Residual Self Image

**Vesuveus**

http://www.newsweek.com/id/156896/page/2

I thought this was interesting, thought I'd share.

**Grace of Darkness**

What does he mean by the rest of us, I don't feel fat when I'm on the internet.

**MatrixRefugee**

I think the author of that article missed the whole point of what RSI means and he's getting it muddled with body image dysmorphia. Yeah, if you have poor self-image of your body, that *could* in theory affect how you view yourself in the Matrix, but if you're a Redpill, you've started to move past that. Besides learning to bend and/or break the rules of the Matrix, which would dictate their body image, most Redpills (except maybe a certain pint-sized Merv girl on Recursion :: Winks:: ) have most likely started to develop the sort of self-confidence that allows them to have a stronger mental image of themselves. That and I also remember some missions were reference was made to a woman who was born in the Matrix as a man, even though her body was female in the Real (probably Switch).

**Proximisio**

"The Internet makes me feel fat"?

My RSI reflects most of my physical features in the real (besides the insanely buff body and hair), so i've got no reason to feel obese. SMILEY

ReProgrammed

Look at all the comments, look for one posted by "The Matrix Online"

**Asna**

Very cool article .. thanks for sharing SMILEY

/as

**MatrixRefugee**

Yeah, I pretty much modelled my Recursion main's RSI on my real-world appearance (same gender, same hair color, same build -- except I wish there was one size *smaller* for the female body types, since I'm thin but shapely in an Audrey Hepburn sort of way). I *do* watch my weight, but it's more for a health thing than for appearances: there's heart disease in my extended family, so I have to prudent about it.

privaronT

My RSI is alot like me to guys. Green hair six pack and all.

**Darkangelus**

I know for a fact the internet doesnt make me feel fat.

The fact im a guy with larger mamaries than most girls i know does though.

Dispite the fact i am overweight i seem to keep enough muscle and agility to lift more than my own weight as well as being a qualified levl 7 trampolinist... so just goes to show you can judge a book by its cover :p

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