> They come up with names like 'shade' and 'lucius' for their supposed 'alters' all of which have assigned functions like 'the gatekeeper' and 'the emotional su

> They come up with names like 'shade' and 'lucius' for their supposed 'alters' all of which have assigned functions like 'the gatekeeper' and 'the emotional supporter' and can of course be activated on demand in front of a camera. If people really did have multiple personalities, it would be more surprising if they didn't come up with terms to describe them. I also don't see why it should be impossible for them to switch intentionally at least some of the time. Perhaps a lot of these people are pretending, essentially acting the parts of imaginary friends. I honestly don't see a problem with that. A lot of people seem to benefit from talking to God, who I also suspect is imaginary, and that's fine so long as they don't harm others as a result. If someone feels better being "Alice" at one time and "Bob" at another, then I'm happy to accept them as such. And on the off chance that their mind really is split into multiple consciousnesses, then it would be really shitty to mock or marginalize them for it.