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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15257832/

• Dissociative Anonymity: Users feel that because they cannot be easily identified, their behavior doesn't matter.
• Invisibility: Not being seen or seeing others (e.g., in text-based chat) removes nonverbal cues, lowering inhibitions.
• Asynchronicity: Interactions do not happen in real-time, allowing users to communicate at their own pace without immediate social consequences.
• Solipsistic Introjection: The feeling that voices or texts in one's head, created by reading others' messages, are a "game" or imagined interaction rather than real, immediate human contact.
• Dissociative Imagination: Treating the online world as a "make-believe" space separate from real-life consequences.
• Minimization of Authority: The lack of traditional authority figures (bosses, elders) in online spaces, leading to a sense of equality or lack of

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