“The self you curate on social media is more real than whatever you think is your true self”
Agree
- Public self gets more attention and reinforcement
- Performed identity shapes actual identity over time
- Others only know your external presentation
- No authentic self exists to compare against
Disagree
- Private thoughts and feelings are genuine
- Online persona is conscious construction
- Intimate relationships reveal true character
- Performance anxiety proves gap between selves
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