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im less drunk here then in rl and i can connect with that chubby all eating fatty



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The avatar only represents me into what I like... Anime, Death Note and Goth Lolita style. About how I act, well I'm more shy in real life and I don't speak up my mind as much. Beside that, I'm pretty much the same. I don't see why I'd be a jerk online or act completely different. It makes no sense to me.



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my avatar varies depending on what i like at the time, so at the moment its from Eden, in a month? who knows, previous avatars ive used include Spock and the Tardis



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Hm... maybe...



Avatar is me...no mask needed.



Yes, it's the true me.

I am actually a typing pug dog.



I think the persona I have is just half of who I really am. The other half I hide behind a mask.



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Pretty much I just think that the internet is like the id. We just indulge ourselves in whatever the fuck we wanted to do (pirating whatever movie we want, watching whatever sick thing we wanted to do, saying whatever nasty thing we wanted to say to each other, etc).

So my question (I see a lot of people thinking I meant their avatar picture) is: Is the self you portray in the internet your true internal character? Since we're not bound by reputation or social norms.

On the other hand, there are people such as net idols and bloggers.

Are we more true to ourselves on the net or in real life?