Quote Originally Posted by cookiecat View Post
I've heard some people say that the internet allows us to break down inhibitions, to be MORE ourselves than we'd allow in real life. Sometimes that's true.

What do you think? Is it like real life - sometimes we tell little white lies just so there's no confrontation? Or is it easier to lie when we're sitting in front of a screen? Or - are you as honest as possible??
I do think that inhibitions are broken down online, yes, and that there are parts of ourselves we allow to become visible that would otherwise never see the light of day. Take me, for example: 99% of my r/l interactions don't have any idea I'm submissive. All you online folks have to do is ask and I'm an open book.

Here's the funny and possibly ironic part to that, however - it's all the smoke and mirrors that online allows me to create around the rest of my life that allow that one, deep truth to surface. Kinda funny, huh? With a couple rare exceptions, none of you know my real name or where I live, you have no idea what I do for a living, and you really can't be sure if it's my ass in the avatar or not.

I suppose it's the same principle that keeps confession on Sunday anonymous.

People tend to like to spread their truths around, I've found. We are open with the people we assume won't judge us, and we're open in amounts that coincide with our level of comfort and vulnerability. Certain people get to know certain things, and not everyone gets to know everything.