irl i think its pretty obvious that i have debilitating depression because i am a shut in and pretty much only leave the house for food or doctors' apointments...so dont really talk a lot BUT online? i think im relly bubbly and um. friendly? approachable? idk but i am VERY different online than i am irl...just the fax
Yes. People think I am extroverted and very personable online. But irl I am often very nervous/awkward and incredibly introverted. I can't hangout for more than 2 hours with anyone without needing a good 5 day break.
Also to answer the poll. It's definitely subconscious. I just feel completely comfortable on the internet. I'm sure thats something common among a lot of people here.
If you don't appreciate the added anonymity and inability of people to punch your face over the internet, you're not living your life but then again if you take anonymity as a 'given' and don't educate yourself on how to really not get found out then you do end up needing to watch what you do online.
Protip: Your VPN/Proxy is a sign of failure to comprehend anonymity. If you have to use a fake IP in order to not get banned or caught on a site, you don't understand the idea of anonymity or how to act as a different version of yourself to the easy-to-catch one.
At the end of the day, it comes down to acting and thinking before you type/upload anything. If you do this consistently you're anonymous enough to have fun online. If not, well then you are doing it wrong and chaining yourself to your real-life limitations in what you can say or do.
Don't let what you did on previous accounts and sites limit the great, free and well-mannered being you can become.
You may have been a troll in your past, you may have done putrid things sexually online... If you aren't willing to give up fame and your real life identity to improve your behavior and get REAL anonymity where you are free of your real-life self and not 'hiding behind a fake IP' then you won't enjoy the Internet to nearly the full extent that it can be enjoyed.
No one knows who I really am and no one ever will online. Even if I posted my real face or name to a site, that is STILL a version of me and an act I pull off (but of course the ability to google my name and see it is an issue but if you're really in a career where it matters that much, your colleagues don't like you for who you are and you're always a hair's breadth from being fired which isn't a healthy working environment in my opinion).
I'd say the only thing different about me irl and here,is that I don't talk nearly as much irl. Hiding behind a screen has definitely boosted my confidence.XD
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im actually a lot more upbeat and bubbly in real life, i think im significantly more friendly and approachable and i believe i come off as someone with very high energy .. but for the most part i think im generally the same? i'd say i talk a lot (and too much) both places, it just might come off more serious here. if i acted the same way i did irl online i would probably type with a bunch of exclamation points and smiley faces lol
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everyone knows i'm a nerd irl but if anyone got ahold of my handle and stumbled across this website my social life would be over
fortunately the people i give my handle to don't do any research at all into it and no one dislikes me enough to find this accursed website
i can create the illusion of sandbox being less dead if there are more individual threads
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yes definitely i'm a lot more reserved irl
partially because i'm shy and partially because i'm just better at typing things out than talking because i can backspace/rethink what i'm saying/etc so i'm not afraid to say things, whereas irl i end up stuttering through stuff and it makes me scared to talk
