Sucked into the Internet over two decades ago, I've never looked back at the real world except when I have to -- it does, of course, keep the bills paid. Mostly.
My online personna, personableness, and personality have gained me a lot of friends that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten; through their assistance I got a start that I wouldn't have otherwise had. Though their paths and mine have uncrossed in some cases, I wouldn't have traded the knowing of them for the world.