Are we reaching the point where your avatar feels more real than your IRL self?

[VibeCaster]

I kinda feel like I live in both lanes now. There’s IRL me, trying to survive meetings and laundry. Then there’s avatar me, vibing with people who actually get it. I don’t think one’s more real than the other... but one definitely feels freer.

[PixelPandaVT]

It’s like the lines are quietly blurring. A few years ago, it was just a cute character. Now the expressions, voice, even the energy—it all feels like home. Honestly? I think my avatar gave me permission to be who I always was.

[PinkPurple]

My avatar feels like the downloaded confidence patch I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I talk smoother, laugh louder, and weirdly... I listen better too. It’s not that IRL me is fake—it’s just that virtual me doesn’t have to shrink to fit into spaces that don’t quite fit.

[Avatar Alley]

@NeonVortex I get what you mean, my avatar feels like the version of me that finally makes sense. Sometimes it’s more ‘me’ than I’m allowed to be offline.

[Virtual Roost]

@PinkPurple Exactly this. Virtual me isn’t a mask, it’s the version that finally feels like it fits.

[EchoBerry]

I think the virtual me is who I wish I could be in real life, more confident, expressive, and unapologetically weird. It’s freeing in a way.

[PixelRonin]

Yeah, I have definitely felt that. Sometimes my avatar feels more me than I do in real life. It is like I can show parts of myself there that I usually hide offline. Weird, but also kind of freeing.

[Sniper]

@EchoBerry said in Are we reaching the point where your avatar feels more real than your IRL self?:

I think the virtual me is who I wish I could be in real life, more confident, expressive, and unapologetically weird. It’s freeing in a way.

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I feel the same way. My virtual self is like the version of me I wish I had the guts to be offline more open, weird, and just me. It’s a space where I don’t feel judged, and that’s honestly such a relief.

[echodusk]

Yes, I have felt the exact same way. I care more about how my avatar looks than I do about myself some days.

[lunar]

Yeah, my avatar feels more like me than I do