added by Jack Sun · updated 2y ago
Identity play.
- Even our bodies get into the act in cyberspace. Much as we might dearly love to sometimes, we can’t leave ourselves behind when we get online. Even when someone is just playing around or in disguise, something true is revealed, it is never completely invented. [...] What is it about cyberspace? It conceals what gets in the way of revealing. No one’... See more
from Cyberfeminism Index
Carmen Maria added
We can never realllly detach from our identities, even behind the veil of a computer screen.
Our online identities are not just reflections of our real selves but active constructions that influence how we think, feel, and behave. The digital persona, therefore, becomes a critical aspect of our overall identity, a piece of the puzzle that cannot be ignored, but rather studied.
from The Illusion of Self in the Digital Age: Unraveling Our Multiple Identities by Khalil Liouane
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- The shift to a locked-in world has accelerated the acceptance of identity as distinct from physical body or place. We still want to communicate, socialize, and play during this time but have only a digital version to offer. Those constraints are forcing new expressions of selfhood. This is in stark contrast to the masked, distant, de-individuated p... See more
from The Generalist by Mario Gabriele
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