Do you act the same way in real life as you do on boards?

Son Of A Vidic · 19-02-2011 11:13am

OP - What's 'real life'? Excluding the internet warrior types who are probably used as human doormats in 'real life'. I assume most of us on here are who we are. Whether I'm talking to you face to face, on the phone or via cyberspace why would my values and opinions change?

coffee_cake · 19-02-2011 11:34am

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

OP - What's 'real life'?

Spoken like a true net addict!

Snakeblood · 19-02-2011 11:35am

Khyra24 wrote: »

I'm aware that there are some very opinionated people on these forums and there are comments that are thrown out there that would probably never be heard in real life unless you're asking for a good smacking. I was just wondering if people here would act the same way and say the same things in real life as they do on these forums or are many of you putting on a separate personality?

In my case, I'm very shy and reserved in reality (I'm nervous right now about making a new thread) but on boards, I notice I'm a lot more outgoing and a bit perverted in a way. Well, I guess I'm that way in real life as well once I feel close enough to you.

Are you putting up a facade?!

I'm the same but much much fatter.

Khyra24 · 19-02-2011 2:11pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

OP - What's 'real life'? Excluding the internet warrior types who are probably used as human doormats in 'real life'. I assume most of us on here are who we are. Whether I'm talking to you face to face, on the phone or via cyberspace why would my values and opinions change?

Actually, when you're out in the world and socializing, is that real life as well? There are people who act differently around family and friends, so which one is the real you? Indeed, what IS real life? I don't know about particular values and opinions changing just because you're typing instead of talking face to face but sometimes they may be influenced by the surrounding environment. I don't know what real life is...for some, it may be the internet, but there are many different aspects to a person and although one's personality may differ depending on the situation, real life is...

GAH balls I lost my train of thought.

RussellTuring · 19-02-2011 4:34pm

I think people have already hit the nail on the head by asking what your real personality is. Few of us act the same around our families as we do around colleagues/college mates/customers etc. I find boards and, in a more general sense, the Internet, to be just another outlet and another aspect of my life.

If the question is am I just as opinionated, sarcastic and at times jovial with people on boards as I would be with people I don't know very well in a social setting like the pub, then I think I am. I like to have arguments with people who have strong opinions that may be the opposite of mine but at the end of the day I think it's nothing to get worked up about.

FreudianSlippers · 19-02-2011 5:10pm

I'm pretty much the same. Usually opposite moods though - if I'm in a ****ty mood IRL I'm nice on here and in a good mood IRL I'm usually a dickhead on here.

Dudess · 19-02-2011 5:13pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Excluding the internet warrior types who are probably used as human doormats in 'real life'. I assume most of us on here are who we are. Whether I'm talking to you face to face, on the phone or via cyberspace why would my values and opinions change?

Yeah, I certainly don't intentionally put on an act here - as I said though, how I act will be obviously shaped by the setting. And obviously this setting is different to offline.

For instance, I'm way less serious in real life - because real life doesn't have lots of serious threads. I'm also less cranky towards people in real life - because real life thankfully doesn't involve the same amount of dickheads as online.