I agree with other critics that there is a greater potential for deceit and deception online. On the web anyone can masquerade to be anyone one they want to be to a person. In addition, it is easy for people to portray of a character or image that they are not. This deceptive and deceitful online because the person you may be starting a relationship online can turn out to be someone scary and dangerous. There have been many cases of young girls falling head over heels or guys on Facebook who turn out to be 40 year old men who just want to have sex with young girls. There are many dangers online and rapist and pedophiles can trick people online through having a friendly profile picture or engaging in friendly conversation. I do not think it's ethical for people to misrepresent yourself online because it is just wrong. Plain and simple. Be yourself and not someone else. Deception and deceit occurs easily online than in face to face communication. During the face to face communication, you can read with the person is lying or try to portray an image that isn't them. Though sometimes in face to face communication it may because it's all about body language and communication. Someone who is the master of those two skills can fool anybody.
-Sir Keithington.
Hey Sir Keithington,
ReplyDeleteIt is true that it is much easier to deceive people online when compared to face-to-face communication. People can pose and masquerade as anyone they want, use any kind of picture and claim that it is truly them. Facebook scandals and such have been all over the news where as you said, older men/women posting false information to try to get at the younger crowd to have sex with them. Deceit and deception can also happen in face-to-face communication, but it is more difficult to pull off, but I feel that even if there is more deception online, deception is deception either way. There are times where it is okay to lie, but claiming false information that identifies a person as true is extremely unethical.
Hey! Deception online is pretty scary. It is so easy to buff yourselves up into a person that is likeable to the public. That is why at times I do not like the idea of online dating because it is easy to get yourself into a trap made by the other person. I believe that it is one of the biggest dangers online. Sometimes I believe that deception can happen even during a face-to-face relationship. It is harder to lie to people but I think that it is one of the scariest types of deception when you can lie and no one can tell even though they are right in front of you. Anyways, good job this week I can’t wait to read your post next week.
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