"Identity does not exist in any context without interaction." I somehow cannot agree with this argument. While saying that writing is an essential component for performing identity in the online context, it seems reasonable.
But the 'writing' may include all kinds of demonstrations online.
When reading through the paper 'Digital Literacies of the Cybergirl', I wonder whether there is significant different between male and female when they create their online identities. And whether there is significant differences among the people under different culture background?
Lots of my boy students are indulged in the computer game and the online game communities while the girls may live in the online chat communities most of the time. There are always news report in Asia about students escaping from home or dropping off from the schools due to the indulgence of online game or cyberspace. While it seems that the teenagers in western world make more trouble in the real world than the cyberspace. I do not know whether my assumption is right or wrong.
(Most of the popular online games seem to be about wars. Is it because the software and internet were used by the military personnel?)
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You bring up some interesting ideas in your post. Why don't you agree with identity as social interaction? Why do you think writing is an essential component for performing identity online? (You don't have to answer these here, but do consider fleshing out your ideas a little more in your posts - they're central ideas to our discussion, and I'd love to hear more about them!)
re: cultural differences in creating online identities... perhaps a topic to consider for your final paper? :)
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