Identity

Out of everything I’ve ever written, “The Post Individual” best encapsulates what I’ve learned about life online: that to go online is to become reindividualized and born again as a slice of self that interacts with the slices of selves of others. Through this we are building a new society that redefines what individualism even is.

Post-individual collectives: In an era of individualism, how many followers you have is the key social indicator. In an era of post-individualism, it’s what groups you’re a part of that matters. The individual isn’t erased, it’s supported and strengthened by aligning with others. As more of our social and inner lives are lived online,... See more

Traditional national identity is perceived as a singular, overarching organizing principle of a person’s identity, whereas coordi-nations recognize and embrace plurality. Individuals can identify with multiple coordi-nations, allowing for the coexistence of multiple identities.