The waterline of visibility diagram contrasts between how others view an individual and how exactly an individual really is. Some of my thoughts on this diagram is that people’s appearance can be really different from their true identity. Identity involves some sort of choices, including what kind of person they want to be. People with common identities can be found through having conversation, further explorations of a person’s identity can be revealed after getting closer. It is not fair to judge a person by first impression or appearance, the identities above the waterline is just their traits and cultural backgrounds that they carry with them. However, the identities people see in themselves can be different from how others view them. Other people might view them from a different perspective, thus making them having a different identity.