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We are numerical strings, user names, and template profiles. Accurate or not, such data can be someone’s primary means of forming an impression of who we are. We are entering into a kind of open source experiment in identity. Who knows how much the things we choose to present about ourselves online may influence our self-perception. Do we start to believe our own hype? There may be identity feedback dynamics that we have yet to recognize and understand.
The Counterfeit You by Hunter Whitney in Interactions Magazine.
