Ye who tweet under a pseudonym: how does it feel? Personally I find it strange (a bit unsettling) to interact with a person-not-person.
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
I'm imagining this face-to-face, and backing up slowly....
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Replying to @KevinSimler
exactly, you can get away with a certain level of performativity that is less socially acceptable if you're a person
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
maybe it's like wearing a mask. speaking of which, whatever happened to masquerade balls?
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Replying to @KevinSimler
yes, the pseudonym and non-portrait avatar work together to form a mask
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @KevinSimler
also idk about masquerades, perhaps people are more concerned about safety when meeting random strangers nowadays?
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @KevinSimler
or perhaps: masks are best at low-density, low-noise parties since you can't use visual cues to help hear what ppl are saying
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @KevinSimler
and unless you're pretty wealthy (like at a ball or something) most parties that you go to are going to be big and loud
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yeah. Still it seems like a form factor that should be called upon occasionally, at least for the sake of variety
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