Internet Lies

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

And we stalk those who don't want to meet us. *coughleocough*'scuse me! Must have had something caught in my throat.

Sensen?

Ah, the last time I hosted a Wisconsin Swanking. Beers + Brats + skijoring = well, you remember this lady wasn't too pleased with us.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I guess I may as well 'fess up. I'm not really a 42 year-old man living in Orlando Florida. I'm actually, like, a totally hot 19 year old girl from Idaho, on foreign exchange in Latvia. I love to par-taaaay! Also, I raise chinchillas, and I won a hog calling contest when I was 12. My parents are secret agents, which I, like, totally shouldn't have told you all!

LOL!!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I guess it just underscores the fact that reality (at least in how it impacts someone) tends to exist more in one's perceptions than actual facts.

It's fascinating to think how much of our "us" exists only in the minds of ourselves and other. We actually define ourselves quite heavily in relation to others, and we in turn base our expectations of them by what we ourselves expect we would do in that situation.

I try to keep a consistant "me" in my life, but not everybody is safe to do that. The upright citizen with a fetish, the housewife with a crush, among others, find it necessary to split off part of themselves. Jung tells us about the Shadow, and the Shadow must be fed or it will find a way to make itself known and you get these preachers who are hiring hookers and using dope and swindling money from the church. Anything people think will be unacceptable to their peers, they split off and either feed it in secret or hide it altogether.

On the other hand, sometimes it's surprising what people will accept. I test the limits quite a lot sometimes.

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I guess I may as well 'fess up. I'm not really a 42 year-old man living in Orlando Florida. I'm actually, like, a totally hot 19 year old girl from Idaho, on foreign exchange in Latvia. I love to par-taaaay! Also, I raise chinchillas, and I won a hog calling contest when I was 12. My parents are secret agents, which I, like, totally shouldn't have told you all!

I've met her IRL. It's true!

[Moonliner]

Unfortunately it's not like "normal" people who don't live in cyberspace are any better...

"Dad shoots through baby to kill mom"

Six Held In West Virginia Torture Horror

etc...

[€uroMeinke]

I came across something today about protecting privacy and the fact that in actuality technology is making our lives more an more public. In times when you lived in a small town and everyone knew your business, you could always move to a new town and start fresh. So I wonder if this is the internet's solution for people trying to escape their public lives, a virtual one where anything is possible.

[CoasterMatt]

Why is the 'Cheers' theme song stuck in my head?