Personally, I believe online gaming can connect people much closer socially than real-life social interaction can. It goes both directions in this case, I have a brother who has made so many friends online and speaks to them to this day, but I have only made short-term friends while online gaming. While I prefer real-life social interaction, I would not agree that it brings people closer together than online gaming is able to. People who play online games, in my opinion, are not "discarding" common accepted social norms of civil discourse or the effect on real-life social interaction. If anything, I see that most people who participate in online gaming are really outgoing and well-spoken. I see they have less anxiety, less fear of public speaking, and more willingness to participate in conversation. The quote is seemingly the opposite of the truth, as people who play videogames online could actually be considered the ideal people to conversate with. Of course, this is all of my opinion and all of only what I have seen from experience, but I think creating this stereotype that the quote has stated, only makes it harder for people who play online games to find other people willing to talk to them. If statements like the one above continue to be repeated, it will only make it harder for people to connect by having the interest of videogames in common, as they will not want to mention it if other people are going to think that it is "weird," or that it makes a person "antisocial." I relate to this quote in a few ways. I relate in a way that I am a woman, that I have met many people online that are amazing, that I like videogames, and beyond. It is relatively difficult, as a woman, to find other woman that like to play videogames online. This could be because of a stereotype that only men play videogames, but it could also just be for various general reasons. Some of the people that I meet online, are more social than anyone I have met in real life. I love videogames, but I also have work and school to keep up with, which limits my ability to play. I am very social, I enjoy talking to everyone and anyone, so this quote seems, by far, one-hundred percent inaccurate. Stop the stereotypes and let people love what they love. Thank you for your time.