Quite an exaggeration here... Unless you have a split personality disorder, the way to speak to people (even strangers) *is* part of who you are. Not the whole you, but still a genuine part of yourself, not a "phantasm" as you suggest. Incomplete, but authentic.
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It's a genuine part of yourself, but also a simple, generic & decontextualised part of yourself. And, while this genuine, generic part of yourself is not a phantasm, the ramshackle being that is extrapolated from it is, because the only way to join the dots is with imagination.
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We each live in a personal virtual reality machine- the brain. A petite guignol of our own creating. It's slightly scary.
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I’ve taken things people said about me online very very personally. Then I realized people are just making baseless assumptions. Strangers make baseless assumptions about people in public interactions too but don’t attack people as viciously so as to seem like a decent person.
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I can't possibly grasp all your complexities, but from your online presence I know this: you are extremely wise and loveable.
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I love that someone saw fit to argue this point
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Well said. I like the way Helen Pluckrose put it, or a similar thought, too.pic.twitter.com/g9muATpfcF
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Projection is the sincerest form of (self) flattery. X
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and yet, there may be a longing to be known and understood in one's interactions even with an online stranger... an attack like this is a reminder of how hard that can be, even in "real life"
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