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People aren't authentic when they are talking to everyone on the planet at once, unless they are incredibly naive. They are authentic talking to their friends,
by fullshark 3y ago
People aren't authentic when they are talking to everyone on the planet at once, unless they are incredibly naive. They are authentic talking to their friends, or family, in private conversations. A lot of people were naive in the early days and it made for amusing conversation, not any longer and these platforms are just about brand management / advertising now.
- cbozeman 3y agoYou've identified what needs to change.
- falsaberN1 3y agoYou call them naive like if it was a bad thing. I for one welcome the naive ones, they don't feel like they are transparently trying to take advantage.
- zirgs 3y agoIt is a bad thing if you can be fired if someone digs up your 10 year old tweets.
- nocontextpls 3y ago[dead]
- falsaberN1 3y agoHm well you may be right there, I admit I was mostly thinking about person-to-person engagement than twitter timelines.
- pauldenton 3y agoThe Naive don't have to worry about that. They just have to deal with it if it happens.
- tensor 3y agoPeople are not authentic talking to friends or family in private either. The entire authenticity cult is a creation of modern media and is as much manufactured as "fitting in" is. In fact, I'd say that it's GOOD that people craft their image, no one genuinely wants to hear your unfiltered thoughts. Usually people who do that are considered socially maladjusted.
- nocontextpls 3y ago[dead]
- bittercynic 3y agoI partially agree, but think it's a matter of degrees. Most of us probably have to do some image-crafting, but the closer the match between the image we craft and our unfiltered-self (if there is such a thing), the better. I've certainly felt frustrated by people who seemed preoccupied with image-crafting, and by people who seem to have no social awareness or filter. Edited to add: I think pseudonamous forums like this can be a valuable opportunity to develop the self you want to be with different social constraints from day-to-day life.
- ak-47 3y ago> unfiltered thoughts Is a passable but bad example of authenticity. Truth is orthogonal to effort. Alice crafted a message. She distilled years of experience into a pithy tweet. Bob crafted a message to round out his brand. I want to hear what others truly believe. > The entire authenticity cult is a creation of modern media and is as much manufactured… Where can I learn more about this? (serious) "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson