What can I say about technology? According to my dad, I've been fascinated by it before I was even two, and nothing has changed since then. Really, if it were not for technology, I would probably find life to be pretty boring. That's not to say that I only find technology to be entertaining, but it is a large part of it. More importantly, though, through the internet, I have discovered a community of people with similar interests to me that I would never have found otherwise.
Almost four years ago, I was looking around a forum about a game series that I was heavily interested in at the time. I ended up finding a decently sized community of people that actually lived in Kentucky. I met up with them a few times that year and had quite a bit of fun. Now that I am older, I meet with them much more often, and we have formed a very close knit community. In fact, it wouldn't be out of place to say that the game series that originally united us has taken a backseat to the social aspect of the gatherings.
Without the internet, though, I am positive that this community would have never even formed, and I would have only one actual friend (although, admittedly, he is a very good friend). Technology has affected me in several different ways (as I may have mentioned, I believe video games are one of the reasons that I try to be nice toward others), but I believe that being able to meet and form a bond with this community has been one of the largest effects, and it's great to know that even when we aren't together, we can still contact each other through the internet.
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