I notice an interesting personality development.
When I'm talking to people (IRL I mean) I usually don't worry too much about what I say, if i end up sounding silly or stupid. I don't know why, I guess I just don't mind laughing at myself it it comes out all wrong.
But here online I notice it is often different. I can't really explain it. It seems I often worry about what I'm typing and how it may be read and perceived by others.
I don't really think it's some overwhelming desire to please everyone, or make sure you think I'm cool. I mean if you still talk to me after the potluck, well then I don't have much to worry about.
I was reading an interesting article in psychology today, how people are very conscious of what they write online, and how people tend to be more honest and truthful online, citing that what you write doesn't disappear, and it can be referenced in the future. So people don't lie as often for fear I suppose of the lie being discovered more easily.
I wonder if that's why. Seems a strange reason as I don't tend to lie very much anyways. Not much point, it's alot more fun to confuse people with the truth.
So what do you think am I just weird and self-conscious?
When I'm talking to people (IRL I mean) I usually don't worry too much about what I say, if i end up sounding silly or stupid. I don't know why, I guess I just don't mind laughing at myself it it comes out all wrong.
But here online I notice it is often different. I can't really explain it. It seems I often worry about what I'm typing and how it may be read and perceived by others.
I don't really think it's some overwhelming desire to please everyone, or make sure you think I'm cool. I mean if you still talk to me after the potluck, well then I don't have much to worry about.
I was reading an interesting article in psychology today, how people are very conscious of what they write online, and how people tend to be more honest and truthful online, citing that what you write doesn't disappear, and it can be referenced in the future. So people don't lie as often for fear I suppose of the lie being discovered more easily.
I wonder if that's why. Seems a strange reason as I don't tend to lie very much anyways. Not much point, it's alot more fun to confuse people with the truth.
So what do you think am I just weird and self-conscious?
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but just think, in person, people get so much MORE of you - and it's funny i type that because i have stated before that people get more of another person HERE. i just think what we are capable of sharing in "real life" versus through "text" is just different.
sometimes we are more in tune and in position to manipulate our thoughts, perfect them a bit, if you will. but we don't have the body language portion of communication here so much as we do in person. the whole presence, i suppose.
meh
i don't know if i care either way. i mean i must because i strive to be better and sure i can tell myself i want to impress only myself all i want to and it's really ridiculous.
i don't know how much fun this whole experience would be if i didn't have others to interact with on some level.
aaaaand... there is another conversation to tangent from.
*ahem*
i'm weird and self conscious, too... but self awareness is important and can, as anything else, be abused
i'menrd and self conscious in a similar manner as you insinuate you are in this entry.
but uhm...
oh well, whatever, nevermind
besides, the truth is subjective - that's my story and i'm sticking to it, until, of course, i change my mind.
[Edited on Mar 24, 2004 9:40PM]