Sometimes if I spend long periods at the computer it does feel isolated. However, I tend to read my emails and feel as if I'm talking with the person whose email I am answering and reading. I actually "hear" the emoticons. I also don't go too long before my wife checks on me anyway so I'm rarely along long enough to feel lonely.
I do sense the lonliness online though. I can see it when I strike up a conversation on a discussion forums and the posts/responses come so fast that it's like the person is just waiting to refresh the screen so that they can see the response.
When I am working on the computer and offline I am often at the beach or a favorite park anyway. That's why I bought my laptop. I'm waiting for wireless to get better so that I can be out deepsea fishing and I'm responding to emails between fish.
Willie
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