Our Public Identity

     After watching the Black Mirror story about Ash and his wife, and then Ash 2.0, we discussed in class the concept of our public identity. In the film, it was Ash's public identity that he formed online that was programmed into Ash 2.0. The company or whoever provided this service took all of that information and formed a person so to speak including the attitudes, feelings, and responses that were deduced from Ash's online profiles. In our society the idea of how we present who we are online is a pretty big deal, being as everyone can monitor the actions we post. This is something to keep in mind since today more and more employers judge applicants thoroughly by using our online identities.
     So is it really our "best" self we try and put online? I agree in that we tend to promote what we find best about ourselves online. Our best thoughts, moments, pictures, achievements, etc. The reason we do this may vary, but personally I see it as the over arching thought that we all care what others think of us. That may not be a popular opinion but it is the truth and in some instances it is important to keep in mind what others think of you. That is not to say base your actions on what people think, but just know that people are gong to observe your actions and form their own opinions. So in order to ensure that people form positive opinions is the reason we tend to show our "best" selves online.