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Does anonymity change us, or does it reveal our true selfs?
by Yajirobe 7y ago
Does anonymity change us, or does it reveal our true selfs?
- dghughes 7y agoWhen I first got on the Internet it was great for me since I was ultra shy. I felt like I could reveal my true self. But now 25 years later I see the Internet as a tool to allow people to be downright evil. I can't believe people are or would act this way in real life.
- nscalf 7y agoThat doesn’t feel like the right question to me. I’d say you’re your “true self”, given your environment, in each situation.
- Yajirobe 7y agoEven if one is under the influence of alcohol/drugs?
- nothrabannosir 7y agoAll the more so, if you ask me :)
- nothrabannosir 7y agoThis implies the existence of one true self. It might be defined as a function of many parameters, many situational. One might even be the degree of anonymity you’re currently experiencing.
- CM30 7y agoYeah, people's behaviour and personality tend to change based on the setting they're in, and the audience they're with. You probably all act very differently around your colleagues than your friends, and either of those and your boss, parents, spouse, etc. Which is where a lot of issues on social media are coming from. People are seeing behaviour that would previously be fine among friends/with one audience broadcast to all these others, and it's revealing everyone's flaws and multiple sided behaviour to the world.