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I’ve always found this fear quite unsubstantiated as we create versions of ourselves all the time. No one is ever the same in public as in private. Why is it that people keep learning so much about each other in intimate relationships. People use different faces depending on the social environment and the people involved. Facebook is simply one more aspect of that.
You’re right of course, Nick, but I suppose it’s the fact that these new personas we create are so much more concrete; it’s not just a case of having your ‘telephone voice’ or your ‘office laugh’, it’s a whole new you, immortalized on-screen.
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[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by macmillanelt, Macmillan Dictionary. Macmillan Dictionary said: There's more new stuff in the Open Dictionary – take a look: http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/facing-reality […]
I’ve always found this fear quite unsubstantiated as we create versions of ourselves all the time. No one is ever the same in public as in private. Why is it that people keep learning so much about each other in intimate relationships. People use different faces depending on the social environment and the people involved. Facebook is simply one more aspect of that.
You’re right of course, Nick, but I suppose it’s the fact that these new personas we create are so much more concrete; it’s not just a case of having your ‘telephone voice’ or your ‘office laugh’, it’s a whole new you, immortalized on-screen.