Perception vs. Reality

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You perceive someone from your judgments about the way they present themselves to you. Your own personal judgments along with their presentation of themselves shapes your opinion of another person.

In the real world, there are many ways that you can judge someone's character. Things like what they say, how they say it, their body language, the way they act, their mannerisms, their attitudes, etc. etc. etc. However, in the virtual world, you can only go off of someone's posts, i.e. - their words. You don't have much of an option here, and you are, in a way, blindly trusting everything they're saying to you. Of course, remember don't let common sense go down the drain.

Now if you meet this same person offline, or rather in the real world, then you are forming new judgments and new perceptions about what this person is really like. And if they manage to change your perception of their personality, then yes, you are more than welcome to treat them differently. Especially because, I think, reality always brings in a difference in behavior.

You are being quite the necromancer today Ajnu.

How so?

I think it must be your revival skills.

Revival from what? I am already revived.

Necromancy is dark arts with the dead as in communication, revival etc. You revive the dead.


Edited by return_to_hades - 19 December 2009 at 12:11am

I know necromancy is dark arts, I was unsure of whether I was being revived or if I was doing the reviving. Although, I think I am more so telling the dead to stay dead and telling some of those that are alive to go bury themselves as well. Just kidding.