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, internet-base... 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.