Is there a difference between how you portray yourself on the internet and how you behave in real life? There's been a couple of times where people said they think my forum persona is just a full on act and that I'm probably completely different in real life. On the one hand, everything I've ever said here was said by me, in full lucidity, and completely intentionally, so I don't think I can really claim that my forum persona is different from from my true persona. On the other hand, I actually do act completely different in real life. After all, if I always acted like I do on the internet, I'd probably have a few more broken bones right now.
I'm actually really cold hearted in real life, and I think that's why I act so inflammatory online. Since I have such a hard time finding passion in life, I try to find it by making others, and hopefully myself, pissed off on the internet. I've found myself adopting personality traits I don't really have just to get a rise out of people, but is there really a difference between the personality I choose to show you and the one I really have? Maybe my internet persona is just a fragment of my true self.
I'm actually really cold hearted in real life, and I think that's why I act so inflammatory online. Since I have such a hard time finding passion in life, I try to find it by making others, and hopefully myself, pissed off on the internet. I've found myself adopting personality traits I don't really have just to get a rise out of people, but is there really a difference between the personality I choose to show you and the one I really have? Maybe my internet persona is just a fragment of my true self.