First edition of research question

Why do we want to be dogs?

In 1993, Peter Steiner published a cartoon featuring two dogs in front of a computer. The meaning of the
cartoon was, that the rise of the internet offered the opportunity for us to be something that we are not,
cause no one really knows, who or what is behind the screen in the other end of the line.
The anonymity, that the internet offers us, makes it possible for us to mould our character, personality or
way of life - or at least we are able to change the perception of it.

For instance, people post only memorable and unenviable moments from their otherwise normal (and
maybe even boring) everyday life. Users on different forums acts as they were pros on a subject, that the
hardly know what is and daters are coloring themselves pink in order to appear more romantic.

This raises the question of what we are gaining from being a dog in a giant dog yard? If no one really
represents themselves in their online identity, what is the purpose then of using it? Is our online personality
actually a reflection of how we wished our life would be or how we wish we dared to act in real life?

I want to research, what the possibilities of being able to change our identity and life offers us and why it
appeals to us