I think it's really strange and weird that people wil use the Internet to make up stories about their lives. The lady who made up the girl who had Lukemia must have had a brain disorder of some kind. Even if, she was just a pathological liar I think that its sill a brain disorder. I just think it's strange that she let it go that far. She even let people mourn her death like she was a real person. This makes it easy for someone to lose trust in cyberspace. It makes you question what is real and whether that person you have been talking to is even the person you think you are talking to. This makes cyberspace a scary place for some people.
The article concentrates on the people who were victims of this lady's hoax. It shows how some people really have no choice but to believe the people they encounter in cyberspace. It makes a person accountable for believing the lies he or she is told.
I really enjoyed reading your post. You brought up several good points. While I agree with your thought that the lady was nuts, it is important to remember that the internet is used for different purposes by different people. It is without a doubt weird, but the article mentions that some people use blogs as a simple source of “fun.” Fun for some people apparently means making up stories. Others use chatrooms and MUD’s as a source of entertainment in which they play around with their true identities. There is no question the use of blogs for these purposes is bizarre, but everyone must understand these uses before they can truly begin to understand blogs and the people who use them. .
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