While reading Lisa Nakamuras Race In/For Cyberspace it brought up a lot of thoughts. this article reminded me of movies such as the matrix and surrogates. in both these movies people are taken to another world, which they control their appearance and identity in that world. similar to  the internet, where people can make a social media account and identify themselves as anyone or anything. a man can make a profile claiming to be a woman, while another person can claim to be a rich exciting person. although none of it is reality, its still the presentation that would lead naive users to believe this perception. we constantly see people presenting their lives as more than what it is. however, its hard to believe otherwise when a person does their best to maintain that image. through lies and deception, social media has become a fantasy world, for people to live the life they want but dont live. when people unplug from their imaginary lives, we expect them to be the same as online. but, we are disappointed when its not.

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