Identity
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Identity
The dream isn’t just to show all of ourselves unfiltered to the world. It’s to find a character that we feel comfortable being, that we deeply resonate with, and if we’re lucky, some part of the world might too.
1/There is a general misconception that DeSoc is intended to make visible your social graph in a public panopticon way.
A "God's eye view" is not the goal.
In fact, no two people should have the same partial view.
nametwitter.comThis got me thinking that, ultimately, it's the totality of those “nodal points” that indicate one's own unique perspective. It doesn't matter if you specifically sought out the nodal point or not, it’s the recognition that counts. When you encounter a piece of life-changing information (no matter how large the change part is), you are... See more
Here for the Wrong Reasons — Are.na
A nodal point could also be a person, it could be a friend, or a place, or just an idea…
Tourist trappings: why we all love a tacky souvenir fridge magnet
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/amelia-taittheguardian.com
The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent--And Reinvent--Our Identities a book by Gregory Berns
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