Posted by BeardedLady on September 14, 2002, at 17:43:46
In reply to Re: SPOW, strangers, etc. » BeardedLady, posted by Tabitha Šëëš Ýôú on September 14, 2002, at 16:26:16
Yes, I really do believe that most folks here are strangers--to me. That's how I have treated the boards. It was my intention going into it.
And yes, I do believe we don't know each other. Do you know that my real personality is what is revealed here? Are you seeing all sides of me? My friends do. My family does. But folks on an internet bulletin board?
By the same token, I wouldn't expect much to be revealed by other posters. My great friend Wendy, a poster on this board with whom I discovered many similarities (as well as huge differences), and I developed an e-mail relationship and have now visited each other twice. I can say I know her. I feel like I've known her all my life.
But that's a relationship I nurtured. It began with some superficial posts, but I'd have never "known" her if it had ended there. In my opinion, her personality is nothing like what she reveals here!
And yes, knowing another person is always limited to what that person wants revealed. But it's a lot harder to hide who you are when you live next door.
I would say the little you know (not a lot) is superficial stuff, like what I do for a living, what kind of music I like, what my hobbies are. Usually it's from that point that people decide whether they want to know each other; those things, however, don't make a person known.
But thanks for asking. It made me think. And that's another thing about me: I like thinking!
beardy
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