Friday, October 15, 2010

internet sites and articles

Any online role playing game: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/342735,games-let-be-be.html "Who hasn't at least once dreamt of being someone else, of being able to fulfill every wish or even change the entire world with just the tap of a wand? Such dreams aren't hard to attain in virtual online worlds." Online role playing games allow the user to step out of their earthly shell, and into another world where they can be whoever they want to be. The use can be someone totally new, or can be themselves, fixing any self imperfection they see fit. darwindating.com http://articles.datingsites2.com/alternative-articles/What-is-Online-Dating.html Darwin dating is a website designed specifically to match attractive singles with each other, in the hopes of making attractive offspring. This weirdly specific dating sight is unique i that users need to fit a certain mold, age and looks, in order to become members. But if the stigma of online dating is that it is for the opposite sort of crowd, why would such "attractive" people need to use the internet to meet more like themselves? Totalfratmove.com http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-the-Internet-Ruining-Our-Personality?&id=2757706 Total frat move is a website, much like the popular "fuck my life" internet craze, where users post a quote or story that fits into a particular stereotype. In this, the user's goal is to seem like a stereotypical scc fratboy, and be as obnoxious and cocky as possible. Upon reading the posts, one will realize they are not all true. But why would people be creating these false personas and posting them online?