How real are you online?

@Lore2009 (7378)
United States
February 12, 2009 12:54pm CST
Now that we live more of in an online world... people tend to come more out of their shell online. I've noticed that I am not as afraid to express myself if I'm here because it is a world of exposure with secrecy. I knew a girl who never spoke a word nor did much in her life, yet her profile on another network site, made her seem like a very outgoing girl. How much of your shell are you out of online or... how much more can you fake on here?
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4 responses
josephb
@josephb (219)
• Malta
12 Feb 09
well here I'm the real me , but on other sites those that I don't trust I come up with another name and surname , another birthdate etc... lol beacue Idon't thrust them
Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Well, I wasn't really talking about names or identification... I meant more about your personality. Do you get bolder when you don't see who your actually talking to?
thezone
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
12 Feb 09
I am pretty much balanced online and offline. I dont give out too much personal info though and I do like the annominity being online gives you.
Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Being balanced is always smart and it's good you do it in both of your lives or that you keep your life at one.
kumarpslv
@kumarpslv (3216)
• India
12 Feb 09
Nothing can go worst if we going on right way online, even if expose our full and correct identity.It is sure, those who are hiding their identity and giving fake are on incorrect way.That is why they are hiding theirs. i will clearly show the identity to others as such as i am going in a right way.
Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Are you talking about spammers when you write "incorrect way"?
daneg33
@daneg33 (1128)
• Canada
12 Feb 09
You can be as real as you like. I am just careful not to give out too much personal information, because you never know who is reading it and what they will do with that information. Some of the rules of mylot include no full legal names, addresses, telephone numbers, stuff like that. It makes perfect sense to me. I am very honest on here, because I am generally an honest person and it makes me feel weird to lie.
Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
12 Feb 09
Yeah, it feels weird to me to lie too. I don't like to give out too much either since who knows who can be reading it. But then again, I feel like I'm not doing anything wrong or anything I'm not proud of so I feel like I want to just open all doors too.