Online identity creation and experimentation through anonymity using the blank space of private thought creation in a public forum ratifies, through reinforced externalized vindication, thoughts and behaviors previously condemned in an individual’s physical culture by providing a community and cultural narrative the physical brain cannot distinguish from physical social interaction.  In order to understand the mentality of radicalization through the online portal we need a comprehensive study uniting both the subjective and objective sciences of an individual’s reality construction framework and how the brain responds to virtual vs physical learning in regards to behavioral change.  It is my hypothesis that online identity creation and experimentation through anonymity is fueling revolutionary behaviors against cultural norms worldwide.  In other words, people go online under a username and are capable of finding support for ideas made fun of or belittled in their physical culture.  They are then able to experiment through online targeted social interaction, based on the websites they visit, further reinforcing the desire which was belittled in physical public.

 In a grass is always greener on the other side mentality the behavior is experimented with until it starts to become a part of the physical behavior performed by the individual as they try to make the ideal pasture from the virtual world a physical reality in their day to day life.  This can manifest from playing with the idea of trying sushi for the first time in a culture not normally known for that dish e.g. Texas.  Wherein an individual is told by their friends that sushi is bait not food.  This is an example of social policing along cultural norms which prior to the internet was impossible to escape.  Conform or be marginalized.  Now, with the advent of online identity creation and experimentation, I observed an individual from Texas seek advice online for what types of sushi to try.  He met with an outpouring of support and advice which led him to drive for 45 min one way in order to purchase sushi.  Not only did he make the drive, but over the months leading up to this decision he had milestones he had to overcome in order to make this happen.  He had to wait to get his license, being too young to drive at the beginning of the identity experiment, showing long term and private personal change leading to physically removing the boundaries that stood between himself and his ultimate goal against the social norms reinforced on a daily basis of rural Texan culture.  

The problem facing us is the social sciences have very little methodology to approach researching this occurrence.  How can a study be done when the very nature of science is based on objective facts and the behavioral experimentation is being performed in anonymity and virtually?  It mandates a new methodology and a review of how we as humans create facts.