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> Consider the possibility that people also do it because they enjoy the interaction they get out of it, however shallow and/or fleeting.

Uh, how is this different than loneliness?



That's not remotely the same thing. I enjoy talking with other programmers, not because I'm lonely.


In some cases the interaction may have a sexual element that isn't available from friends in real life




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