We Shall Now Begin Ethics - Vol. 2 Ch. 9 - The Real Me

[Kuriisu]

@chaser
Ayy persona gang

 

[MasterPannya]

This chapter was so by the book, I already saw in coming.

Spoiler

 

[Sakuratea]

@Ceiye
Same. I grew up on skepticism towards internet safety.
I believe everything i do online can be traced back to my real self, be it easy way or hard way. So i use vpn, turn my gps off, etc. to at least alleviate the danger of internet.

 

[PseudoAngel]

SENSEI ANIKIIIIIIIII

 

[Bibbedibob]

ARSENE

 

[Sep10trion]

Totally unrealistic; that's the face of a lurker.
And social media is, like many things, ninety percent crap. Though I'd say that's low-balling it.

 

[Straborvsky]

This is lighthearted compared others.
Well, I'll be damned if I didn't do the same thing.
One of my secret (which is not right now) that I'm actually draw (commission) lewd things for furry community, with their weird fetish (some of them are morbid in my opinion) despite I actually disgusted by them, no I didn't hate them just disgusted. I kept my persona and went along with it despite I cringed every time I'm having conversations with them. However, they paid really well some of them even generously gave extra $ when they truly satisfied (probably it's hard to get above average artist to draw weird shit)
Anyway, I'm just sharing one of my internet persona.

 

[kan1295]

I'm gonna keep it 92+8 with y'all, panel two page 27 is tattoo worthy

 

[Clover_Zero]

Yet another warm, wholesome chapter! And this is close to how youngsters are in the era of social media, so it's realistic (there has been many stories about it), while also telling us about (FINALLY) the concept of personas, which have always been interesting for me to look into.

I'd say yes, it was resolved quite easily, or way too easily (we all know how hard it is to treat any kind of addiction), but I still like it. Kudos for the teacher and the student for making that decision. I love how the girls slowly become friends, and the guy from previous chapter is still thinking about individuality thing.

Kinda long thing about me in relation to social media:

Spoiler

As for me, rather than thinking about having a large following, I personally just want my "mutuals" recognize my works, the things I've poured my heart into. I won't say I'm addicted to social media and I don't focus on it 24/7 like this girl, but I do use twitter quite a lot. My real life is unsatisfactory, and I have depression, so just like her, I seek recognition on internet (just through works with a persona and pseudonym), as sad as it is. If I break down I'll vent to a friend, mute some words/people or take a break altogether (unfortunately, the cycle of suffering is never-ending, but gotta get stronger). Drama rarely comes up in my timeline - it largely depends on who you follow, after all. I just want to have fun looking at Japanese artists' drawings and screaming over fandom things with my "friends", but being the human I am, I get greedy of attention and other things sometimes, comparing myself with others, and so on...it doesn't help that I am greedy for knowledge, the confrontational type. It's all humanly, but it sure is bad for my mental health. Of course, I take a break when that happens.

How social media affects you depends on your mental state, emotions, who you follow, and how you use it. Just don't let it swallow you, and of course, be careful around strangers.

 

[KingMab]

@Straborvsky nothing wrong with doing that! I hear furry commissioners pay really well. They seem like genuinely nice people with uh. Interesting hobbies. More power to them tho lol

 

[Siquall]

It was very interesting.
And it's a big problem actually, with all the people who are 24/7 with a smartphone on social media.

It can become a obsession for some, and even ruin lives or be dangerous for you.

Just do it moderately.
Don't try to win internet points/likes/etc , it's not very useful.

 

[Hamin]

another nice chapter

I'm pleasantly surprised she went ahead and deleted it. It isn't easy doing what she did when she's so addicted. It didn't quite sit well with me to say 'do your role properly' but his speech about mask conflict made sense and was effective. The nice thing about this episodic format is that we don't need a large expectation about an issue and some grand resolution. Instead, it will be a small touch of a characters life and a quick understandable takeaway lesson.

Also I'm pretty sure this is leading down to them going to help sensei somehow by the end of the series. Maybe it will do with the fact he was unable to help the kid that got too touchy feely? We'll see

 

[Ubergeek]

Motto of the story: delete twitter. Seriously, getting out of social media sites can feel incredibly liberating.

 

[pip25]

@Clover_Zero
That sounds perfectly healthy to me - as long as you don't let the Internet and the need for online recognition control your life, it's common human behavior to seek said recognition at various places. :)

 

[shishamo]

@Ubergeek been there, done that, and completely agreed. It’s like having tons of unnecessary weight lifted off your shoulders.

That feeling of being validated by strangers through the use of likes and such can be so sickeningly addictive.

 

[Kaiofficialone]

RIP ETIKA

 

[Straborvsky]

@KingMab

Can't deny that, many of them were nice person if they behave normally, just sometime they weirded out them self to the point out of control or going too far into their furry persona. Like I said, I didn't hate them, it just sometime I got cringed so hard to the point I'm feeling disgusted.
probably it just myself though, don't take it to the heart if you're a Furry type of person.

 

[YukariTakeba]

RIP ETIKA

 

[godpingzxz]

"We live in a society"

 

[zatetsuken]

The most beautiful manga i have ever read <3