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Nope, I couldn't disagree more. Online can often be a lifesaver for one who is timid and reserved in "real life."
Most of my life I was very timid and reserved, except around the closest of friends. But when I first got online, I completely came out of my shell. I do feel that was actually more the "real" me, or at least it was the me that lived inside my head who I could never really get to come out.
After years and years of being much more real online than offline, I did finally start to meld my dual personalities. Being online gave me the self-confidence I never had, and writing instead of talking enabled me to have a way with words I never had.
Today I'm much more like the real me in person than I ever was before. Having taken my online world (my business, my public speaking, and most of my best friends) into my offline world has made a huge difference.
Had the Internet never existed, I'm pretty sure I'd be a completely different person than I am today, and I'm truly grateful to have had the opportunity to try out my real personality online before giving it a whirl in the real world!
<added>I'm still not completely the same, and am still often quiet and reserved a lot of the time in real life, while being pretty "out there" online.