Or was it the real virtual me?
Oscar Wilde loved appearances. Among his more famous quotes: "One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art". Wilde's take on how we present ourselves in public, at least half a century before Goffman and Garfinkel, essentially defines the groundrules for interaction in today's virtual realms.
To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.And if you're trying to be natural, you probably aren't.