Personal Identity Essay

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Everyone is different in some way or another, whether it be appearance or personality. Sometimes, a persons personality changes when they are online, making them have two personas. Usually these show the same person as being two completely different people. Looking at the ads a person gets is one of the best ways to figure out what they are like online. This is the case with me, for how people normally see me is different from what ads would show me as.

To begin with, let's talk about my "real identity", or who others veiw me as. I have been called shy, nerdy, and quiet many times on different occasions. These are what people see me as. That one person in the back of the room, they know the answer but won't say it because they are too shy and quiet, that's the kind of person I am. There have been many times where someone has said to me that they didn't even know I was in the same class as them. I'm that kid in the corner of then room that you don't notice at first, and I'm okay with that. Something that I know, that others might not know about is that things just roll off me. You don't like me? Oh well. That's your …show more content…

What I usually look up online are clothes, clothes, clothes, and more clothes. Usually expensive clothes that I know I can't afford. I just like to look. That looking causes ads to pop up because they think I am interested in buying their product. Something that I have been looking at recently are dresses, more exactly homecoming dresses, which can be pretty pricey. Now, whenever I go anywhere online, different dresses are shown. This causes me to look like someone that has a high-end taste in clothes. Another thing that I look at often is makeup. Not your typical makeup, but fx makeup. An example of fx makeup is, turning the prettiest girl in school into a hideous monster. That kind of makeup. These can make me seem like a shallow person that only cares about

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