identity
How we collude with social media to hide our identity-choices
Why we let algorithms define us, and how to catch the choice before it happens Collapsing our self-identity around our reactions On social media I start to define myself by what I do with my attention.... Dates with an uber-green guy... Tonight is my second date with a guy who’s the head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Austin school district. I enjoy him a lot, but EVERYTHING is identity for him. I brought up integral theory on our first date and he’s super interested. But I find myself surprisingly awkward feeling like I need to side-step all the sacred cows of his worldview. But so far anytime I’ve pushed back on it he has lit up, so maybe I can just chill the eff out.
The identities he uses for himself a lot are: black, african-american, punk, DEI expert, rapper, musician, father, divorced man And the identities in and of themselves is cool/useful....