Poseur

In the digital world, we don multiple masks, curating different facets of our identity for each platform. This fragmentation goes beyond mere role-playing; it speaks to the core of our existential quest for identity. On LinkedIn, we don the mask of professionalism; on Instagram, we showcase our adventurous side; on Twitter, we engage as the witty c

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- "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 bou... See more

There is something freeing about removing your face from your online persona. It paradoxically makes you feel like you can be more authentic. This is a stretch of an analogy but just as psychedelics that facilitate ego death allow for a truer glimpse at your underlying psychology, untying your digital persona from your smiling LinkedIn photo allows... See more