The reflection of a person on the internet is definitely a "Decaf" version of themselves.
The best and most blatant example I can think of is social networking, where people literally "Decaf" themselves with photoshop. They de-fat add makeup minus the smile lines. To go, please. There is no perfect representation of a person on the internet. With social networking, pictures are altered, tagged, untagged, and embellished. Every interest is carefully thought through and every quote is deliberately picked to make you more "fun", or "literate". For example, Missy's favorite book, according to Facebook, is "The Road", in which she has hand picked several thought provoking quotes via quotationspage.com to make her seem literate and full of opinions. In reality, however, her favorite book may be "Twilight" because, "Like, Edward is soooo hot." Chances are, Missy has never read "The Road". Because internet content is so easily distorted and proofread, social networking is a constantly updating Wiki page, where the user can add and edit content without citation or grounds in reality.
Great photo!
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