tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post8224254262206079226..comments2023-05-06T06:18:22.610-04:00Comments on Massive Nerd: We Are Who We Think We AreSamodeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683080835462952182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-72349317802744843022009-09-22T18:11:25.815-04:002009-09-22T18:11:25.815-04:00Very cool, nicely said...Very cool, nicely said...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-8212041964536290222009-09-17T19:01:18.823-04:002009-09-17T19:01:18.823-04:00Thank you everyone for the kind words. I'm gl...Thank you everyone for the kind words. I'm glad I was able to reach so many.Samodeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683080835462952182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-88634827182198216382009-09-17T13:14:35.675-04:002009-09-17T13:14:35.675-04:00I think you just said what I've always been tr...I think you just said what I've always been trying to express when I say that there isn't much distinction between real life and online life... online life is real. I may be a little selective about how I display myself online, but it's no different than being selective about how I display myself in front of supervisors at work or with my older relatives. There are parts of my personality I hold in online because they're not appropriate to the environment or because they're things I'm trying to weed out of myself altogether. And that's not being "fake". <br /><br />I really like how you differentiate from us early online types who have the experience of BEING a screen name (there was a time in my life when I answered more readily to Sophia than to Sara, my own name), as compared to the "facebook" crew who have TONS of interaction online, but keep it mainly with people they know face to face. There is a real distinction there, and I'm glad to see it highlighted. And I miss the IRC days. ;)Rhiihttp://www.isheepthings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-60190600764480217142009-09-17T01:21:27.230-04:002009-09-17T01:21:27.230-04:00"Am I Samodean? Yes. Is Samodean me? Not real..."Am I Samodean? Yes. Is Samodean me? Not really."<br /><br />Hit the nail on the head. I'm actually concluding a 3-part post over on my blog tomorrow that uses that same concept in attempting to explain gender bending in games.<br /><br />Well put all around.Ariochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536961652848860428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-87451890940953741992009-09-16T09:43:23.393-04:002009-09-16T09:43:23.393-04:00*excited clapping* Bravo!
Spot on with the person...*excited clapping* Bravo!<br /><br />Spot on with the personal growth. It has always seemed to me that popular media focuses too heavily on the negative effects of gaming without ever adequately explaining the therapeutic and cathartic benefits of online personae. That is to say, there's a whole bunch of good that comes from gaming and the internet as well as pron and asshattery.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072250052178202167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-62160530695418937602009-09-15T19:59:42.804-04:002009-09-15T19:59:42.804-04:00Very interesting post. it explains somethings abou...Very interesting post. it explains somethings about you that i kind of knew but didnt really "get". As for you being more self confident.....wellll....if you are just now seeing that in yourself....YOU HAVE BEEN BLIND!!!!! I have never gotten the impression from you that you lacked any kind of confidence in yourself, and that you are someone im glad to have as a friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500355776594374948.post-66171981423774678092009-09-15T19:38:00.813-04:002009-09-15T19:38:00.813-04:00Excellent post - not just about our personas, but ...Excellent post - not just about our personas, but about personal growth as well. Like our "real" selves, our personas evolve.<br /><br />Definitely, back in the day, my online persona was much more separate from the real me. But like I said when we chatted about this - Syrana and Darcy are fairly well blended. However, that didn't happen overnight, nor did it start out that way.<br /><br />And for the record - I am NOT a closet Jonas Brothers fan! :PSyranahttp://www.sideshowandsyrana.comnoreply@blogger.com