This essay is based on “Growing up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle and “Becoming Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves” by Jane McGonial. Read “Growing Up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle (FIAW pp. 428-442) and “Becoming Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves” by Jane McGonigal (FIAW pp. 444-456). Both of these articles discuss virtual reality in our lives. Consider these authors’ opinions and your own lived experiences and form your own opinion about this subject. Use these readings to inform your own thinking about the topic “What happens to the sense of self online? What is gained/and or lost when we join communities that exist only virtually?”