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Date Posted: 10:07:56 10/06/04 Wed
Author: Chris
Subject: Growing up with computers...
In reply to: Tom F 's message, "IMPRESSIVE!" on 06:27:45 10/06/04 Wed

I had many friends in school, and I had many hobbies such as astronomy or playing piano, but as soon as the computer entered into my life, everything changed. I was born in the historical situation that I virtually "raised up" with computers. Everything was so new, so exciting! The computers "matured" along with me. I grew up with all these historical machines, starting with the first programmable calculators, then the good old Kim-1 , AppleII (in school), ZX81 (the first real computer I owned), Commodore PET, C64, Atari ST/TT.

You cannot have many real friends and develop social skills if you are busy cracking/hacking and programming public domain software nearly 24 hours a day ;-) And the friends you have are your friends because they own a "Kim-1" or a "Commodore PET" ;-) I even ditched school frequently because of my obsession. Later I studied mathematics and that did not improve or develop my social skills either ;-)

This background has much to do with my becoming a Christian. I recognized that though computers and mathematics were fun, I needed meaning in life. And when I recognized that I had loved computers more than my neighbours I was convinced that the Bible is right in saying I am a sinner.

This background has also a lot to do with my becoming a cult victim in UBF. I had not enough social skills to figure out that the leaders where charlatans and of course I was susceptible to the love bombing in the beginning. I think computer nerds are an easy prey for cults. They just change from one "virtual" world to another. ;-)

Do you think your childhood with video games as best friends had something to do with your being fished by UBF later, too?

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