I’ve just never been able to stomach chatting an extended amount over the web. Or irc, even over the phone. I can’t stand not having the whole meatspace conversation ethos – to talk to someone you need the intonation, facials, hand signals. Computers still can’t compare.
Are we scared of looking each other in the eyes? Have we lost the sense of physical communication? Do we need to hide behind a laptop screen and a keyboard?