Are you the same person online and in real life?

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I'm an asshole online and an asshole in real life, so yes, for the most part I am.
 
I'm more or less the same online as I am in real life, though having more time to think about what to say definitely helps in reducing the amount of dumb shit I say.
 
I am MOST myself online. Here I can be around others like me.

I need to tone it down irl so I don't disturb the straights.
 
Pretty much the same. Online I get to choose my words a little more carefully. But generally I don't say things online that I wouldn't say in person. That also means I say things in person that others might hold back.
 
Bit of an oddball either way, to be honest.

I'm a lot more formal-sounding on forums and generally online than I speak, I think. I guess it's just cuz it's written down. Still use a bunch of speech features/slang, but I'm more polite and structure what I say a lot more.

I will say that when I talk to people online about their problems I'm a lot better at it than I am IRL where I have to pause and freeze up a bit before I say anything. Like I say, it's because it's written down and I can plan what I want to say as I go.
 
Kabouter said:
I'm more or less the same online as I am in real life, though having more time to think about what to say definitely helps in reducing the amount of dumb shit I say.
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That does not stop me, I can tell you that. I cringe at half of the posts I write five minutes later, even after editing them, which I do quite often.
 
I'm somewhat of the same. My online self is close to my real self that I show only to my close friends. But for the most part I'm kinda quiet, nice and a bit shy in real life.
 
When it comes to topics of importance: politics, philosophy, religion... I am not the same person. I tend to be verbose and I have no problem making argument with others. In real life, I am often neutral and agreeable.

When I am gushing about something l like.. That's the same as me IRL, though.
 
Yeah, I'm a bit more reserved online and with total strangers, than I am with my friends. Which is normal, I'd assume.
 
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I guess, but I don't really talk about the same stuff in real life than online.

I'm a different person when I'm with my family.
 
I'm the same person, but there's a lot of conversations I'd have on GAF that I would rarely have in real life. I mean I could write paragraphs on Call of Duty, conversations in the real world don't go much further than 'hey did you play the new COD?' 'yeah man' 'cool'.
 
I'd say my online behavior is pretty similar to my driving. I'm a pretty slow, relaxed driver, but if someone goes out of their way to be an asshole, I'll probably end up wishing death on them and their children just because I can vent without any fear of repercussions. That's not the sort of thing I would do in "real life" or standing next to a person.

And my name isn't Burt, so there's that difference, too.
 
I'm pretty much the same. Fairly quiet and reserved in real life, and basically the same on the internet. I guess it's just the way I was raised.
 
I think most of what I say online accurately represents how I speak in real life, but it doesn't have the same context. I am like a full-body talker... I do a lot of facial expressions, I talk a lot with my hands, if I'm standing up I might move around to make a point. So there's another level of communication there beyond just the "words." In that respect I am not the same. I would wager to guess that a lot of what I post is misunderstood because of that. I don't have a real physical presence to rely on. I literally can't act the same.

Mostly I try to keep things breezy, but I have a feeling some folks here have found me confrontational when I did not intend to be. When I'm having a back-and-forth with someone, especially on GAF, I imagine in my head we're having a casual conversation over drinks. We're at a cafe, or a casual bar. Maybe a coffee, maybe I'm sipping whiskey, you have a beer...
 
I'm no more different online than I am in varying offline situtations (i.e., work vs. home, friends vs. family, etc.).

So yes.
 
In real life I'm a bigger troll with a smaller audience.
 
Mostly, yeah. I noticed some of my internet persona's attitudes have slowly found a way into my real world one lately.
 
Well, posting on forums allows me to write out my thoughts in more detail. When it comes to talking about certain subjects in real life with friends, I'm not as talkative in conversation. I mean, depending on what I'm very interested in, I can talk for a long time, regardless if I'm online or offline, but generally, I like to expand on my thoughts and feelings in writing, over saying them in person. As far as personality goes, I'm about the same for both online and offline.
 
Kinks/fetishes/fantasies aside, yeah my opinions and attitude online match my real life opinions and attitude, though I guess I'm more mild mannered in real life.
 
Eh, yes and no. My online persona tends to be more exaggerated than my real life one (just like with most people). I'm much more laid-back and reserved.
 
I can be direct and blunt at times irl but I'm even moreso here.

Things would be different if I could see people's faces and expressions.

It's a similar reason people get road rage. There is a disconnect here that leads to a lot of assumptions as the only real way of knowing how to react to something.
 
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