In the right circumstances, some people come to prefer them to the real. Computers offer the possiblitiy of creating and working within artificial worlds, whether to simulate the behavior of economics, political systems, or imaginary subatomic particles. If people feel the imaginary friends children sometimes have a danger, then the Internet is not for them. Although it may seem weird for a kid to have an imaginary friend, the imagination is working. It is the creative process in action.
Society has a way of toning down one's creativity as they get older.
The Internet provides the atmosphere for creativity to return. The Internet does allow a user control over what takes place, to a certain extent. This is very attractive in a world that revolves with or without you. Yet, the computer only works when you are telling it what to do. The Internet has become a significant social laboratory for experimenting with the constructions and reconstructions of self that characterize postmodern life.