tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430307.post308255088217923383..comments2023-07-30T09:30:15.517-04:00Comments on Literal Reality: It's All in a NameRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516239585086564083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430307.post-3412523736836405522013-04-12T22:21:58.289-04:002013-04-12T22:21:58.289-04:00I can't remember if you like fantasy, but if y...I can't remember if you like fantasy, but if you do, you totally should.<br /><br />And that's a cool inverse on masks, but I wonder if the mask you choose is more who you want to be. Or who you are scared you are. I'm always wary of "the true self"; I'm not sure I can define myself at all, so any mask I choose, is going to be a reflection of how I feel about myself at that point in time.<br /><br />I do think you can make the same comparison with people's online personas. I feel like I sometimes act more like my inner self online, because I'm not inhibited by any social awkwardness, or worry about what I should or should not be doing.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430307.post-72833217926183152232013-04-09T23:36:36.357-04:002013-04-09T23:36:36.357-04:00I haven't read that book, but the take on the ...I haven't read that book, but the take on the mask idea is interesting. they are used in all cultures. i have a friend who paints a lot of mask figures in his work and someone asked him what it meant, and his take is that what you look like is pure random chance, but when you pick a mask you are deciding how you want others to see you, so in a way, wearing a mask represents a better representation of your true self than your real face. <a href="http://www.elfboxes.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Improvement NInja</a><br />HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.com