It is said that only few in the world suffer from split personalities. But i categorically state that almost all of us suffer from split personalities. Yes !! Evey human has two different personalities: One what he really is and one what he projects. For a few set of people this difference is not there .... To help you digest this statement, I bring you a case where the difference is extremely prominent: An Online Surfer.
My experience has with such people has made me conclude that what you perceive of such people when you interact with them online is a much different picture when you interact with them offline ....
People might disagree with me and say that "I am the sum of what i write " .. but this statement is really not true. There are certain people who write and interact well online ... They will display extremely fancy status messages ... Some of the funny ones which i encountered :-
a) Exams ---> Now, i have never seen this guy studying or doing anything but his online profile shows that he is extremely busy throughout the day
b) Dead .. will be back on **** ---> Even i get confused at the real intent of this message ... You scrap him once and you get a reply within the next 30 secs..
c) Aha !! My home i miss you so much ---> Now if he loves his home so much, then why don't i see him going home often inspite of getting chances ....
d) All sorts of philosophical thoughts which have absolutely no real connection with them in real life ......
They will reply to all your mails, scraps, pings but real life ..... I bet a $100 that they will be much much different ... They will be extremely silent, introvert fellows who have lost all the drive to take part in real physical activities ....... You can very well say that this person has two different personalities .....
The internet has really changed the way we view relationship. People have started talking with keyboards instead of the god-gifted mouth. The live example is my college hostel where neighbours chat more on the net than in each others rooms. The touch and feel relationship is slowly going down ... The net may bring in sympathy( i know what you feel!) to you .... but the empathy part is not there (I feel what you feel!) ... One of prime reasons for a suicide at my institution
People take a lot of initiatives on the net by forming communities ranging from Jessica Lal petition to protest reservation petition to what not !! but when it comes to deliver in real life by physcially working for a good cause you seldom find takers .... which i why i say chances of a revolution or an upheavel for any good cause is very feeble !!!! Pretty disturbing ..........
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well said daa. very well articulated.
i hope a lot of ppl read this and offer comments.
i will do the campaigning for ur noble cause
well said, dats true....i always feel comfy online chatting wid jus abt anyone...and in real life...some places ..i jus feel out of place...all the humour r seriousness dats jus in me doesnt seem to come out in some places....if this is one calls split personality, then ya...there are many in both these worlds....online and offline ....and the fact that more people are interacting less wid real life personalities is a sad trend but neverthless one thats gona expand....wid remote offices and flexi working hrs....this is jus going to be d future..its already happneing...apparam..here i remember one more trend thats catching up in d internet....secondlife (www.secondlife.com)...here they are creating a virtual economy, where characters can build their dream houses, business empires and you can do just about anything only limited by your imaginations and the surprising fact here is, in this second life...they have their own currency and this is traded with normal US dollars in reality....today around 72,000 real US dollars have been spent in second life.....ithellam kooti kazhichu patha onnu thaan....onlne id's therinjalavuku unmaiyana peru future la neraiya peruku theriathu...
Hey ..
I quite agree with U ...
The real is very different from Virtual !!
But OL world is a dream come ture for many .. Wat some wont dare to do in person can be done with ease virtualy
@harini
That is what is not a good trend ...
build courage... face realities & Have something in life to tell about later ....
Believe there's a lot more fun in doing activities (even something trivial like say flirting ;)) in the real world than in the online world....
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