Identity, Space Madness! and some great frellin' words
What signals are you sending (or are perceived) from your virtual identity?
One "basic" example that is taken much the same way each time it occurs is with the waste of resources. Wasteful costs, said Donath, is associated with reliability. In the human world, I took this to mean that people who seem to be able to spend rather lavishly on ( Read more... )
One "basic" example that is taken much the same way each time it occurs is with the waste of resources. Wasteful costs, said Donath, is associated with reliability. In the human world, I took this to mean that people who seem to be able to spend rather lavishly on ( Read more... )
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Ya know, you'd think communicating would be so much easier than it is since it's such an important part of life. But I look at my life and communication's role in it and sometimes start to despair. I didn't start getting really great relationships until years of grad school taught me good communication skills. Even after all the communication training, I STILL make colossal screw-ups. When my signals are misunderstood, they are REALLY misunderstood. Well... guess if you're gonna do something, you might as well go all the way, eh? :)
How does your virtual identity come across to those who may stumble across it? Who do you look like to someone who doesn't know you? Are you happy with that view?I vacillate between not caring at all and being somewhat disturbed at the juvenile tone of the bulk of my LJ. I don't want to care about what strangers think about me. But that caring is frequently there. Perhaps that's part of the ( ... )
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