When we design our identities from scratch

What the internet allows us to do is to see what we have in common. This resulted in a new experience of what it means to be a person. We have multiple lenses and identities ready to be activated at any given moment. They are meaningful. Digital avatars are just as meaningful to us as other identities.

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

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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