web as performance

how social media rewires our brains for performance/audience/vanity, not connection

andrea and

Why TikTok star Ana Wolfermann is ready to leave influencing for a 9-to-5 job | Fortune

Jane Thier fortune.com

phoebe

sari

andrea

There isn‘t a clean way to get around the idea that personal expression is always at least in part performative. Expression is partly fun because it’s performative.

It’s also not like this type of behavior is a new thing. There has always been the type of person who is performative of their own interests or pursues their work because of the kind of... See more

Charles Broskoski • Here for the Wrong Reasons — Are.na

AAlara

environments are emotionally contagious

Who Shoves Whom Around Inside the Careenium? What is the meaning of the word "1"?

Achilles and Tortoise engage in a philosophical dialogue exploring concepts of free will, identity, and consciousness within a metaphorical framework of marbles and symmballs in a careenium, illustrating complex mental processes.

legacy.cs.indiana.edu

ssari

the origina of “I” - wow

phoebe

“Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat.” ― Warsan Shire What is the difference between documenting for others and documenting for yourself? On social media we're essentially documenting... See more

alex

Are you not tired?

Of standing for nothing

Of falling for everything

Alara

"when the underlying message behind a photo isn’t just “I’m still alive and I want you to pay attention to me right now please,” but “this thing I’m sharing is making me feel really alive, and I’m excited to share it with you because I think it’s worth your attention.” (Nozlee Samadzadeh)

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