This is what duals have taught me...

[Ishcabittle]

People are people, love 'em or hate 'em.

Some people just want to be that shadow type internet person, you know? If you enjoy chatting with them, then why should you let it bother you? They're just a shadowy figure, if they're cool, then so be it, you know?

If they're assholes, let 'em have it, of course.

 

[Friday]

Hmm...

You might have a point, Ishy. Duals can be fun, having a few of them myself. It's like playing make believe when you were young.

However, the majority of the time I am me, and like to relate to the real person behind the username. That's always been a big fault of mine; one that some don't find genuine or honest.

But it is.

 

[Mirah]

Hmm...

You might have a point, Ishy. Duals can be fun, having a few of them myself. It's like playing make believe when you were young.

However, the majority of the time I am me, and like to relate to the real person behind the username. That's always been a big fault of mine; one that some don't find genuine or honest.

But it is.

And that is where you and I differ Friday. I just like to play-Actually thats just here, my other boards I know people and have met them in RL-but here-its just for fun-so I don't delve so much into who is behind the username-because I am still convinced that TK is run by only 2 people-and the rest are duals! I guess that would include me too!

 

[jack]

Ish's point is well taken. I've been posting on the Internet since Usenet, and I've met just three people in all that time. Part of being "shadowy" is that some people actually stalk you in RL, so your discernment must be a little more in play about how the info about you is disseminated as opposed to idiots who just stalk you from board to board.

It's kind of like spelling your name in a certain way to see who's doing what with it. My most recent purchase of a new car is a perfect example of that. The loan people got the name of the street wrong, and it's tracing interestingly, as new mail comes in. Your name is worth more than the purchase it would appear, for the amount they try to sell it for.

 

[TK Jester]

Psychopathos, set to task...
It's the drama they crave,
the freedom behind the mask.
Duals, clones, clowns, a knave!

 

[Lord Raffles]

I had a dual called "Horsie Chimp" that used to haunt the local student Rock Society of my home town; the commitee of this nerd cult deliberatley went out of their way to make an immense heirarchy, for all their friends to fill out any post that they could think of from 'Assistant' Treasurer to 'Director of Funds', etc. When Horsie Chimp appeared on the offical Rock Soc Forum, there was immense panic; a witch hunt was started by the Rock Soc Commitee to find who was Horsie Chimp - I shit you not, these people went around the local boozer where their society was held and asked every person individually 'Are you Horsie Chimp?'

PWNED, and they didn't find me

 

[Friday]

And that is where you and I differ Friday. I just like to play-Actually thats just here, my other boards I know people and have met them in RL-but here-its just for fun-so I don't delve so much into who is behind the username-because I am still convinced that TK is run by only 2 people-and the rest are duals! I guess that would include me too!

That's always been one of my favorite parts about your persona...your playfulness. But wouldn't you say your playfulness is part of who you are in RL, also?

So, in fact, I am connecting with some part of the RL Love Child/Mirah.

Sure, there are times when I like to spam and spout silly non sequiters. But there are also times when I like to exchange real ideas with real people.

And the fact that I feel comfortable at TK still perplexes me greatly. I'm actually quite amused by it.

 

[Lord Raffles]

That's always been one of my favorite parts about your persona...your playfulness. But wouldn't you say your playfulness is part of who you are in RL, also?

So, in fact, I am connecting with some part of the RL Love Child/Mirah.

Sure, there are times when I like to spam and spout silly non sequiters. But there are also times when I like to exchange real ideas with real people.

And the fact that I feel comfortable at TK still perplexes me greatly. I'm actually quite amused by it.

Perhaps it is part of ones persona; the will to troll.

But if what I post is an actual reflection of my real persona, that's another mystery...

 

[I Love Cunt]

That's always been one of my favorite parts about your persona...your playfulness. But wouldn't you say your playfulness is part of who you are in RL, also?

So, in fact, I am connecting with some part of the RL Love Child/Mirah.

Sure, there are times when I like to spam and spout silly non sequiters. But there are also times when I like to exchange real ideas with real people.

And the fact that I feel comfortable at TK still perplexes me greatly. I'm actually quite amused by it.

Yes I am playful in RL too. However, in RL some of the shit I see here at TK would piss me off. Obviously I am not going to get pissed off here-its not worth it.
Its also about trust here and anywhere, so I remain guarded about certain things. P.S. I think we've had this conversation before?

 

[Friday]

Yes I am playful in RL too. However, in RL some of the shit I see here at TK would piss me off. Obviously I am not going to get pissed off here-its not worth it.
Its also about trust here and anywhere, so I remain guarded about certain things. P.S. I think we've had this conversation before?

Agreed. I let a lot of things pass, even from those posters I enjoy, because it is online, and it really doesn't affect my RL any.

As far as trust...ahh, there's the rub. It is wise not to disclose a lot online, especially on boards like TK. There's only one person here I trust implicitly, and I had to really work to get to that point. Most online relationships aren't worth that much effort.

But I still like discussing current events and such with real opinions, not personas.

And yeah, we've had this discussion before.

And yeah, you're still one of my fave TKers

 

[Ishcabittle]

I tend to relate real life experience to my fellow posters - I don't think it's worth making shit up, it's generally not as funny - but I do think about what would be stupid to let on.

Like today I had a delicious falafel sammich. The cigarette I had afterwards was particularly tasty, but I did feel a little guilty for smoking it.

That ^ much is true. But the details, like where I am in RL, who I ate with, then names of who I ate with... they are unimportant and immaterial to the people reading the post. I therefore leave those details out.

When reading a dual's post, however, it could all be bullshit, it might not, so you have to take it all with a grain of salt. That doens't mean you can't honestly communicate with the dual, it just means that the trust might not be there.

Of course there are exceptions to every rule, so this certainly shouldn't be taken as a blanket statement. Just casual observation.

 

[jack]

Yeah, but I don't know what restaurant you got it from or where you work, and if I did, and stalked you, just so I could give you some detail in response to "prove" I had seen you, I think that's the kind of RL you wouldn't want people to have free access to.

 

[Gonad]

In real life I have pictures of dead things in the woods all over my house.

Just kidding.

I think that the joy of a dual is when it really becomes its own persona, sort of like how some writers claim frustration because they can't make the character that was created do what it was originally created for.

 

[Chaddee]

I had a dual on another board as an experiment, and I was quite amused how the Dual could garner one response in a thread, while Chaddee would garner quite a different response for the same or very similar comment.

That said, I never lied with either of them...I just related different aspects of my personality. And that is how I see duals, different aspects of the same personalities. Some more honest than others, some more part of a mask one wears than others.

But I never give out details that could identify me online.

 

[SaintLucifer]

Duals Are For Sad Individuals

As everyone should know by now, duals are for those sad, pathetic individuals who wear various faces in order to survive in a social environment not to their liking. Rather than be laughed at as one individual, they seek to become another in the hope things will change for the better. If this does not succeed, they become another individual. Those who practice such an activity border on the psychotic. Anyone who seeks to pretend to be another individuals is obviously not happy with themselves. Some even contemplate suicide a la Number 6 and Messenger.