Reflection

I underestimated how well my friends knew me. I hypothesized that there would be more people confused, and that people would be more confused. Instead, they mostly didn't even bother to ask if I was okay or anything. In fact, some people told me it was disgusting or scary. 1) Perhaps my choice of profile picture didn't actually deviate that much from my norm. When I looked back at old pictures, many were me being stupid, so they might have taken pixelation as another example. My profile picture still showed me, so if I were to do it again, I should probably choose something I hate or, a sad saying. 2) I probably shouldn't have let people post comments after finding out that it was a project. It's hard to know what exactly isn't a norm, as Goffman puts it, for yourself because people around you can notice the little nuances about you that you cannot. However, people I don't know that well definitely didn't like my picture as much, probably because they couldn't recognize me, or there wasn't enough of a spark. From this project, I believe my close friends think my profile pictures are for whatever, and people who don't know me well think my profile pictures are highlights of my life.