Sock Puppets and Ego
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Vlad. — 4 years ago(April 17, 2021 08:53 AM)
What is identity?
The poster “Orson” changes his name every day. Yet we always refer to him as “Orson.” That is his identity here and the sock names are like hats he wears.
Is the guys real name Orson? Actually, don’t answer that but you get my point. It’s probably just another alias. Who is this bastard, really? Does he even know? Probably not.
And this same question can be asked of yourself when you look in the mirror. Are you Jordan, Corwin? Or someone else entirely?
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Dr. Jordan B Peterson — 4 years ago(April 17, 2021 09:04 AM)
That's what I'm asking.
Look, you say he's Orson, but why? Why Orson and not, let's say, I don't know, Prince Mongo, or that funny guy with the curly hair?
So, maybe you'll say "because that's how I first knew him", well ok then, but is that who he is? It's definitely not who he thinks he is, right? -
CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(April 20, 2021 07:43 AM)
Maybe because he changes usernames so often. If you keep changing your name and don't stick with one for long, people need a way to refer to you as a certain person, so they'll use your most well-known username. If you change your name but stick with your new name for a while, people might start using your new name.
For instance, Fugazi was DinosaurJr (I think) on The Soapbox. But I didn't know him until he joined the TWD board with the Fish in the Percolator name. Everyone called him Fish. He was PhoQ after that, and some people referred to him by that name, but some still called him Fish. I think he had a few names here, but he was Fugazi for a while, so now most people call him Fugazi (instead of Fish or Dino). -
Dr. Jordan B Peterson — 4 years ago(April 20, 2021 09:01 AM)
So, what's their identity? Like, THEIR identity? Your idea of who they are is yours. Right? So, what's theirs? What exactly is… OK, think of it like this, who are they to themselves, when nobody else is around?
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CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(May 02, 2021 09:33 PM)
Maybe my theory was wrong. It works for some posters (people refer to them by their newer, established usernames, instead of their older usernames), but not others; for instance, Gameboy's had that Caveman name for a long time, yet most people still call him Gameboy.
