Stealing online selves
There’s a new trend of copying portions of other people’s profiles (on Facebook, Myspace, etc.) in an attempt to seem more interesting or articulate. It’s easier online, although not quite a new phenomenon. Every once in a while you’ll meet a one-upper: someone who will take your hobbies and interests and do them too, only in a more extreme fashion in an attempt to impress you and others.
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