We develop impressions of people by inflating what little we know of them into the totality of their being. This often leads us to construct images of online strangers from a few of their opinions, causing us to see them as impersonal avatars of abstracts rather than real people.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Isn't what you described more simply stated as "stereotyping"?
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Replying to @dwjbartlett
A stereotype is a caricature of a person based on what is believed typical of someone who shares that person's traits. An avatar of an abstract is the embodiment of a single idea or set of ideas.
2:42 PM - 27 Sep 2018
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