Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Multiple (Social) Personalities

     It occurred to me that modern technology has allowed people to have multiple personalities online.  Friends of mine show different sides of themselves to their coworkers, family and different cliques of friends.  However, they also have various personas via (to name a few) multiple Facebook pages, eBay, Pinterest, Blendr, Grindr, RentBoy.com, Craigslist, online dating profiles, group video games, Etsy, blogs and chatrooms.  Some may enable people, some may embolden, some may encourage expression, and some may camouflage people.  Also take into consideration that psychologists say how most folks don't even recognize their true selves… until after much reflection.  Ah, the many facets of humanity.  

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