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There is something called “being chronically online” where people almost see themselves as the main character in some big game - life isn’t about other people, it’s about watching people - and they attempt to exempt themselves from criticism, live through others parasocially, and throw stones in the online arena.

Kyla Scanlon • Language, Loneliness, and AI

the multitudes of self

Nick Susi open.substack.com

how much of me is me and how much of me is me mediated back to myself via the internet and via people’s responses to me. This of course is the mimetic groove. But it is something that people who are consumed by others must contend with each day. You have to figure out where the meat of content stops and where the rind of your soul is because

Brandon • Finishing the Bostonians

Here’s the other problem with Facebook and Twitter and even The New York Times. When you expose yourself to those things, especially in the constant way that people do now—older people as well as younger people—you are continuously bombarding yourself with a stream of other people’s thoughts. You are marinating yourself in the conventional wisdom.... See more

William Deresiewicz • Solitude and Leadership

Understand: people judge you by appearances, the image you project through your actions, words, and style. If you do not take control of this process, then people will see and define you the way they want to, often to your detriment. You might think that being consistent with this image will make others respect and trust you, but in fact it is the

50 Cent • The 50th Law

Who Can It Be Now — Real Life

Emma Stamm reallifemag.com

Azy Barak, Michael Fenichel, John Grohol, Robert Hsiung, Storm King, Gary Stofle, and Kimberly Young,

John Suler • Psychology of the Digital Age: Humans Become Electric

Why I Write

Luke Burgis open.substack.com

- "the concrete practices of the tech industry now structure identity and individuality in ways that support its own hegemony. While it presents endless avenues for expression, it sees us as wholly reducible to market logic, where we are real to the degree that our consumption habits are rational. This vision of selfhood promotes uniformity and... See more