Isn't it Ironic?

For my anthropology project, I decided to study an online community I belong to. I decided to focus on how the internet affects people's ability to make friends. The funny thing is that while I was studying this, I learned that people I thought were my "friends" weren't.

What I learned was more than I expected. I learned that sometimes people hide behind their computer and forget that the person/people reading their messages have feelings. Feelings that are easily hurt. I learned that I'm naive, that I trust too easily and care too much.

This is not to say that all people in my group are like that. There are a handful of people that I count as true friends. Those people have enriched my life. The others have taught me not to trust so easily.