The product that an online community gives away is power. Members invest their emotions in one, and the community gives them back a stake in its future, its philosophy and its governance. ...to create a stage where you can be understood when society ignores you. ...to feel the warmth of someone's soul imprint through their words, even when they live thousands of miles away. ...to find validity when the real world is blind to you. ...to find a soulmate when your body is wasting away from disease. These are some of the reasons why people who are involved in online communities are so passionate about them. They can give you the power to control your dignity.
Our nightly statistics log each machine that connects to us. Here is where our audience lives. In Monterey, and around the world. Hello! We celebrate your existence because the real purpose of online communities is to stop war. One world, one bond, we reach out our hands to you.
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