with friends, acquaintances and just random strangers.

Within no time, I built up a network and found myself into discussions with old fellows that I couldn’t have imagined meeting in this life. A few months into the usual greetings and chatter and I was fed up. It had to go. I could not figure out what to keep discussing with people who possibly have just one thing in common with you – the school you studied at, when you were in kindergarten.