If I were going to live my life in an online 'forum', I'd pick one where I could build up a pretty solid fake me. Oh sure, some of the fake me would be the real me, but most of it would be the me I wanted everyone to think I was. I'd post a lot and say all the things I was too ashamed/afraid/relunctant to say in real life. I'd pick a forum where I could get in early on in it's growth, so all who came after would soon know of my persona by the mere mention of others (and by my many aforementioned posts).
If I were a man living in an online 'forum', I'd be one of two types. The type who bags on women and walks/talks like the big cock on the block. I might do it in a funny way, or I might just be all out crass. The fake ladies would love me because I was so bold and seemed to take charge. Some of the fake ladies would poo-poo me for being a sexist jerk, but deep down inside they'd still want a little piece of me. They would never question why such a big cock would be toiling away the hours with made-up personalities when he seemed to be able to have anything he wanted. Otherwise, I'd be the friend-of-the-ladies type. The guy who comes to their rescue when the big cock was being a jerk or when their real lives weren't all they had hoped they would be. I'd join in the manly stuff as needed to maintain some 'forum' cred, but I'd be there in a flash for any lonely/hurt/mistreated gal in need. If I had a smidge of charm and a compelling enough story to tell, I could rake the ladies in like candy.
If I were a woman living in an online 'forum', I'd probably be a skeezy-type. This is the easiest false persona to emulate. Sure, I might be a skeeze in real life, or just act that way online (but either way, I guess it would say a lot about who I was). In real life, I'd probably be in a crap relationship and in need of some spice on the side. Or, I'd just be willing to shit on my real relationships because the online ones were so much easier to spin in the direction I wanted. The online 'forum' would be the ideal place for my insipid sexy-talk. The fake men would eat it up, since reality isn't often so kind. I'd revel in all the cheap attention and would boast about my shabby status every chance I got.
I'd especially want a 'forum' that didn't encourage people to be real, to be honest, to speak freely, to challenge policy, to think critically, or to question the status quo. I'd want to be as confined as possible to the tight little false reality to prevent any chance of a crack in my fragile sense of status.
Now if I were a tasty pastry, I'd definitely be cake. Mmmm cake.
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