Socialization in games does exist, but is way off normal. You may be interacting with a 40 year old dude thinking he’s a 12 year old and vice versa. That it is possible shows how unreal the social part of gaming is.
I made online gaming friends 15 years ago and I’m still good friends with some of them today.
Not that this makes you wrong, and the social part of gaming is different today, but it’s at least possible to have good social interactions via online gaming.
I think maybe it was easier to make long-lasting friends in the past? In the past an online multiplayer game would have servers hosted by users rather than the company who made the game. A community could spring up around a single server with forums and IRC channels and you’d play with the same people every day.
I made online gaming friends 15 years ago and I’m still good friends with some of them today.
Not that this makes you wrong, and the social part of gaming is different today, but it’s at least possible to have good social interactions via online gaming.
I think maybe it was easier to make long-lasting friends in the past? In the past an online multiplayer game would have servers hosted by users rather than the company who made the game. A community could spring up around a single server with forums and IRC channels and you’d play with the same people every day.