Y'all ever think about how our internet personas let us roleplay our favorite version of ourselves?

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yes warpcast is the stage and I am the actor of my own segment

Devotional polytheist living a monastic lifestyle centered on curiosity, simplicity, and joy.  Exploring the intersection of technology and spirituality.

💖 love that for you fam
Getting there myself

It eventually facilitated me becoming my favorite version of myself IRL.

YES YES YES! I've always wanted to be a kind extroverted Penguin who can express everything he wants to say. but IRL, always alone and almost doesn't speak when with group of friends 🤣

lol, like you leveraging "replay" that is so on point.

For sure, the pseudonymous mask allows such freedom to explore.

My favorite version of myself lives in medieval times and rides a dragon.

That's true of most any social interaction, really.  How we present ourselves will never be the same as we actually are, no matter how genuine one tries to be.  The difference with the internet is that our interactions don't have to be in real time, giving us more chance to think of the right thing to say