Relax, just be yourself

摘要

On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. It's a joke that's almost as old as the web itself-but one that perfectly captures the prevailing idea that you can be whoever you want to be online. However, it turns out that faking it may be causing us problems. Rachel Grieve and Jarrah Watkinson at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia, have found that when your self-presentation diverges too much from who you really are it can lead to stress and feelings of social disconnection (Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, doi.org/bqdm).