Does your personality differ between your online life and real life?

[BuelahWitch]

Poll question: Does your personality differ between your online life and real life?

I have a little more chutzpah online than I do in RL, but I pick my battles. You?

[RedStateShame]

1. My online personality types a lot more.

[SteppingRazor]

2. I'm pretty much the same.

Certainly not a bigger asshole online. That's why you'll rarely see my name in flamey threads.

[NewWaveChick1981]

3. What you see of me here is a sample of my personality.

:) It's hard to show my entire personality online, but what you see here is a genuine sample of what I'm like.

[Debi]

4. I'm pretty much a PITA all the time...hence my email address n/t

[BuelahWitch]

5. Gee no one admits to following the voices?

:shrug: I'm so disappointed! :cry:

[ThomCat]

6. I'm different online, but not because I'm more agressive.

Nobody sees the occassional grimaces and muscle spasms when I'm online. In person I apologize a lot in case my obvious pain and health issues make people uncomfortable. I don't do that online.

Your poll assumes that if people are different online it must be because they're more agressive or rude online. That's not always the case.

[BuelahWitch]

11. Yes, it does that, because of the anonymity of the internet

Of course, with things like Youtube and MySpace the internets are becoming less and less anonymous. I still feel people might be more aggressive online than if they were face to face with me.

[sammythecat]

7. Nope. I don't think there's a difference.

[NMDemDist2]

8. Other: I'm much funnier in real life

my snarkiness doesn't shine through on the internets like the cocked eyebrow in RL

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear classicfilmfan.......

I am pretty much the same in both places...

I am, however, more complicated offline!

My sense of humor is more obvious offline!

But you're still seeing the same me...

:hi:

[BuelahWitch]

10. Aw, now see, I thought you'd be the perfect angel!

Except with an occasional F-bomb (of course, I forgot to include that one, doh!)

[Skittles]

12. I threatened to use a whip on my coworker a few days ago

does that answer the question? :7

[femmocrat]

13. I have to be so restrained at work, it's fun to come here and let loose.

I still try to be nice, though.

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[av8rdave]

14. I'm more three dimensional in real life

[PassingFair]

15. I'm actually very well liked and popular in real life.

Make of it what you will....

[BuelahWitch]

22. Aw

:hug:

[datasuspect]

16. it has to

i'm actually a U.S. senator in real life.

[bigwillq]

17. About the same

:)

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

18. They cross paths at times!

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

19. I am less confident in real life.

but besides that I try to keep it real

[Shine]

20. I am very much the same online as I am in real life

just ask anybody! :D

:hi:

[dropkickpa]

21. I'm nicer

Hard to convey sarcasm and smart-assedness online.

[MistressOverdone]

23. I'm quiet in real life and here I actually have...

opinions. Although sometimes here I get tired of opinions. Kind of like the Bruce Almighty scene where he hears all the voices. It can be overwhelming. But if you want to give opinions, you got to listen to 'em.

[Unvanguard]

24. Actually, I'm much nicer and less aggressive online.

And my sense of humor is far less prominent.

[u4ic]

25. I gesture a lot less online

:)

I talk more offline than my posts suggest, which tend to be fairly brief.


I come here to relax, wind down and have a bit of fun, so I think that part of my personality come through the most. I rarely get angry and take up a fight online, but would be more likely to IRL (not that I do it a lot either way).

[Nicole]

26. I'm more outgoing IRL.

I don't share too many details about my life online.

[SPKrazy]

29. I Don't Blame You

then someone like me would be stalking you or something weird like that.

[Nicole]

30. Exactly!

:P

[SPKrazy]

31. that's fine

i wouldn't want me knowing anything about me either

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

27. My personality is determined by what the voices are telling me

[BuelahWitch]

34. Well that means you'll be president some day!

:hi:

[Redstone]

28. No. I'm the same wherever I am.

Redstone

[S n o w b a l l]

32. Definitely....I'm actually a somebody in real life

But as far as my opinions & honesty, I'm the same.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. I'm more reserved in real life and slightly off-kilter.