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Internet communities spur social movements even as social media creates distance by enabling people to disguise their true selves. Many web users exist in a gap between their online and offline lives, though their online postings – like virtual tattoos – stay permanently etched in digital history.

Chris Stedman analyzes multiple philosophical, emotional and moral aspects of a digital presence and suggests improved online habits anyone can develop to find honest community and create meaningful connections even in the digital age.