socio-power complexes on the internet

[VxDx]

I wonder, sometimes, if people who act powerful and superior to others on the internet have underlying issues that stem from the real world. Perhaps, those who act as though they have something to prove, really do, only they try to prove to themselves that the person that they are in the real world in not the person that they really are. They try to create an internet persona that antithesises who they are outside of their room and their computer. Take, for instance, Arch0wl. He acts as though he's the most respected person on the internet, however false this claim may be. In reality, one must wonder if he gets any respect. He puts forth an image of authority and power that is directly contrasted by the picures he posts.

It is an intersting thing, to look at the social effects of the internet, especially on the more introverted. It's almost as though the opportunity for power, for change from reality beckons to those who are generally rejected in life.