I was about to ask the same question that Smoking Crow asked to start this topic, and then I saw these posts. I am someone who didn't really get into the heart of the internet until relatively recently, especially not before I ran into this podcast. When I saw posts on here talking about these bizarre internet beings that people actually knew, it was sort of hard for me to believe. When you only see the internet through these strange anecdotes, it is easier to pretend that it is all isolated, or barely exists. Then, after reading this topic, I started thinking about the people that I have come across in my life and realized that even if I didn't know it at the time, some of those people were the weirdos that this podcast is about. I've known conspiracy theorists (in my family), fetishists, achievement hunters, New Age hippies, men's rights activists, and all sorts of weird, messed up people. I especially knew men's rights activists because I am an electrical engineer. Goddamn, those guys from my college are just waiting for Boots to step down as voice of the Spearhead so that they can spew their hate even louder. So, I guess what I am saying is that internet weirdos are all around you, Smoking Crow, even if you don't realize it yet. In fact, they are probably sitting on the bus next to you, wearing a diaper and buttplug.