Do you visit the forums to escape your life, or improve it?

[Splashee 28,566]

(Got this idea from @Paleopony)

 

When you decide to go to the MLP Forums (on a daily basis, weekly, or anything really), do you choose to do it to escape your current life, or do you do it to improve your life?

 

If you think about it, both things are good things. Sometimes life can be very difficult, and you need to find a way to escape it for a while. The other side is of course to improve your life because you might already have a good life/time, but the forums just make things better?

[Paleopony 703]

I visit the forums to improve my life. I don't have any friends in real life so before I joined the forums I was pretty lonely and had no one to talk about MLP. Thankfully, that all has changed!

[Splashee 28,566]

I have quite a good life, but I really want to improve it. However, at the same time, life is also difficult so it is very good to have a place to escape it when I really need to.

[ExplosionMare 18,086]

I would say it’s a bit of both, it depends on how my current mood is. Sometimes I even feel obligated to come here just to keep up with the roleplays but for the most part, I love coming here cause it’s fun and everyone here is pretty nice, unlike people on most sites.

[Rainbow Cloud 18,337]

Probably more to escape life and chill out for a while, not really sure if it's improved my life but it doesn't do any harm to forget about things and have fun for a while.

[Tom Gallagher 33,595]

Sometimes it is an escape, but all of the time, it immediately makes the day better. 

[ExplosionMare 18,086]

If I visit more than once or twice a day then I’m definitely here to improve my life 

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

Would argue that it is kind of both, to escape in a sense whatever I'm doing in real life. Though also to improve my mood maybe that and it gives me a little outlet to write out my thoughts. Having said that however I often do try to use the forums as an escape. My life is alright but there are moments in life that I need to be able to get out of it.

[Stardust 641]

I dunno I feel very lonely and bored especially during the pandemic. But now especially I find myself wishing I had some proper friends sometimes I feel like very alone even when I do have a few people to talk to I guess. 

I went here cuz I got back into show and watched through and thought it could be dun.

And fun to come here and see the creative things. Follow the news. Also just answer random questions and write thoughts.

[Cash In 22,519]

It's more of an escape for me. I'm not really as active here as I was 3 to 4 years ago, but it's always nice to come back.

[Astralshy 27,496]

I'm here mainly to improve my life. Well, in the the serious lock down and curfew we had here in the beginning of this year .. I think it was also to escape. In the current state things have been much better and I think of my daily visits not as an escape of reality. I still have a lot of fun here I also try to be a 'little' active here, so I'm not a complete passive user and this counts for my point of view more to improve ones life instead of escaping it

[TBD 17,256]

MlPf was there for me even at my hardest time- I can’t say it changed me completely for the best but it gotten me to be a bit more open around people. Honestly, despite of the drama (which can be easily ignored ,or let bygones be bygone) it’s definitely a place for me to get away for while to have my “me time”.

[abronymouse 5,835]

*looks at PFUDOR sig*

I come her to debate seriously about fluffy ponies 

[Ocean Breeze 5,127]

It's definitely a way to improve my life, and love meeting all kinds of people!

[Clawdeen 15,506]

Escapism at its finest. Coming on here is a good distraction from the madness of everyday life

Edited July 30, 2021 by Clawdeen

[Dreambiscuit 10,167]

I don’t really come here for either reason. If I have nothing else to do and have a few free minutes, I drop in to touch base with a friend or two and maybe post a bit. The posting is more a matter of habit that I can just as easily live without, but it’s one of many things I can do if the mood strikes. My involvement here is very casual.

[Northern Star 1,024]

Both and neither at the same time. 

Its something usually fun or dumb(see: Glass Toilet ) or lighthearted debate or something similar and its something to "unload/settle down" with before I go to bed. Distracts me from the day's problem and thoughts or if not, it ends up being a probably way too long and rambly blog post.