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Caleythia

7-30-2007 1:58 PM

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Caleythia says:

I find this really bizarre, and yet strangely enthralling.

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7-30-2007 2:13 PM

ladalooop88845

lol, yeah me too

7-30-2007 2:42 PM

adamc

Me too. I heard Danah Boyd talking about this phenomenon at ETech last year -- it's one of the most interesting side effects of more and more people have digital identities, many of which are just as real as their real-life counterpart.

7-30-2007 3:47 PM

learnjoy

I wonder what life will be like when the whole culture goes schizophrenic.

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