performtheself

Identity | Validation | Digital Culture

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[performtheself]

The anxiety of posting is real. Not just “will people like this?” but “is this even who I am?” Every platform asks a different version of the same question: “Are you performing, or are you just being seen?”

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*getting ready to take a selfie* *deletes it immediately* *reposts it 3 hours later* The realest cycle in the attention economy

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Front stage vs. backstage — the Goffman experience

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On IG I’m aesthetic. On TikTok I’m funny. On Twitter I’m smart.

But on here?

I’m just chronically online and vaguely sad, like God intended.