I think the worse thing that comes from this effect is people can really toy with others emotions, bleeding into their real lives.
Anything that happens in the little white boxes and PM's in turn happens in that persons real life, in so as their decision and attitude towards things and people IRL are changed or influenced by whatever emotions and feelings are still there from whatever social interaction/connection.
Take it from someone who was catfished several years ago...whatever is happening on the internet is happening to real people that are interacting with other real people.
Anything that happens in the little white boxes and PM's in turn happens in that persons real life, in so as their decision and attitude towards things and people IRL are changed or influenced by whatever emotions and feelings are still there from whatever social interaction/connection.
Take it from someone who was catfished several years ago...whatever is happening on the internet is happening to real people that are interacting with other real people.