Masked Members
By pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
Derry, Northern Ireland
October 22, 2016 2:39pm CST
Something in a discussion here got me thinking about myLot, its members and their anonymity.
Much of what you, we, write here on myLot can be used to pull together a profile on you - your likes and dislikes, your sense of humo(u)r, where you live, what your gender is, how old you are, who your family members are and what they call you...
Trying to hide behind the mask of anonymity is like trying to herd cats - stuff about you leaks out, like it or not.
Anonymity, like virginity, once lost, can never be reclaimed... do you care?
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24 responses
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 16
Yes, I know that info is revealed about us but being aware of what you put out there can control that profile. Plus you can fool people. You may say you like something even when you don't just for the sake of getting along or join a conversation.
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
22 Oct 16
@pgntwo This is a statement which can neither be acknowledged nor denied.
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Oct 16
@hora_fugit You might say that, I couldn't possibly comment...
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Oct 16
I really have nothing to hide. I am who I am and I'm an open book so it doesn't bother me. =)
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@LadyDuck (457413)
• Switzerland
23 Oct 16
@pgntwo Thank you, I surely will love to read this book. Too many are obsessed to share every moment of their life. When I log into my FB account I can clearly see who are those who have to post from early morning up to the moment they go to sleep. It's ridiculous.
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
23 Oct 16
Sounds like you might appreciate this book - a dystopian view of a population obsessed with, if not forced to, sharing every moment of their hum-drum lives...
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@TheHorse (205225)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 16
I don't like to give out my name, as some of my opinions expressed here may differ (slightly) from my public persona. I want to keep my jobs. Heh. Maybe I'll post a profile picture that is really me...but just for a little while.
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@Sasquatchy (1131)
• Canada
22 Oct 16
I'm a Bigfoot ... pinch my salts if you want too!
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Oct 16
@Sasquatchy That's what I was worried about!
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@Sasquatchy (1131)
• Canada
22 Oct 16
@pgntwo oh come on! They might be smelling salts!
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
22 Oct 16
Today I was ruminating about a post.... on how much you really know me.
My answer is, not much. You infer from what I say. But as the book I had planned to mention said -"Every character needs a history. We create a character, so we create the history too"
It's not verbatim.
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@marguicha (215154)
• Chile
6 Dec 16
I´m too old to go around wearing a mask that is, unless you promise that said mask will make me at least 30 years younger.
I like what I am and I don´t regret many things so, why hide?
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@vandana7 (98728)
• India
23 Oct 16
No..it does not matter to me. A couple of myLotters have met me, so they know what they see is what they get. Yeah some of the things that I have said here need to be authenticated I suppose. But I would think that is not necessary unless we are that close. It would not affect our interactions.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 Oct 16
Sometimes, yes, pgn... most of the time, no.....
I have no worries about what another myLotter will find out about me, but companies on the internet, yeah, I kinda do care what they know....
Don't get me wrong,.... I KNOW my information is out there should someone want it and if they are savvy enough to go get it... Heck! I will tell people anything about myself someone wants to know... I've done that several times.
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
23 Oct 16
Untangling the web of truths, untruths and misdirections would be a challenge, yes, I grant you. Some data collection bot somewhere is doing just that, I'd hazard a guess. Ah well, bigger the fool that believes what the bot tells him/her :)
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
28 Oct 16
I never hide my identity or use pseudonyms
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
23 Oct 16
Yes, the Internet has exposed us all.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Oct 16
I never try to hide behind the anonymity of this or any other online site. What you see is what you get with me. I am an open book, and I am just the same in person as you see me on here. I don't try to change the way I am or disguise who I am. You either like me for who I am, or you don't!
But I agree, some people may hide behind the anonymity, or may pretend to be something (or someone) different from who they really are. Either way, I don't judge anyone.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
23 Oct 16
Yeah, we are definitely an 'open book' around here @pgntwo .
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@Poppylicious (11133)
•
24 Oct 16
Absolutely. We give away little clues to our identity with every post, but who is the stalkerish fool who's going to sit there and piece it all together!?
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