I believe that it's very possible to be 'inspired' while sitting in front of a 'sterile' computer screen, with the idea that we're connected somehow with the rest of the world. Even while sitting in front of the screen, we have all of our senses available to us. Besides, if you really wanted to see the people you converse with online, there are software and hardware that allow you to do that. Now, as to the point that we don't really know the people we're posting to. It's not enough to simply say that. There has to be a mutual effort to get to know one another. -----Simon P Shah