Why do kids stay in the internet for hours, do not get up and socialize outside the house?

I am gonna answer that question from my perspective- from my own insights, experiences, and thoughts about the question.

Technically, kids do socialize in the internet. That is why they call Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and sites of the sort, "social medias". When you search the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the word "socialize", it will give you the defition, " to talk to and do things with other people in a friendly way", so, yes, kids socialize - but on a different manner.

Life in the cyberworld is easier than the life in the real world. You can limitlessly shop without hurting your feet. You can play video games even if it is raining. You can learn how to play musical instruments, different languages, and read some books for free. These are things that you can do in the cyberspace which you are restrained to do in the real world.

I have been spending so much time in the internet. I often watch videos and spend my time viewing and posting on my social medias. I admit it. I am being so nosy, watching other people's  vlogs, wondering what others do everyday, while I am just staying inside the house. I check others' Instagram accounts, trying to learn what are the best angles and filters. I also keep on reading fanfictions about Harry Potter online.

I depend my life on the internet. I am free to move. It is a place wherein I can just feel like I am safe, protected, and like I am in a lateral universe, wherein at a click, I can socialize with my friends. At a click, I can shut the things all up and pretend like I am invisible.

Sometimes, I pretend like I am invisible. Sometimes, we all pretend like we are invisible. I know that there comes a time in your life wherein you have a very big problem and you just want to escape them all, but you can't. Well, in the cyberworld, you can simply click the X sign at the top of the page. While, on the real world, we don't have an X sign that we can click for there are no escapes. Once you are trapped, you are trapped. You have one choice: face the consequence. That is why if I can make contact with the cyberworld, I make contact. I try to be there as much as possible.

However, when the internet is as slow as a snail, I get to remember the reality of life because the X sign at the top of the page can sometimes not function well during a slow internet connection. It means that just like in the real world, I am now trapped in the cyberworld. The slow internet connection is like the primary reasons why I- and other children stay on the internet for hours. These are unwanted judgements, comments, stares, remarks, and all those stuffs that we receive in the real world.

I, like any other human being, am being judged. You may wonder why. It is all because of my personality.