Who the hell are you? Who the hell am I? And who the hell are you online? Who the hell am I online? Is there a difference? Am I asking too many questions?
Yes.
Everyone has their own traits, their own personalities, their own little quirks that make them who they are; their own persona. People act a certain way in front of certain people, and in certain situations.
Persona’s change depending on the situation, and being online is a situation where one’s persona can do a 180 and completely change.
That quiet nerdy guy who never says a word to you in class, well he’s a level 87 Paladin, protector of the weak and a god among men within his World of Warcraft community.
That girl who seems to be talking too loud and laughing obnoxiously, she’s running a blog all about self harm, and how she’s dealing with her depression.
People can come into their own when online. No one knows who you are (well, the government might) and you can be anyone. Any name, any gender, any sexuality, any size, age, skin colour, have a beard, be a woodland creature who likes to spend his time with other woodlands creatures doing certain things (if you’re that way inclined). You can do whatever the fuck you like, within the law (but even then, there are ways around that).
The thing is, you can like whatever you want, and there will be a niche for you, a community, whether it be large or small, that will accept you and interact with you according to that online persona you take on.
My online persona, well I don’t really have one. I don’t belong to any certain community (other than the obvious social sites, Facebook, Instagram etc.). So when the question of what an online persona is, and what mine might be, I had to think about it. And so, I’ve decided that this place will determine what my persona is. Will I be a sassy bitch who picks out everything and everyone I hate and scorns them? Will I be a know-it-all dick head and make it seem as though I know everything and everyone should follow everything I say without question?
To be honest. I have no idea.
I might go the “Sex and The City” route. I’ll be a male Carrie Bradshaw (#nohomo) and talk about life and be really deep and find a solution to all my problems after learning lessons about life and love and sex through my trials and tribulations accompanied by my three sassy bestfriends.
Or maybe I’ll just talk shit, which I seem to be an expert at and am doing currently.
I guess we shall see…
