This is a topic that a lot of people from younger generations are quite familiar with, as the internet grows more and more popular as time goes by. After working and getting familiar with this topic, I have learned a lot more about why people have more than one identity and why having more than one identity can be harmful to others. To be specific, I learned more about catfishing by reading about it online and on Lphenix‘s and on Hollie‘s blogs.
Catfishing is something that anyone can easily come across, especially if using a dating website like Tinder, but by reading about it on the blogs mentioned above and with articles, I have come to understand why some people would consider using an alternative persona despite the fact it can be quite unethical. I have also learned that by creating multiple online personas, people are at greater risk of being a victim to identity theft. I for one do not have multiple accounts from the same social media website, and by reading about it on other blogs, I may not want to create multiple identities regardless of the situation. It should be mentioned that Facebook now has privacy settings that can be altered so only your friends can see your profile for example.
On the other hand, I have come to understand more why people under constant scrutiny have multiple personas, like athletes and politicians. A world-known musician can’t necessarily share a Facebook account for his/her fans and his/her personal life because they may not want all the attention from people they’ve never known and/or seen before, especially if its something better kept within his/her personal sphere.
All in all, this is a topic I was somewhat familiar with before writing about it, but it is something I understand a lot more now. This is the case for speaking for multiple identities as it was something I never knew could be thought of as a positive and I never thought about how multiple identities worked for famous people.
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