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Pseudonyms Lets You Practice Agency
The Era Of Multiple Identities: We Discover, Embrace, & Express Our Multiple Selves -> From networks like Discord, where users are represented by whatever name and avatar they choose, and ItsMe, where people connect in real-time using a creative avatar of their choosing, we’re seeing huge growth in willingness to engage, transact with, and befriend... See more
Scott Belsky • 10 Forecasts For The Near Future Of Tech 🔮 | by Scott Belsky | Positive Slope | Dec, 2021 | Medium
maybe our identity was never a fixed thing?? has the internet actually changed anything or is it always a creation of our own minds? Or a creation of our community - is identity something that emerges when someone else sees you, a la quantum lol
There is something freeing about removing your face from your online persona. It paradoxically makes you feel like you can be more authentic. This is a stretch of an analogy but just as psychedelics that facilitate ego death allow for a truer glimpse at your underlying psychology, untying your digital persona from your smiling LinkedIn photo allows... See more