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<blockquote data-quote="canon" data-source="post: 172464" data-attributes="member: 8423"><p>I think there's a clash of two ideas here. One serves to elevate the status of a person, or their physical image. True More, everyone in the dating chatrooms are "hotties" and lead very exciting lives which always seems to include hiking. I do a lot of hiking, and can tell you the trails just aren't that crowded.</p><p></p><p>But while everyone gets to be someone they're not, they also have the opportunity to be someone they <em>are</em>. </p><p></p><p>The closet racist who keeps his thoughts to himself for fear of reprisals at work or socially, suddenly becomes the neo-nazi propaganda machine masked by the anonymity of the internet. The teamster who agrees with the company on some issues and remains quiet at work to keep the peace with coworkers finds an outlet here. The supervisor who has to curtail his animosity toward union personnel during the day becomes someone his subordinates would never recognize if they saw the things said in this forum.</p><p></p><p>I can't imagine an anti-war protester logging into a forum and pretending to be an ardent Bush supporter in favor of sending more troops to Iraq. Democrats don't pretend to be Republicans. Nice people don't log in and pretend to be mean. Equal rights supporters don't pretend to be a racist. And a good manager doesn't pretend to be a bad one. In cyberspace, physiques are lean and lives are exciting... but I'll have to agree that ideas and beliefs are honest. Probably more honest here than out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canon, post: 172464, member: 8423"] I think there's a clash of two ideas here. One serves to elevate the status of a person, or their physical image. True More, everyone in the dating chatrooms are "hotties" and lead very exciting lives which always seems to include hiking. I do a lot of hiking, and can tell you the trails just aren't that crowded. But while everyone gets to be someone they're not, they also have the opportunity to be someone they [I]are[/I]. The closet racist who keeps his thoughts to himself for fear of reprisals at work or socially, suddenly becomes the neo-nazi propaganda machine masked by the anonymity of the internet. The teamster who agrees with the company on some issues and remains quiet at work to keep the peace with coworkers finds an outlet here. The supervisor who has to curtail his animosity toward union personnel during the day becomes someone his subordinates would never recognize if they saw the things said in this forum. I can't imagine an anti-war protester logging into a forum and pretending to be an ardent Bush supporter in favor of sending more troops to Iraq. Democrats don't pretend to be Republicans. Nice people don't log in and pretend to be mean. Equal rights supporters don't pretend to be a racist. And a good manager doesn't pretend to be a bad one. In cyberspace, physiques are lean and lives are exciting... but I'll have to agree that ideas and beliefs are honest. Probably more honest here than out there. [/QUOTE]
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