The documentary "Catfish" revealed differences between the real world and the virtual world. People are not always who they portray themselves to be. There are those who hide behind these screens to be someone they're not, in a bad way. Angela, in the documentary, was not one of those people. Angela is a woman who portrayed her inside feelings as her outside self. I don't think she created an entire new person, but released the beast that was chained inside. Her virtual self was the woman she would've became if she went for her goals instead of sitting around the house playing "what if." In fact, because of the caring person she is, she stayed home to be a caretaker and mother. Angela had a hard life, so I can't blame her for having a fantasy. We all have fantasies of being someone else, and thinking about all the things we would do had we not done a certain thing. If the timing was different, if we were this, if we were that, etc.... The only difference between Angela and us, is the fact that she acted on those fantasies, while some of us remain at the level of imagination.
With the technology we have today, there are many ways we can deceive someone into thinking we are someone else. For example, the game Sims. Although it is a game, people still use it as if it were real. Playing Sims, you can LITERALLY create a person. Some people create his or her person by taking small details from his or her own life. You communicate with others as if it was actually you. There are even dating websites that are not 100% depicting the real person. Everything on the internet is a gamble; you are really taking a chance when you tune in. Where I believe Angela gets too comfortable is continuing the lie after she had a chance to come clean. Who lies about having cancer? That type of stuff people shouldn't play around with. I guess she got the excitement she needed by creating multiple profiles. Honestly, I salute Angela and need to ask her one question: Where do you find the time AND energy to be multiple people online and remain a wife, a mother, and mother/caretaker to children who are mentally challenged? That's a lot to have for one person. And here I am struggling to remain a good GPA, stay in college, become financially stable, lose weight, and have a social life! At this point, it is just sad. I can't do anything else but feel sorry for her.💋
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I completely agree who has the time to create multiple personalities online. But I guess the internet is a place that is used as an outlet. However, like everything else one needs to have boundaries when it comes to "letting go" and Angela did not have any so things spiraled out of control. I feel sorry for Angela but she does have the opportunity like everyone else to change those what if into possibilities.
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