Lately I’ve been wondering about personality and online existence, and what happens when you just stick to one main account like it’s your entire identity. From what I feel, it shrinks your perspective until you start thinking you are your profile.
What you scroll through every day slowly becomes your whole existence. My mistake is associating what the algorithm dictates with myself so much that it creates even more existential dread.
Slowly, me pretty sure: “be yourself on the internet” often ends up being bad or even harmful idea.
So I think, alternatively: “do your mission on the internet” “be who you’d like to become online.” might bring better outcomes and be more beneficial to existence itself.
Existence without meaning creates confusion. And when you’re confused, you can either step back or go on with each step wobbles, drawing trail attention to the wilderness. You may feel seen, understood, or like you belong, but inside you’re just whispering help.
I came up with idea:
- Make multiple new accounts with gibberish names, detaching them far from your main account.
- Log off from your main account.
- Treat your disposable accounts as units to adventure through the multiverse algorithm, to find interesting stuff, and to prevent yourself from mind virus or being captured by audience.
- Bookmark posts you want to reply, discuss, interact, or save, using a standalone bookmark manager.
- Align your main account with your quest and mission: to show, connect, and distribute. You should try to make real connection you can trust with your mission, whether irl or online. Make friends that you really care about them.
- Only log in to your main account if you want to post, then log off.
Hmm, still wondering… personally, being part of the hivemind is a game and fun until you take a step back and reflect on your palm, questioning, “Who am I? Is this really what I want to be?”
Night introspection really makes questioning huh.
