But yes, I know first hand how it can be easy to neglect things in meat space because interactions online are so much more easily had.

Do we have to use the term "meat space?" I know we are made out of meat. I read the story here, on Hubski, so it must be true.

And I understand that in the world of cyberpunk faction, "meatspace" is the term used to refer to that place we are that is not cyberspace. In places like World of Warcraft and 2nd Life, it's a commonly used term.

and perhaps individuals have a personal, dynamic and idiosyncratic meaning for the word. Indeed, "meaty" is a word used to describe something as having depth and substance, something you can bite into.

but here in Canada, I cringe when I hear that phrase. It's cold here and the term "meatspace" reminds me of my freezer, where I keep meat.

I realize that "meatspace" is one wordish, while "the real world" is three. And "reality" has too many meanings to stick into your sentence above:

I know first hand how it can be easy to neglect things in reality...

Come to think of it, "meatspace" is a kind of handy descriptor of here, where we are when we're not on line. :( maybe I don't like it because it denies subjective reality. And it reminds me of the freezer . . . and, on some level, the grave (a fine and lovely place/but none, I'm sure, do there embrace).

Time for a drink.