Do you reveal all online?
By livewyre
@livewyre (2450)
August 28, 2008 6:21am CST
OK now I have your attention... Do you find that you tell people things online that you would never tell a stranger you meet on the street somewhere?
I find myself discussing all sorts of topics and revealing far more of who I am online than I would to someone I would meet casually.
Is that because I am too reserved? - Have you found that you do the same thing?
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7 responses
@jaded22 (828)
• Philippines
28 Aug 08
Well I do experience the same thing.
Number 1 reason- I'm bumming around. Lol.
And I have met really trustworthy people whom I can share my life with even though its just an online matter.
Number 2- My friends are faraway from me.
As much as I would want to share stuff with them, they're busy with their lives.
Oh well. 
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@livewyre (2450)
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28 Aug 08
I find that there are seemingly those on mylot who have built up genuinely warm relationships but for myself I don't take it so seriously. I do have one or two 'online' friends who I have never actually met or spoken to except via email or forums - but mostly I am more detached online...
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@glay22 (512)
• Philippines
28 Aug 08
i reveal my ideas and opinions online but it doesnt mean i am revealing my whole identity to people. i think its just normal. the difference is, we just dont quite share ideas with strangers compared to the people in myLot. Here we find friends who have same interests with us.
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@livewyre (2450)
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28 Aug 08
Same here, there are some things that I will talk about online that I would be less comfortable with face to face, but then there are other things that I would not reveal online such as details that could help to identify me in the 'real' world that I would have less problem with off-line.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
30 Jul 09
I think some discreetness is useful and important in when being online. If one tends to be very open and giving out lots of information about herself or himself, it can prove to be very advantageous for the user whom is trying to exploit certain information. It's best to be discreet especially in areas of address and stuff like that.
@livewyre (2450)
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3 Aug 09
I think that makes sense, we may think we are anonymous whilst on line, but there are always ways to find more information by digging a bit deeper...
As long as you are protecting personal information, then it is probably OK to be quite frank about yourself - but I would be very wary about revealing too much information as you never know who is going to read it..
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@rainmark (4302)
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28 Aug 08
I do also reveal some of personal onlie, because i know that it is sometimes safe and it's not feel ackward to tell about yourself online because you are talking virtually. and beside they didnt know who you are. so u can free tot ell something about you.
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@livewyre (2450)
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28 Aug 08
That's pretty much exactly how I feel. I have talked about the actual amount of credit card debts I have had online - I wouldn't dream of telling 'real' people about the specific details of my debts - it's that 'no comebacks' feeling you get from online relationships - very refreshing...
@PuddlesUyeji (103)
• United States
30 Aug 08
I do tend to reveal more about myself online than in person. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure why. I suppose I have the mindset of "I'll never meet this person outside of the web, so why not tell them?"
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@livewyre (2450)
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30 Aug 08
I think that's pretty much correct - at least that's how I view it too. I am more comfortable discussing some things online that offline - though it also means you have to retain your anonymity, so you keep back the most important thing ie. your true identity...
BTW I accidentally disapproved your friend request, I'll send you one now...
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
14 Jul 09
Yes i did that too. during my first discussion on my first account i told a summary about my life. and some of a few responded and was happy too because i got a lot of advice from them..sorry forgot the details.
@livewyre (2450)
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20 Nov 08
I think it's good to keep a distance to begin with, but sometimes you do get a connection which is worth pursuing. I guess I think that because I am aware that I am not really being 'myself' all the time on line, I don't automatically assume everyone is being sincere - after all it's easy to write is a certain way to give an impression, which is why chat rooms are such an easy place for youngsters to get caught.
