Australians showcase a ‘photo-shopped’ version of self
“In a tribe you are who you are. In a cyber tribe you can present a photo-shopped image of yourself. In a tribe your friends are self-evident. In a cyber tribe you can present a schedule of who your friends are purported to be. In a tribe you are where you are. In a cyber tribe your status can be strategically updated so that you can give the impression of being someone who travels extensively.
It is this capacity for there to be a significant difference between the real person and the cultivated persona that is the new development of social media. And yet in another respect there is nothing new about this: the desire to present yourself in the best possible light is instinctive human behaviour.” Bernard Salt