06-13-2002, 12:23 PM
There are many points to the argument of people developing personas online. Some people would say that they are exactly the same online as they are in person. They are liars.
Think of the Matrix, when they are in the "Matrix", they appear differently than they do in real life. I think it was called "residual self-image". The bottom line is, you can be anyone you want on here, and noone is the wiser. The people I've met in person from the Internet have always been quite similar to what I've known of them online. But, there are always subtle differences.
Sean, you shut up! You are exactly the same online as you are in person. You, my friend, are the exception that proves the rule.
Think of the Matrix, when they are in the "Matrix", they appear differently than they do in real life. I think it was called "residual self-image". The bottom line is, you can be anyone you want on here, and noone is the wiser. The people I've met in person from the Internet have always been quite similar to what I've known of them online. But, there are always subtle differences.
Sean, you shut up! You are exactly the same online as you are in person. You, my friend, are the exception that proves the rule.