>>6149802>You sort of play a character, an idealized version of yourselfI think you're right about this.
>and then your have no reason to improve yourselfBut wrong about this.
I am terrible at speaking to people in real life, I still find it hard on the internet but a lot easier than face to face. I have met people I've previously only known on the internet before and I have found it much easier to converse with them the way I want to because they are already used to how I present myself on the internet. They have talked to the idealised me and in turn that has helped me become more like that in real life as well. I don't think I could ever have become real-life friends with them if I had not met them through the internet first.
For me at least, who you are online is more who you want to be, but there's nothing to say you cannot also become that person in real life. I don't think they're completely separate, just one is a little ahead of the other.
I hope that made sense.
