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[Panda]

We all know the differences between reality and virtuality.

I wonder how your virtual identities represent you in real life.

I am totally internet addicted, spending way more time than needed online, as a matter of fact, lots of my friends from social life come from my virtual network, but the IDs got me friends usually represent my real identity pretty well except that I am more casual, open minded and sharp online.

But in the first place, the idea of being a totally different people excited me a lot.

I used to write novels under several pseudonyms years ago back home on a local forum, it turned out to be great fun and the most interesting thing is the characters I created were so much different from each other (both male and female), which I admit almost got me some mental diseases... especially when I represented the evil characters. Thus I had to be very patient to endure the lonliness of not being able to share my (dirty or abnormal) thoughts with friends from my real life, cuz I was afraid they got shocked.

The last thing I want to see is ppl get disappointed when they meet ouside of the virtual world ...... Back home, there was a writer when we both wrote online, who attracted me so much because of his autobiographical fiction, the one got tens of thousands of hits in a very short time. He also made him the most mysterious character online because nobody ever saw him...suddenly tons of fans started to follow him... I PMed him several times but never got reply, later I wrote some novels (yes, I was fully motivated because of him) and got my own fame there so he paid attention to me and finally agreed to meet me...but.............I would rather I have never met him........sign.....what a disappointment...I broke my idol by hand

After that I got the lesson: never believe what people write about themselves before you meet them, and never brag about anything of yourself to make the one you are going to meet feel sick.

All in all, internet is such a big beautiful enjoyable illusion...

[michaelambling]

This is a topic near and dear to my heart.

I first got on the internets in 93, when I was a wee youngun. Back then, my online identity was completely unlike my real-life persona. Online I was a tough guy--in person, of course, I was a shy nerdy kid.

Not being a teenager anymore, I grew out of that. Now a few of my online friends are also real life friends, and since i have friends in three continents, I use the internet to communicate with real-life friends, too. I am more connected to people than ever before, but I also feel more alienated than ever before, even if I'm really not.

I spend too much time in front of a screen; it's unhealthy and i don't like it. But, I just moved to a tiny town and don't know anyone here. Hopefully when I get to Seoul, that will change. Also, the internet has taught me how to be an ass, so I sometimes troll in real life. This is a bad habit I need to stop doing.

[Chuvok]

I think a better question is; How has your online persona changed the real-life you?

I've noticed people who spend a lot of time online are very critical and shallow in real life. They get used to the freedom and lack of consequences for being an A-hole. And the internet is a very self indulgent place, so people develop very focused tastes, to the point that anything but the ideal is inadequate.

Its hard to say if weird people are drawn to the internet, or if the internet creates weird people. But, whenever I meet an awkward person, they usually turn out to be "into" chat rooms and the net.

I really don't like to use the internet to find dates anymore, because online girls are exactly as I've said above, shallow, critical, and they think they can hop from one guy to another like in a chat room. Whereas "real world" girls have more tact, even though they might be dating around just as much, they have the good sense to be discreet about it. Other words they still have a sense of shame and respect.

I'm not exempting myself from my own criticism. I am more of an A-hole because of the internet, for sure. But I also think I am a much better educated person as a result. Also, a much more worldly person. It is because of the internet I developed an interest in travel, and I can't explain how much I have learned from websites like Wikipedia and Google.

[tzechuk]

I am the same here, there and everywhere.

[blurgalurgalurga]

I'm pretty much the same.

[Panda]

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[zeldalee13]

I meant all my virtual identities are the same.