The Multitudes of Self
The shift to a locked-in world has accelerated the acceptance of identity as distinct from physical body or place. We still want to communicate, socialize, and play during this time but have only a digital version to offer. Those constraints are forcing new expressions of selfhood. This is in stark contrast to the masked, distant, de-individuated p... See more
Mario Gabriele • The Generalist
It seems like so much stress comes needing to have a clear and legible identity. "I'm X, but not Y." And when you truly live in the 3rd, you can't just easily label yourself and convey what you stand for to others.
Like Emerson said, you yourself become the island beyond categories. I think this natural aversion to detaching from spectrums and labe
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