#FierceFeb #IAmAPoseur Stephanie is a single mother & a mommy blogger living in suburban Connecticut & she's a poseur--creating a perfect online persona, as well as trying to fit into her wealthy neighborhood. Her best friend Emily (who disappears after asking Stephanie for a simple favor) is a poseur too. This book is being made into a movie with Anna Kendrick as Stephanie & Blake Lively as Emily & I'm curious to see how the movie pans out. 🤔
batsy Sounds interesting! I'm eternally intrigued by this idea of creating the perfect online persona so different from one's life 😐 7y
Cinfhen Looks like it‘s gonna make for an excellent film!!! And the idea of your online life being so different from your real life is so relevant. Great pick 🙌🏻 7y
MinDea Great book synopsis! I just shelved it! @Jess7 you might be interested too?? 7y
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MinDea I am fascinated by the idea that people have online personas vs their real persona. It just really baffles me. I watched this show called The Internet Ruined My Life. Did you guys watch this? @batsy @Cinfhen @DebinHawaii I was blown away by how crazy people are to others because they feel safe behind their avatar. I think @Andrew65 just said this same thing to @ForeverNerdy It is horrifying yet fascinating! 7y
Chasing_Pages So interesting, I‘m going to have to read it. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are two of my favorites so I‘m excited for the movie. 7y
batsy @MinDea I haven't. I shall look it up, thanks! 👍🏽 7y
AmyG I have been on a few music discussion boards. The internet gives some people this ability to be whoever they want. And some can be absolutely nasty. I always look for consistency online. If someone is nice...watch. Do they remain so? Some sweet, friendly people I‘ve seen...became absolutely creepy and crazy. The internet can be a wild place. (edited) 7y
Suet624 @AmyG You‘re right. The internet is a crazy place where people get to be really nasty. So depressing. That‘s why I really like Litsy! 7y
AmyG @Suet624 Honestly...Litsy hs been the best online forum I‘ve ever been on. One of my music boards was great...but it was seriously controlled. If you went nuts...you were gone. 7y
Jess7 Stacked. 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 @Andrew65 was just talking to me about this. People aren‘t afraid to be mean because they are “safe” behind their computer screen. It is horrific. I‘ve watched catfish which is probably similar & it‘s so sad. Catfishes are not only lying to the people, their cheating their self, from true relationships. I haven‘t seen the show but I will. I only have Litsy & Goodreads but no social media is safe from this. You have to be careful on all platforms. (edited) 7y
DebinHawaii @batsy @Cinfhen @MinDea @Chasing-Pages @AmyG @Suet624 @Jess7 @ForeverNerdy @Andrew65 It is a scary world out there online. It's not quite the same but I just finished the tagged book below which is by & about a game developer who is harassed online by a disgruntled ex & the mob he generated to ruin her life. Makes you think seriously about safety & the dark side of the internet. 😱![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate 7y
Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online HateAndrew65 @DebinHawaii A frightening new world we live in! As I said previously people do and say things behind a keyboard they‘d never do face to face, pure cowardice and ignorance (insert your own words here!). I agree have to keep extra vigilant and Litsy appears in the main highly positive but important we all police it to ensure it stays that way. Frightening what people think acceptable to say! @ForeverNerdy @AmyG @MinDea @batsy @cinfhen @Jess7 @Suet624 7y
Andrew65 @Chasing-Pages 👆 7y
Cinfhen I‘m sad that some of the ugly trolling found its way to Litsy @Andrew65 @ForeverNerdy @MinDea 😢 7y
MinDea Me too @Cinfhen. It has dampened my spirits. 7y
DebinHawaii @Cinfhen @MinDea Oh, bummer. I haven't been as present as I was on Litsy since I was out in January & I didn't realize there had been ugly trolling behaviors. Makes me sad. 😔 7y
RadicalReader @DebinHawaii looking forward to seeing the movie love the feeling and excitement one receives when books transition into movies 6y
