How do people in cyberspace visualise one another?
Representation of self plays a large part being online, a writer has the opportunity to construct their messages carefully...which will significantly enhance the perception they present of themselves. There is no surprise then to find that we search for asymmetry within our own categories. Cues that will attribute to our impressions are a participants screen name, descriptions and without a doubt, the discourse in which they engage.
There are difficulties establishing a true impression about who we chat to, but we all do this when interacting online.
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You can't really make of a fool out of yourself for saying what you think. You can change others perception of yourself. However, personally, you have always been exceptionally nice to deal with... so that's how I view you.
No one can really know the depth of another person from the surface. After all, to every person there are multiple layers....some have few layers while others have many deep layers. It is equally sad that some choose to judge others based on the surface of the person. But having said that, we all fall in this same weakness of judging others on the surface one time or another. I think as you say it is always good to keep in mind that one cannot know another person 100% just from one-way screen impression. Yet I believe that one can have an idea whether another person would have similar interest from overall interaction on the internet.
I do presume its about what for a important role our imagination plays...
Thank you. I am not sure we have met before, but it's always nice to meet someone new.
I believe you can assess people online to a degree, sometimes it's not the interaction with you, but observing their interaction with others. My assessment of people before I meet them offline, remains the same afterwards... so it seems that I naturally observe interaction. It always surprises me when someone 'acts up' online and expects people not to see through it.
Yes, we can be guilty of inflecting a personality onto someone online because that is how we wish them to be.
As for Greek, those lessons are down the hall to the left... I can't speak a word of Greek.
Occasionally, someone from deeper growth can bring someone from the surface to the same growth level. But it only happens if they have common interests. As you said, those who can truly be our friend/friends are few because not everyone is able to appreciate the hidden treasure that is within you. But do not loose heart, a few is better than many....quantity over quality
I believe every person, extends way beyond them, tentacles of energy (a form of esp intelligence); and commonly called intuition that interacts with your own similar receptors and if they (or the information) relates & resonates to your perception & approval - then an immediate connection is formed upon which further interactions can proceed. The channel is open!
What you do & how you take it, is up to you - freewill reins supreme.
If it does not relate to your consciousness then no amount of sugaring or no matter how appealing the candy (person)
I believe our impressions are based on the cues providing by those interacting, we catergorise and conceptualise based on our own cognitive models.
Although I love that thought... 'resonating'... it's like a perfect vibration that is tuned to the individual.
The blogs is aprecialbe.
No one is prefect in this material world.
You have to compromise with the siatuation if you
select a person for your self and you want to live
with him till end.
Then you have to neglect his short comming
and he will neglect your's.
Then one can run till end other wise one have
to left you in the middle or after words.
Do select the face alway select the the inner of the person.
Who have patience truth and love in his heart for you.
Good luck for you.
@Timotie... I certainly was not limiting this to dating sites, this is a general observation. Dating is precarious even offline because people tend to put their best foot forward and sometimes it takes a while before you see their quirks.
@Ummka... There is a great deal of truth in that. Often we ignore warning signs, but I think there is more to it than a sense. It's blatently obvious when we look back often.
Nice to see you again, Ummka.