Your Online Alterego
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In real life I tend to communicate orally, much much more.0
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My online alter ego is a filthy wh0re and I am not one in real life.
LOL. I kid..i kid... I am just as sarcastic and perverted in real life as I am on here. I reall am not a wh0re in person...0 -
- Are you different online vs offline?
I'm not different as in my thought processes but I'm not the same as in my personality
- Are other people you've met different from one platform to the other?
Not from what I can tell but I'm not very social - internet or IRL
- If there is a difference in persona for you and/or others, why is that?
I dont feel I express myself or who I really am in a written context... its hard to see my bubbly personality or the fact that I giggle at everything. In print I'm much more direct and unpersonable.
- Is anonymity the root of all evil on the Internet?
Absolutely - fake profiles - fake people - you never know who the person is on the other end. There can be a lot of deception... and bullies... People feel safer showing their nastiness becasue they have no consequences. Or at least not the same as they would IRL.0 -
Porn. My stage name is Girth Brooks.
When individuals meet me in person, who only knew me from online forums, the media, advertisements, seminars, etc, their initial response is always the same... basically, "Holy crap, you are exactly the same in real life as you appear to be online (or in the media)."
In what media and advertisements would we find you?
do you still keep in contact with the midget?0 -
Eh. I think I'm the same on- and off-line, but I'm hardly objective. There will, of course, be some differences in how I conduct myself with different groups of friends, and my online world reflects that somewhat. The "inner circle" gets me fairly uncensored, and I get progressively more professional the further out from the inner circle I get, since I have certain professional guidelines I have to live with, and not following those guidelines can make for some very awkward leadership scenarios. But that's not an on/offline thing, that's an audience thing.
ETA re: anonymity--sure, there's always the question of whether or not someone online is really who they portray themselves to be, and that lack of trust in unknown people will impact what I share with them.0 -
- Are you different online vs offline?
I have found that I am too lazy to create an alter ego for online versus in person. I am equally annoying, hyper, flirtatious and flaky in person as I am online. There is no alternative to me, just ways to interact with me.
- Are other people you've met different from one platform to the other?
I would say that you come across every personality type in every platform. Some platforms have more of one type than another ... you mind find more "flirts" on a dating site than a fitness site ... but the flirts are still there. You might find more health conscious people on a fitness site than on a horror genre site, but again ... they are still there.
- If there is a difference in persona for you and/or others, why is that?
for me, no. I am what I am in person, online, over the phone at the office or at home. It doesn't change. Others tend to have more personas than I do. One for every aspect of thier life. I certainkly know when it is and is not appropriate to curse or flirt with others and what environments it is and is not acceptable ... but it seems that some people can go from calm, mundane, housewife/mother in one forum to adventure seeking sex addict in another. I dont have that type of split.
- Is anonymity the root of all evil on the Internet? I dont think it is the root of all evil ... but it certainly allows people to experiment with different personas and social skills. It gives someone the ability to be uncensored so to speak.0 -
No. She's always so short with me on the phone.
Porn. My stage name is Girth Brooks.
When individuals meet me in person, who only knew me from online forums, the media, advertisements, seminars, etc, their initial response is always the same... basically, "Holy crap, you are exactly the same in real life as you appear to be online (or in the media)."
In what media and advertisements would we find you?
do you still keep in contact with the midget?0 -
I'm me, online and off. I'm sure that in person, I may not be exactly the same, but that is just the "I don't know you well enough" phase. Once I get comfortable...or have a few drinks, lol....ah, what am I saying, I'm just me. I can be just as sarcastic, just as sexual in nature regarding jokes, I will give encouraging support or call someone on their B.S.0
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Me too. I'm hoping to one day come out of my shell.I'm the shy, quiet, innocent one
GOD help us ALL!!! LMAO!0 -
Very interesting topic!
- Are you different online vs offline? NOPE. Hence my MFP name. Didn't even occur to me to be anyone other than me. This has, however, become more defined as I get older. I didn't know who the heck I was in my 20s and most of my 30s.
- Are other people you've met different from one platform to the other? ABSOLUTELY. Especially clients who like to yell at me in emails then are as sweet as sugar on the phone.
- If there is a difference in persona for you and/or others, why is that? People in general, are just braver when they are not face to face. Sometimes I close my eyes and picture talking to them before I type a response. It helps temper it a little.
- Is anonymity the root of all evil on the Internet? The root of all evil on the internet is porn. Where have you been? Just kidding. Maybe. But perhaps also that people seem to forget about the "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it rule." There's something to be said for good old civility. If I SAID everything I THOUGHT, I'd be jobless, relationshipless and homeless.
I'd better get back to work, or I will be the first of those, regardless!0 -
well, I am short and fat in real life.
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No. She's always so short with me on the phone.
Porn. My stage name is Girth Brooks.
When individuals meet me in person, who only knew me from online forums, the media, advertisements, seminars, etc, their initial response is always the same... basically, "Holy crap, you are exactly the same in real life as you appear to be online (or in the media)."
In what media and advertisements would we find you?
do you still keep in contact with the midget?
maybe she thinks you suck at phone sex0 -
Could be. I'm so shy, and insecure.maybe she thinks you suck at phone sex0 -
*sigh*Very interesting topic!
- Are you different online vs offline? NOPE. Hence my MFP name. Didn't even occur to me to be anyone other than me. This has, however, become more defined as I get older. I didn't know who the heck I was in my 20s and most of my 30s.
- Are other people you've met different from one platform to the other? ABSOLUTELY. Especially clients who like to yell at me in emails then are as sweet as sugar on the phone.
- If there is a difference in persona for you and/or others, why is that? People in general, are just braver when they are not face to face. Sometimes I close my eyes and picture talking to them before I type a response. It helps temper it a little.
- Is anonymity the root of all evil on the Internet? The root of all evil on the internet is porn. Where have you been? Just kidding. Maybe. But perhaps also that people seem to forget about the "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it rule." There's something to be said for good old civility. If I SAID everything I THOUGHT, I'd be jobless, relationshipless and homeless.
I'd better get back to work, or I will be the first of those, regardless!0 -
I am pretty much the same in real life, with the exception of work, where I have to tone it down a little bit.0
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I must be the only person who is less sexual and flirty online?0
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Weird.I must be the only person who is less sexual and flirty online?0 -
I'm pretty much the same, but a lot more innocent and nice in real life. My innocent and niceness is all an act, so I guess the online me is more the real me.0
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Well that, and the fact that you're really a dude.I'm pretty much the same, but a lot more innocent and nice in real life. My innocent and niceness is all an act, so I guess the online me is more the real me.
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Interesting question! Interesting story you have as well. I am mainly the same online as I am in real life. In both I am positive, kind, helpful, polite, funny, sarcastic and long winded. The one difference is that I am not a great story teller or joke teller, sometimes I have to concentrate to get a funny story out with the perfect delivery, with that zingy punch just right. If I'm telling a story online, I can edit out the unnecessary length. Aside from this, when talking to roommates vs. being online for e.g. I sometimes pause while speaking to think of where I was going with my story (lol). I don't normally do that with new friends, at networking events, etc. but because I'm so close to my roommates I'll have a TON going on in my mind and I sometimes forget what/where I was going. When in a social setting, new friends, etc. I've quieted my mind more and am focusing more on remembering the person, their information, or some tid bit a speaker has said, etc. which gets rid of the pauses.
Hmm... while thinking more, while I'll speak to complete strangers in real life with no problem at all, I don't usually approach brand new people just because they catch my attention, but online, if someone's of interest, I have no problem letting that be known.
-Gretchen0
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