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    1. nonymity can encourage inauthentic behavior because, with no way of tracing anything back to you1, you can get away with pretending you are someone you are not, or behaving in ways that would get your true self in trouble.

      People only act like themselves when they are the ones to face the repercussions of their actions. Anonymity gives people the liberty from facing consequences therefore they tend to act more irrationally. Existentialism says that people are defined by their actions, but if no one ever knew who did them, then actions don't help define anyone.

    1. The way we present ourselves to others around us (our behavior, social role, etc.) is called our public persona. We also may change how we behave and speak depending on the situation or who we are around, which is called code-switching.

      Code switching happens, at least to me, unconsciously and it allows me to maintain healthy interactions and connections with people around me. I find it interesting that humans can adopt these different characters of themselves, it adds depth to who people really are.