Anonymity (Part III)

Is the Anonymity offered by the internet a blessing for lonely people, offering them an infinite 24x7 sympathetic audience who is always willing to listen?

Or has this pursuit of anonymity lead people to opt out of other traditional forms of socialization and hence get branded as lonely?

This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
And ride that highway in the sky
– America