It is said that in the virtual world of cyberspace nobody knows if you are a human or a dog. Cyberspace is a free space that everyone could play. However regardless of the identity portrayed there is no denying performing any identity can impact and influence an individual. It just like a costume ball, people all wear all kinds of masks to hide their identity. People could play any role they want to play to blow off their repressed emotion.
According to Lewis (2006), there are too much informations on internet and that is risky because misinformations may mislead and confuse people.
People would often trump up their background, degree, experience, adventures or even sensational lies sometimes. For example, a lot of eyewitness claim they had seen UFO debris and extraterrestrial body. A few of eyewitness pretend to be kidnapped by aliens. Some add that the U. S. government even allows aliens to abduct and experiment on humans.
It seems silly to trust everyone on Internet because most personal informations people put on Internet are unable to verify. On the other hand, it is also risky to share too much real personal informations such as your monthly salary, home address and holiday plan.
reference list:
Lewis, T. (2006). Seeking health information on the internet: lifestyle choice or bad attack of cyberchondria? Media, Culture & Society, volume 28, issue 4: 521-539.
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