Other nonsense in this post: > In fact, it is hard to argue in 2023, knowing what we know of online life, that online text-personas are somehow more impoverish

Other nonsense in this post: > In fact, it is hard to argue in 2023, knowing what we know of online life, that online text-personas are somehow more impoverished than in-person presence of persons It is in fact very easy to argue. No one on the Internet knows you're a dog, there is no stable identity anywhere, anonymization clearly creates a Ring of Gyges scenario, trolling, catfishing, brigading, attention economy, and above all, the constant chase for influence (and ultimately revenue) - what passes for "persona" online is a thin gruel compared to in-person personas. When you bump into a stranger at the DMV, you aren't instantly suspicious of their motives, what they're trying to sell you, are they a Russian influence farmer, etc. Night and day. Extremely impoverished.