Why are many people so different online?

lol. At times definitely. But i can also be cold and distant too.

 

As Each Day Passes......TD Is Becoming Even More Complex.....



Cheers Glen.

 

Yeah, me too, but only to those that are shitheads towards me or my family

 

You're learning.

I can be that way with anyone. I can be so focused on my life, my goals, that i can easily neglect those around me.

 

Are you proud of that?

 

What do you expect people to share on social media? All of their personal hardships, faults, family dramas, and other assorted dirty laundry? I know some people who do that, and they are way worse than the tirelessly positive folks.

 

It doesn't need to be either/or, but pretending to be someone you're not so you gain ''likes,'' is worse than just being real, imo.

 

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Web and IRL reminds me of this part of The Three Amigos..

 

Indifferent. Its just how i function. But it definitely has its benefits.

 

Keeps the douche bags away

 

there are lots of cautious reasons to consider your audience.
the trick is to do this without compromising your values or priorities.

 

I think people are more real on the internet. People say what they feel--the stuff they wouldn't dare say in real life. There's both anonymity and a literal physical barrier on the internet.

It's the people in your face that are fake

 

"No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."--Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

That's a really interesting perspective. I think you could be right on some level.

 

I understand what you're saying, but not me, NQueen. You get the whole damn thing from me online, and in person.

 

And I am sure that like me, you don't make many enemies. The only advantage online is that you have more time to think before you comment.

 

I'm not fake, but it takes me a while to feel comfortable enough around people to loosen up and be myself in real life.

Whereas on the internet I'm pretty much my most authentic pain in the ass self from day one

 

I unfortunately make some enemies, with very little effort it seems. But these days, it doesn't take much to offend some people, as they are overly sensitive and it seems society frowns upon anyone who "goes against the grain" and speaks thier mind. I do try to screen my comments before I push send, but at the same time, I want to be ME.

 

I'm definitely more confrontational on the internet. If an interaction goes wrong I can just stop posting for awhile. In real life I don't usually like to rock the boat.

 

I'm a weirdo in real life. Probably a bit weirder than online.