Internet Identity

[srinator]

Do you put on a identity completely different from what you are in real life? Do you come to the internet to live a different life?

i act the same way i do in real life, but yeah from time to time i do try and change to spice things up.

 

[shortsboy]

The truth is I barely even wear shorts

 

[Nolafus]

I try to be the same person, but more social. I'm pretty cold in real life, but I change that here. It's like the internet is the only place I can be really social. :P

But, it depends with the people I'm around. If I'm with friends, I'm pretty much as social as anyone else. Put me in a room with strangers, and I'm shut up like a clam.

 

[curiousnathan]

I'd like to say I'm similar online to I am in real life. But of course, there are differences some which are just naturally there and some I deliberately maintain. d:

 

[Hikamaru]

Unlike my real life self, I'm not as shy. In fact I do end up being more of a trickster, or someone who loves to have a good laugh.

 

[starseed galaxy auticorn]

I'm the opposite. In real life I'm an anti-social nerd without the glasses. I play video games, spend most of my time being in my room, etc. >< Online, I'm a bit more outgoing and a little more social.

 

[Oryx]

I am more social online, but I wouldn't say it's because I'm different - it's because I would like to be more social in real life but things hold me back.

From a philosophical perspective, online you is still you because you're the one acting that way; it's just another facet of you.

 

[Soph3]

I am practically the same in real life. :) Although I must admit, online i'm a bit more self-confident...whereas in reality i'm rather introverted and shy. I guess that's the case for a lot of people! I suppose online, i'm the 'REAL' me and behave how I behave with those closest to me in reality.

 

[Kikaito plush]

I am more social online and a little more Hyper in real life.

 

[Raine]

Along the same lines as Terabyte, despite my friendly approach around PC, I'm actually quite pessimistic, and cold in real life \: But that's not the case with friends; more so with strangers. Though I try to stay as natural as possible to my offline self. I'm probably slightly more sociable online than I am offline simply because I find it easier to communicate through text rather than words. Often times I have all these thoughts I want to say to people, but then jumble them up when I try express myself ;;

 

[Sonata]

I'm kinda a funny douche in real life and I'm kinda a funny douche on here.

 

[Shining Raichu]

I'm a slightly different person in reality, but only slightly. I think the way to make the distinction is that online I'm the me I am in my head, whereas there's more filtering that goes on when you're face to face with people.

 

[Poki]

My jokes have to be quite different irl, simply because I hang out with people who do not get any of the Internet/gaming-related references. But, that's the only difference.

 

[Starry Windy]

In internet, I'm pretty much the same of myself in real life, except that I'm quite more talkative to friends in the internet at some point.

 

[Aeroblast]

I'd say I'm actually less social in PC than in real life because I usually can't be bothered to start conversations or continue it. Personality-wise nothing's really different.

 

[Kyrul]

I act completely different online. I find myself being way to serious and non-social when I'm online. In real life pretty much everything I say is some kind of a joke or some way of messing around.

 

[Meganium]

Online peeps have told me the same thing several times: I've been described as an extrovert, the "life of the party". But in reality, I am not like that AT ALL irl. I am the complete opposite. I don't have that many friends near me (most are in San Diego), and I am an introvert. I also get really anxious when I start conversations, but...heh, I think that flaw also applies online as well because I prefer others to start convos that I do.

Also, my name isn't even Megan irl. Don't ask.

 

[TRIFORCE89]

they might have been different at some point. I think it's all merged together now

 

[Hiatus]

I'm nearly the same online and in real life. I struggle a bit when it comes to starting conversations with people, but still manage to; when I do, I could go on and on non-stop to the point where you would literally find me annoying, haha. I'm not cold nor am I completely happy-go-lucky; I'd say I'm somewhere in-between. I usually don't get upset or anything, but... it's sort of tough to cool down whenever I actually wind up that way. ): Most of the time, though, whatever happens is my fault, so I don't put blames on anyone and try to deal with things myself.

 

[Kanzler]

I think I'm about the same now. The newbie-to-the-forum excitement has worn off and I'm back to baseline levels of intro/extroversion. I'm definitely not a cold person, and I say what's on my mind. I jumble and stutter my words occasionally irl, and similarly my grammar online lapses as well.