Online Personality: Fantasy or Reality?

[Dutch Uncle]

Over 70% of all American adults are social media. About 73 % of 50-64 year old Americas are on social media. Younger age groups even more so as the link below indicates.

Most are on Facebook where most people know them. Anonymous forums present an opportunity for people to remove their social masks and be who they truly are without concern about repercussions. It also presents the opportunity for people to live a fantasy life of a famous, rich celebrity or other very successful and happy member of the Rich Class.

People are free to choose what they want which is what makes forums like this so great.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/
Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves.

(Anonymous) Please rank your JPP personality on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being "the real me" and 5 being "fully fictional persona".

 

[LurchAddams]

Over 70% of all American adults are social media. About 73 % of 50-64 year old Americas are on social media. Younger age groups even more so as the link below indicates.

Most are on Facebook where most people know them. Anonymous forums present an opportunity for people to remove their social masks and be who they truly are without concern about repercussions. It also presents the opportunity for people to live a fantasy life of a famous, rich celebrity or other very successful and happy member of the Rich Class.

People are free to choose what they want which is what makes forums like this so great.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/
Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves.
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(Anonymous) Please rank your JPP personality on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being "the real me" and 5 being "fully fictional persona".

I am so boring. I promise you I am exactly the same person in r/l as you see online, I just never swear at or troll anyone in real life.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I am so boring. I promise you I am exactly the same person in r/l as you see online, I just never swear at or troll anyone in real life.

Different environments present different hazards. You can't get run over here as part of the Sticks and Stones rule.

 

[Hawkeye10]

I am a Truth Teller....I am the same person here as I am in real life except that here I am more chatty. In RL I am more quiet, I do more listening than talking.

I have been off of posting on all other social media for about two years now, with no plans to go back.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I am a Truth Teller....I am the same person here as I am in real life except that here I am more chatty. In RL I am more quiet, I do more listening than talking.

I have been off of posting on all other social media for about two years now, with no plans to go back.

Please vote in the poll.

I was never a big Facebook or other social media fan but have been on forums of one sort or another for about 25 years.

I was on BBSs back in the late 80s. Those were fun because we'd all have a party at the operator's apartment pool, drink beer and swap software.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Please vote in the poll.

I was never a big Facebook or other social media fan but have been on forums of one sort or another for about 25 years.

I was on BBSs back in the late 80s. Those were fun because we'd all have a party at the operator's apartment pool, drink beer and swap software.

WYSIWYG puts me off, I dont know what this is.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

WYSIWYG puts me off, I dont know what this is.

What You See Is What You Get. It's pretty old.

 

[Jade Dragon]

Over 70% of all American adults are social media. About 73 % of 50-64 year old Americas are on social media. Younger age groups even more so as the link below indicates.

Most are on Facebook where most people know them. Anonymous forums present an opportunity for people to remove their social masks and be who they truly are without concern about repercussions. It also presents the opportunity for people to live a fantasy life of a famous, rich celebrity or other very successful and happy member of the Rich Class.

People are free to choose what they want which is what makes forums like this so great.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/
Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves.

(Anonymous) Please rank your JPP personality on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being "the real me" and 5 being "fully fictional persona".

You get what you see with me at a 1 on the scale. Well, what you can decipher from an online persona anyway.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

You get what you see with me at a 1 on the scale. Well, what you can decipher from an online persona anyway.

Online personas are narrow views of a person but still views.

 

[evince]

I am so boring. I promise you I am exactly the same person in r/l as you see online, I just never swear at or troll anyone in real life.

I get you


I’m sweet as pie to people in the real world


With my close people I’m more like I am here

I know they agree with my politics so I let go


Here I have no holdbacks about what I feel about things



I don’t talk politics to strangers


Here I have no qualms doing so


If you are here you have given me tacit consent to go full on

 

[Hawkeye10]

I get you


I’m sweet as pie to people in the real world


With my close people I’m more like I am here

I know they agree with my politics so I let go


Here I have no holdbacks about what I feel about things



I don’t talk politics to strangers


Here I have no qualms doing so


If you are here you have given me tacit consent to go full on

Rationalizing your Cunt behavior.

 

[evince]

I am a Truth Teller....I am the same person here as I am in real life except that here I am more chatty. In RL I am more quiet, I do more listening than talking.

I have been off of posting on all other social media for about two years now, with no plans to go back.

Except what you think is truth is mostly lies

 

[evince]

Rationalizing your Cunt behavior.

Cunt?


When a woman is assertive it scares the fuck out of you huh


Too bad

 

[evince]

Hawk


Your world view is a mess of idiot lies


Being called a cunt by the likes if you is a supreme compliment

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I get you


I’m sweet as pie to people in the real world


With my close people I’m more like I am here

I know they agree with my politics so I let go


Here I have no holdbacks about what I feel about things



I don’t talk politics to strangers


Here I have no qualms doing so


If you are here you have given me tacit consent to go full on

No holdbacks here either. WYSIWYG

 

[LurchAddams]

Different environments present different hazards. You can't get run over here as part of the Sticks and Stones rule.

Not sure what you mean, but here's an example of what I'm talking about:

A few months ago I was gassing up my vehicle - there was a gentleman behind me - and I just struck up a conversation: "Hey gas prices went down since last week, huh?"

His response - out of left field: "No thanks to Uncle Joe".

Now pause.

Here, if someone did that to me, I'd take them apart, piece by piece, like I'm doing right now to ExpressPain.

However in this case, what do you think I did? Answer: smiled, ignored the redneck ignorant fuck and went about my business.

Now you call what I did "cowardice". That's because you're an anti-social piece of shit who never learned to wipe himself properly.

I call what I did "being civil". You should look into it, Princess.

 

[evince]

No holdbacks here either. WYSIWYG

It’s why my name is evince


I remember when idiots would claim I was paid to post



I would tell me to give me the number of the people who would pay me to post


That I would gladly take that money


It would be awesome to have someone pay me to post exactly what the fuck I thought

 

[Dutch Uncle]

It’s why my name is evince


I remember when idiots would claim I was paid to post



I would tell me to give me the number of the people who would pay me to post


That I would gladly take that money


It would be awesome to have someone pay me to post exactly what the fuck I thought

Was it fat boy Stone? He's accusing me of making a nickel a post. That means someone owes me over $4K! Woot!

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Not sure what you mean, but here's an example of what I'm talking about:

A few months ago I was gassing up my vehicle - there was a gentleman behind me - and I just struck up a conversation: "Hey gas prices went down since last week, huh?"

His response - out of left field: "No thanks to Uncle Joe".

Now pause.

Here, if someone did that to me, I'd take them apart, piece by piece, like I'm doing right now to ExpressPain.

However in this case, what do you think I did? Answer: smiled, ignored the redneck ignorant fuck and went about my business.

Now you call what I did "cowardice". That's because you're an anti-social piece of shit who never learned to wipe himself properly.

I call what I did "being civil". You should look into it, Princess.

Like when someone in the office tells an "off-color" joke?

 

[LurchAddams]

I get you


I’m sweet as pie to people in the real world


With my close people I’m more like I am here

I know they agree with my politics so I let go


Here I have no holdbacks about what I feel about things



I don’t talk politics to strangers


Here I have no qualms doing so


If you are here you have given me tacit consent to go full on

I think everyone except Dutch Uncle is that way. He loves him some street-fightin' which means for him - getting his sorry ass kicked frequently.