tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4103875104950328814..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: PersonaJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-48977987346819364572011-02-20T11:55:20.307-06:002011-02-20T11:55:20.307-06:00My blog is kind of anonymous. But I'd never be...My blog is kind of anonymous. But I'd never be able to create a persona that wasn't truly me and maintain it so consistently.<br /><br />College Misery is really scary sometimes. Do the authors really hate their jobs so much? Why? And if so, why do they stay? Nobody should be so miserable and spread their misery to innocent, unsuspecting students!Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-89336639558466988722011-02-09T07:42:48.054-06:002011-02-09T07:42:48.054-06:00Yes. Look at the unattractive personae of College...Yes. Look at the unattractive personae of College Misery, for example. Anonymity encourages people to present less congenial versions of their selves. Grotesque indeed.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-39506226640406235872011-02-09T04:38:48.671-06:002011-02-09T04:38:48.671-06:00And the real difficulty of self-fashioning arises ...And the real difficulty of self-fashioning arises in public.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-9770601091429339162011-02-09T04:38:06.977-06:002011-02-09T04:38:06.977-06:00Yes, I considered contributing to the blogosphere ...Yes, I considered contributing to the blogosphere anonymously at first, and also when I got involved at Wikipedia. My excuse was "it's the ideas that matter". But it isn't. You are crafting a position. It does not take long before where the words come from help readers glean their meaning.<br /><br />Also, I knew that anonymity would give me too much freedom to screw around. TheThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.com