IDENTITY IN CYBERSPACE

When we participate in virtual communities our sense of self is affected ,in cyberspace it seems almost as if we a constantly performing,we are in a performance medium .Identity in cyberspace is fluid ,in cyberspace one can be what they have always wanted to be and one can even find that people will accept them for who they are which is not always the case in real life .Sarte said in being and nothingness i am my body to the extent that "I am my body to the extent that i am ,"The virtual community is different ,it is composed of information rather than matter .A man can create a female identity ,a child that was known as the biggest nerd at child and was never accepted by his peers can get a chance to sort of start all over on cyberspace as somebody else ,be who they have always wanted to be and finally ''fit'' in ,they get the chance to create an identity ,a world where they can pretend to be the coolest person and everybody can be envious of them,but this identity that you have created online is not real ,it only exists in the cyber world. What happens when you go out there in the real world as yourself and you are no longer this person that everybody on Myspace or Phasebook idolizes.