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Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
Originally posted by sc2099
We all play roles but some don't like to admit it.
I know how to play the social game and be "popular." I just choose not to.
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Perhaps the online persona is actually liberating people, enabling their suppressed selves due to societal constraints or self imposed silence.
Could it be for some that popularity is secondary to freedom of expression?
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Have any of you through profiles, chat or forum posts exaggerated, distorted, somehow fictionalized the details of your real lives?
In other words, have you used your online persona to create a fictionalized version of the real you?
I am adding you as a friend, simply based on that comment alone.
Originally posted by Cadbury
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Have any of you through profiles, chat or forum posts exaggerated, distorted, somehow fictionalized the details of your real lives?
In other words, have you used your online persona to create a fictionalized version of the real you?
I once masqueraded as Duke Of Wellington from the Napoleonic era for over 16 months -- actually believing that I was he. It was great fun, but I had to call it a day in the end.
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Have any of you through profiles, chat or forum posts exaggerated, distorted, somehow fictionalized the details of your real lives?
In other words, have you used your online persona to create a fictionalized version of the real you?
Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
how will you know if they're honest? :-)