Online disinhibition effect

[Darkstar]

Online disinhibition effect

Okay, so this is nothing new. We all know that people may act differently on the internet than IRL. I'm simply curious as to in what ways this affects, say, the AF community. The poll isn't public so if you can answer honestly with total anonymity.

If you would like to share, though, feel free.

EDIT: Some of the options are not mutually exclusive, so you can pick more than one of them if you like.
EDIT2: I was going to ask if anyone could think of an option I missed, but I don't think I can edit the poll.

[Jackalope]

Also known as "The greater Internet fuckwad theory."

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The only difference I can think of is that I hardly every drop trow in AF.

Boru

[ElleBelle]

I think the worse thing that comes from this effect is people can really toy with others emotions, bleeding into their real lives.

Anything that happens in the little white boxes and PM's in turn happens in that persons real life, in so as their decision and attitude towards things and people IRL are changed or influenced by whatever emotions and feelings are still there from whatever social interaction/connection.

Take it from someone who was catfished several years ago...whatever is happening on the internet is happening to real people that are interacting with other real people.

[Jacob(smooth)]

Its nice to be with strangers. People who owe you nothing, have no expectations, no preconceptions.

[TaraJo]

I tend to act like whatever group I'm in on the internet.

On facebook, there are two main groups I get a lot of activity from. The first is a skeptic group with a lot of intelligent, rational people. The other started out as a political group, but it's devolved into conspiracy theories and trolls trying to get a rise out of people. In the skeptic group, I try to be intelligent and rational and in the troll group, I act like a troll.

So, I don't know where that puts me. Kind of a 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do' kind of place, I guess.

[ElleBelle]

Its nice to be with strangers. People who owe you nothing, have no expectations, no preconceptions.

IRL friends are totally overrated.

[Darkstar]

So, I don't know where that puts me. Kind of a 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do' kind of place, I guess.

I forgot to add something like that but I don't think I can change it.

Does anyone know if polls can be edited?

[Autumnlicious]

Only if 'edit poll' is visible on the poll itself (lower right)

[Darkstar]

Only if 'edit poll' is visible on the poll itself (lower right)

I see 'show results' but there is no 'edit poll'.