OffRail Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Hey All, Is it accurate to say that people's FB profile is an accurate representation of their real life personalities ? Or do most people usually put an act online and try to pass themselves off as something that they are not on social media ? Please discuss. Thank you !
Candy_Pants Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Facebook is bull****. Some people portray their lives as fantastic. Some people use it as a venting space. Others to post silly things. And still others use it to stay connected with friends/family and only post occasionally. I wouldn't try to psycho-analyze anyone unless you're a trained professional (psychiatrist). And especially not from something so incredibly limited as facebook.
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Maleficent Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I, for one, think you can find a lot of information on people through their Facebook. However, I agree you can't make a full psychoanalysis of someone with only facebook. Hell, most of us wouldn't be able to make a psychoanalysis of someone even if they opened up and told us everything we need to know in order to make that psychoanalysis lol 1
Emilia Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I would say so. Not hard facts but how important validation is for them, how image conscious they are, etc. 2
sillyanswer Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Is it accurate to say that people's FB profile is an accurate representation of their real life personalities ? No. Or do most people usually put an act online and try to pass themselves off as something that they are not on social media ? Or just post selectively. Most people are much more boring 'in real life' because they don't post about all the boring bits.
TayTay415 Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I would say so. Not hard facts but how important validation is for them, how image conscious they are, etc. I agree. I also think if someone posts a ton of negative crap on FB, they're very likely even more negative in real life. 2
MissBee Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I don't think most people try to pass themselves off as something they're not. Some might have a total fake online persona but for the most part,I think people simply put the best sides forward most times. Which is normal. I'm gonna put pictures of me looking nice for example versus just rolled out of bed or a bad hair day. While some people do tend to put statuses about their deepest, darkest feelings, emotions and drama....others, don't. It's not that I don't have my share of hurt or pain but you won't catch me bashing an ex on my FB page. You can tell a lot about a person by what they choose to share and different things they put up...even if those things are fake...as there is a motivation for that too. But what you can't do is know everything about someone and it's easy to read into things or make wrong assumptions just by social media. So I'd take things with a grain of salt. It's not about whether your FB is real or false you, we all have different sides, different people see different aspects, we have a public and private life and persona therefore it depends on what you're trying to glean from a snippet of their lives...it's still a snippet and not the whole picture. 1
Harradin Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Couldn't do a psychoanalysis on me via my Facebook profile, well tbh a 17 year old version of me (5 years ago.) I very rarely post to Facebook and even if I do, its either to show off or if something really funny happened that I had to share. I might comment on a friend's status but I tend to just send messages!
Quiet Storm Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I wouldn't go as far as to say psychoanalyze people, but I think it's smart to use the information you have available to get clues about a person's character and the things they value in life. There are a lot of messed up people out there. Not necessarily malicious or intentionally bad people, but people who have emotional issues, addictions, etc. They end up hurting and dragging down others due to their problems and selfish behavior. Any info you can find out will only make you a smarter and more prepared person. Knowledge is power. While Facebook may not always be an accurate reflection of a person, it is a resource. Many times when you first meet someone, the red flags are there but they get brushed aside or ignored. We now have many tools available to help us make more informed choices about the people we choose to associate with.
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