digital identity
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Why We’re Obsessed With “Authenticity” but Still Bow to the Algorithm
We all swear we want authenticity.We want the messy bathroom counter, the half-finished thought, the person who talks like a human and not a billboard. We want real stories, real emotions, real people…preferably filmed in terrible lighting with a cracked iPhone. And yet… the minute we open our apps?We fall right into the algorithm’s arms like it’s… Continue reading
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Performative Living and the Need to Be Seen
We don’t just live anymore. We narrate. For whatever reason, it seems as if growth doesn’t really quietly happen anymore. Instead, our need for persistent validation is the reason it gets posted, liked, saved. Boundaries are captions, while reinvention comes with a lengthy explanation and a peanut gallery comment section. Even personal change feels like… Continue reading