There are a lot of people on the internet today. At any given point there is, at the very least, one person per state per country online around the world.
And yet, you find many sites online that no one ever visits. These sites are even on popular search engines, but no one goes there. It’s not because they are too busy, or because they aren’t interested, but simply because they don’t see them. There are too many sites online. So many that most go unseen.
But there are other moments of ‘dead air’ online. You know fully well that people are seeing the sites, that people find them interesting, but they never comment on it or share it with a friend.
Take forums, for example. You and a few people could be having a good conversation, everyone else is posting there own topics, when suddenly everyone shuts up at the same time. And there will be no posts for over a month. Then, one day, everyone starts to talk again, like nothing was ever wrong.
Blogs are another good example of everything stopping. You’re watching a blog, waiting for that e-mail you cherish to let you know your favorite blogger has made another post, and it doesn’t arrive. You check the blog, incase the mail service is down or something, but there hasn’t been any updates. You check the main server the blog is on, no problems. They just haven’t posted yet. “Well, maybe they are taking a break.” Another unit of time passes without a post. And another, and another. Finally, another post arrives. It’s kinda small, but says nothing about this brief hiatus.
Many people have experienced this phenomenon. I like to call it, everyone falling of the edge of the world. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? And it does feel that way. All of a sudden, those millions of people online just disappear on you. Where did they go? You can’t know that, because they all will say they didn’t go anywhere. Maybe they all just disappeared from this realm for a moment, and when they came back they had no recollection of time passing.
Kinda makes you think. And if it doesn’t, get jumper cables.
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You have done a very good job on this one. You are right, there are a lot of sites that people don't take time to go to. Part of it is because they don't see them and part of it is they only have so much time to spend on looking for sites to answer their questions. There are so many sites out there you don't know which one to go to. And unless you know someone who has a site or blog, you don't know where to go. I enjoy coming to this site when I feel up to it. You have some very interesting topics to read about. Some are funny and some very educational. And the fact that you even took the time to write about religion, which is one of those subjects that can cause a lot of controversy, is very brave of you. Religion and Politics are 2 subjects most people stay away from.
Keep up the good work. Ginny
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