cyberhero
The Cyberhero is a form of the hero archetype that represents individuals who use the Internet and digital technologies to act on behalf of other people, animals, and the environment with the goal of achieving humanity's highest ideals and aspirations, including world peace, social justice, environmental protection, and planetary stewardship.{{Cite web|title = The Hero and the Internet: Exploring the Emergence of the Cyberhero Archetype Media Psychology Review|url = http://mprcenter.org/review/cyberheroes2/|website = Media Psychology Review|accessdate = 2015-10-13|archive-date = 2015-10-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151008013038/http://mprcenter.org/review/cyberheroes2/|url-status = live}} The archetype was first introduced in 2010 by psychologist, Dana Klisanin.{{Cite web|title = Is the Internet Giving Rise to New Forms of Altruism? Media Psychology Review|url = http://mprcenter.org/review/internetdigitalaltruism/|website = Media Psychology Review|accessdate = 2015-10-13|archive-date = 2015-10-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151008013002/http://mprcenter.org/review/internetdigitalaltruism/|url-status = live}}{{Cite CiteSeerX|title = An Invigorating Dialogue on Consciousness.177|citeseerx = 10.1.1.390.3674}}{{Cite web|title = Are football stars really heroes, or just famous? - USATODAY.com|url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/yourlife/mind-soul/2011-01-20-trueheroes_ST_N.htm|website = usatoday30.usatoday.com|accessdate = 2015-10-16|archive-date = 2017-03-30|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330181009/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/yourlife/mind-soul/2011-01-20-trueheroes_ST_N.htm|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|title = World, meet the "Cyberhero" {{!}} The New Existentialists|url = https://www.saybrook.edu/newexistentialists/posts/02-16-12|website = www.saybrook.edu|date = 16 February 2012|accessdate = 2015-10-16|archive-date = 2017-03-31|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030257/https://www.saybrook.edu/newexistentialists/posts/02-16-12/|url-status = live}} Her research indicates that individuals embodying the archetype embrace paradox and feel interconnected with the larger web of life.{{Cite web|url = http://civilination.org/the-hero-and-the-internet-dana-klisanin-ph-d-on-the-cyberhero-archetype/|title = The Hero and the Internet: Dana Klisanin, Ph.D. on the Cyberhero Archetype|date = March 6, 2012|accessdate = October 13, 2015|website = CiviliNation|publisher = |last = Weckerle|first = Andrea|archive-date = March 30, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330181148/http://civilination.org/the-hero-and-the-internet-dana-klisanin-ph-d-on-the-cyberhero-archetype/|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|title = World, meet the "Cyberhero" {{!}} The New Existentialists|url = https://www.saybrook.edu/newexistentialists/posts/02-16-12|website = www.saybrook.edu|date = 16 February 2012|accessdate = 2015-10-14|archive-date = 2017-03-31|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030257/https://www.saybrook.edu/newexistentialists/posts/02-16-12/|url-status = live}} Examples of people embodying the Cyberhero archetype include individuals who participate in social media campaigns, online petition sites, and interactive games, that are designed to improve social and environmental conditions in the world.{{Cite web|title = Rise of the Cyberhero|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-and-michael-meloan/digital-altruism_b_1872753.html|website = The Huffington Post|date = 12 September 2012|accessdate = 2015-10-19|archive-date = 2015-08-14|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150814132613/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-and-michael-meloan/digital-altruism_b_1872753.html|url-status = live}} The Cyberhero archetype is the antithesis to cyberbullying and other forms of cyber crime.{{Cite web|title = The Hero and the Internet: Exploring the Emergence of the Cyberhero Archetype Media Psychology Review|url = http://mprcenter.org/review/cyberheroes2/|website = Media Psychology Review|accessdate = 2015-10-14|archive-date = 2015-10-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151008013038/http://mprcenter.org/review/cyberheroes2/|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|title = Introducing the Cyberhero Archetype|url = https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/digital-altruism/201207/introducing-the-cyberhero-archetype|website = Psychology Today|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}{{Cite web|title = Speaking of Psychology: Digital altruism and cyberheroes|url = http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/digital-altruism.aspx|website = apa.org|accessdate = 2015-10-16|archive-date = 2015-10-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151019000637/http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/digital-altruism.aspx|url-status = live}}{{Cite web |date=2013-04-30 |title=The Cyber-bully vs. The Cyber-hero: Why Children Need Exposure to the Heroic Face of Cyberspace |url=https://kindredmedia.org/2013/04/the-cyber-bully-vs-the-cyber-hero-why-children-need-exposure-to-the-heroic-face-of-cyberspace/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Kindred Media |language=en-US}}