I almost think I sometimes venture into the more bizarre areas of the Internet to learn to appreciate the fact that people I encounter in real life aren't the biggest idiots in the world, which I sometimes think. The Internet has its share of awesome people too, of course, but the jerks take up a disproportionate amount of space. Which is partly what makes the Internet a fun place to procrastinate.
Besides, most of the time I use the Internet to interact with people I do know in real life. The day LPSG becomes more interesting than my real life, I will have to kill myself.