Confessions of a Reddit Karma Whore
This is the money quote for me:"I shut myself up in my room. The further I removed myself from the people I knew in the real world, the further I descended into the minds of people I’ve never interacted with and would never meet again."It seems the author isn't even aware of how awful this is, since later he admits he's still a karma whore.  I am thankful that I recognized what an abysmal facsimile of an actual life this sort of thing is when it was only Usenet.  I had a similar addiction for a little less than a year in the mid-90s.  It seriously damaged my marriage, and more than I realized at the time, in hindsight.Real relationships with actual, real people that you can see and touch and talk to are essential for a healthy life.  If this statement causes a negative reaction, please ask yourself why.  It needs your immediate attention.