He uses the MUD as a resort to cope with his physical and emotional disabilities, further disturbing himself. The way he has chosen to deal with his problems has ultimately hurt him more than help him. MUD s have stripped away some of his defenses but have given him nothing in return. In fact, MUD s make Stewart feel vulnerable in a new way. These are the people who enter a MUD with a new gender identity.
Some women claim to get more respect when acting as a man and vice versa for men acting as women.
While these concerns, such as relationships and the desire for more respect, are issues people face everyday, I can think of better ways to deal with them rather than resorting to MUD s. Instead of becoming so involved in phony computer worlds, they could be out interacting with real-life people. It seems crazy to spend all your time isolated in front of a computer screen working on improving your false life, rather than out actively trying to improve your real life situations. Personally, I think people who use their computer identities to improve their personal lives need a lot more help than the computer has to offer. In other words they were at home having cybersex instead of communicating with their primary partner, their spouse.