Online Identities

So I have to write a 2000 word essay on how an online identity can differ from an actual identity in so many ways. Whether it be turning a photo of yourself black and white before putting up on Facebook to make your skin look better, or starting arguments behind a keyboard that you would never start in a physical meeting, a person's online identity can make them seem bigger, older, more powerful and charismatic, it can basically be the grounds for becoming anything you like in the eyes of others.

I figured, why not take some information straight from the horses mouth, and you guys are always generous in offering an intelligent hand. So how do you feel about it? The basic idea of a separate online identity, that is.

Any points would be greatly appreciated. I have a few weeks to write the essay, but it would be interesting to get background information from an online community that I feel a part of.

Thanks

Il post soemthing articulate later, for now, go watch Spy Kids 3. I used that in a similar, essay situation

Yer you see on here I come at as a twit and annoying, in real life I'm nothing like this at all.

GearsCT wrote:Yer you see on here I come at as a twit and annoying, in real life I'm nothing like this at all.

In your entirely unbiased and representational opinion

I'm pretty sure I'm just as much a pretentious asshole in real life as well.

mcgugan can assess my online/offline differences if he sees this.

My personality is much more malleable in real life. Online I come across as a bit condescending and wanky these days, but IRL I shift my tone to suit social situations. I can hang with less-than-intelligent fifty-something women in the workplace just as well as I can with Julio, Sebastian and Ivan in my Philosophy tutorial class. Maybe it means I'm a compromising shit who tries to hide his persistent and desperate pleas for social acceptance, but whatever.

Also, fat girl angle shots.

If you can squeeze some /b/ in there as well that could do well. Everyone plugs into the sick, racist, paedophilic hivemind regardless of where they stand anywhere else.

Why do you guys think this is the case? Do you think people, when online, try to be the type of person that they would like to be in reality but can't get away with it? Why would somebody bother with things like fat girl angle shots etc when they know themselves that they do not look like that in reality, and chances are, most of their friends know it too?

Escapism. Nearly everyone has a mental image of how they would prefer to be

The Matrix is kind of a similar scenario I feel

Just making a start on my essay now. Thanks for the help.

Gdf, what is /b/, out of interest?

Any other opinions on the matter are more than welcome!!

Cant break rules 1 and 2 sorry Jamie

What is going on here?

http://img.4chan.org/b/imgboard.html

Absorb it for a while. Maybe you won't want to write about it.

Good luck bro!

Speaking of online identities, who is Mindkiller and token new zealander anyway?

Kaptain Kaviar wrote:Speaking of online identities, who is Mindkiller and token new zealander anyway?

You probably don't remember, I was Rogue Spectre back on ye olde X360.

Oh yes I remember, you were one of the newer members when we abandoned ship. That leaves Mindkiller...?

Yep who is mindkiller and who was mcgugan on the X360 forum?

mcgugan wasn't on X360, he's a friend I met in college and I linked him to the hood when I made it last year.

Ahh I see. Fair enough.

I am/was (?) Hazy on X360

Oh right!

We're still missing a good few members of the old forum. Its a shame really because when the old forum was good, it was really good.

Yup.

This one is getting a bit annoying now the avs and smileys are broken.
Anyone else want to make a proper interhood? I'd donate but I don't know anything about website design.

I don't think anyone here knows anything about web design tbh.