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This is a set of brilliant observations... Humans have always had a social identity around ourselves, formed through memories by others, our appearances and th
by chillingeffect 9y ago
This is a set of brilliant observations... Humans have always had a social identity around ourselves, formed through memories by others, our appearances and the surroundings we create for ourselves...both for us and for others to see.
Until the digital ages, (cameras, print, now bits), these external representations decayed somewhat organically. With perfect copies, these images persist for others and for ourselves. It makes it harder to escape.
As others noted, yes, we have more potential to escape our self-created representations, but there's also a higher escape velocity.