QoTW? Lulz.
Written by
Lithium on March 31, 2009
Do you behave differently online than you do in real life?
Is there an altogether different personality you have IRL? Do you talk/laugh/sing/dance/breath/spell/write/see/[insert verb of choice] differently? Or are you a well-balanced, single (or simple)-minded person in both dimensions?
Oh my, where do we begin?
I really doubt that most people are the same in real life as In Real Life. Not just because nobody can see you, but because you can't ignore someone in real life! This is one of my past conversations on the internet.
My friend: Hey
hello?
you there?
-poke-
fucking talk u feggot
HEY
FUCK U
-Logs off-
Yeah...
Last Real Life conversation where I ignore someone:
Friend:Hey. Hey. Jon. Hey. HEY. JON, ARE YOU LISTENING? WHAT ARE YOU, DEAF?
-Hits me very hard in the face-
JOOOOOONNNN!!!
Yeah...
So!
Indeed, I do act differently. I'm usually less of a dick on the internet. None of you here can confirm this... but trust me. My most common response for guys when they call me:
Guy: Hey Jon!
Me: Hey faggot.
...
DON'T JUDGE ME DAMMIT.
I just use a simple "Hey" on the internet. Less of an effort. =P
There's also the matter of manners and politeness.
In real life, you could just say fuck you and that would leave a horrible impression of you. Same goes for when you're Online. The main difference however, is that when you're online, people tend to tolerate it better than in real life. Mainly because you can't put any expression into your anger online, and in real life, it comes off really nasty.
So to answer these questions...
Is there an altogether different personality you have IRL? Not exactly. I can be a douche in both worlds when I want to, but there are key differences from in Real Life or Online.
Do you talk differently? Oh yes, mostly because I'm too lazy to do something about it. I don't feel like typing more... sometimes.
Do you laugh differently? Hell yeah. It's obvious that I can't laugh and make it full of expression like in real life.
Yes for pretty much everything except write. I always type/write with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
I think that people who are spontaneous and crazy at heart won't me SUPER different in the two worlds, but someone shy or timid? Absolutely. Their confidence doesn't need to be there for them to talk. They can soar like an eagle through the proxy servers of freedom(Assuming they're nerds and actually knows what a proxy Server is).
So that's it for the QoTW part.
Relationships
They suck, huh? So do hormones.
I'm 13 = Raging pile of confused hormones swirling left and right.
Sometimes I'm uber-happy, sometimes I'm just depressed.
How does this relate to relationships? No idea.
I asked a few friends about it, and they said I was a lot nicer/happier when I was dating, so I've decided to give dating another chance(Assuming I can find another girlfriend).
Unlike most people, I actually do something about the people I like. I don't say "like" anymore though. It's just such a dull word. I use the word "interested".
Why?
Like refers to just liking the person. Like a crush. That's it. Nothing more.
The word interested however.. It can refer to a number of things.
One being the person is interested in dating another.
Or, being interested in something and perhaps learning more about it.
Like is a terrible word. End of story.
So yeah, I'm gonna ask out this new girl sometime during the week. Her name's Sally if I recall, she's pretty cute. Wish me luck!
Oh yeah, and watch out for Boomers behind trash cans, Smokers on rooftops, Hunters in trees, and Tanks... well.. anywhere!
Alright, peace.
Li3
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