on the one hand, building a reputation is a force that eventually prevents a certain degree of anonyimity (sp?
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on the other, because the reputation starts from scratch, one could make a reputation out of whatever one wants to. in real life, i'm a quiet guy. if i wanted to, i could've created a reputation for myself as being an outgoing girl. because of the anonymity of the internet, who would have proved me wrong unless i did some major slipup? your reputation online is only what you make of it.