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Being your selves: identity R&D on the pseudonymous internet

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  • Feb 18, 2020
  • #Internet #Identity
Aaron Z. Lewis
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By default, social media platforms flatten you into a single profile that makes your interests legible to advertisers. But users are beginning to challenge this norm. From alt Twitt... Show More

By default, social media platforms flatten you into a single profile that makes your interests legible to advertisers. But users are beginning to challenge this norm. From alt Twitter accounts to finstas to private Snap stories, Very Online people are incubating new models of digital selfhood. What happens when the internet gets inside of us? How does our media technology re-shape our identities?

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David Perell @david_perell ยท Apr 3, 2020
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When it comes to the intersection of technology, culture, and society, this guy is one of the most under-rated thinkers out there. In particular, I recommend his articles on post-truth in the age of the Internet, writing pseudonymously on the Internet, and most recently, this essay about how Coronavirus will impact space, technology, and politics.
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