I think just like in offline life sometimes people can get a bit much, sometimes you need to listen and sometimes you just need to back off, I think there are all kinds of people but the needy ones that you encounter can drain you if you not careful.
or we could be the needy ones and be totally unaware of how we can be negatively depending on others.
with forums the good thing about it is if you need a listening ear (or person to read your thoughts) is, you dont have to PAY one person to be that listener.
the phenomenon of dedicated therapists in america is something that other nations dont even have because families are so big and people are socialised so closly, but in american culture, people get isolated and in their silos maybe because of vast distances and scattered nature of living in a huge country that its hard to make friends, everyone is pitted against each other sometimes it seems, trying to outdo each other. Now I know captilism may have its merits, but it can be a psychological minefield.
thats why theres books like 'how to make friends and influence people' so now you dont know if people want to be real friends with you or are just trying to sell you something!
