The internet: The world's largest social experiment to date

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OK, OK, yes it sounds funny but think about it. Besides being used for shopping, gaming and communication, many people like myself use it to learn about others since people are a lot more outspoken online than in person. Think about it, no one can see them, what they say isn't going to haunt them at work or in future careers, they are much less restricted on the net and that is the perfect conditions under which to study social behavior, you can hear what they really have to say about their friends, their boss, their family, the world in general because it's a lot less likely to bite them on the rear later in life. Yes, I use the net for meeting people, business and just goofing off, but the whole time I do these things I'm also testing reactions online verses reactions in the real world and I'll tell you, even with people I know in real life, I've notced they are very different online becuse there's no fear of someone overhearing them. So, in the long run, the net isn't just a great resource for games, shopping and chatting, it is also a great place to study human nature itself!