how good do u have to draw to identity as an artist? how much do u have to write to identity as a writer? how far do u have to run to identify as a runner? how much do you have to BE to identify as yourself?
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it is a social organization tool. an individual is identified into the discrete category of “professional piano player” so that the orchestra sounds good and tickets can be sold
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identities this are always externally imposed jk rowling does not need to consider herself a writer. usain bolt does not need to consider himself a runner society does this FOR them
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what makes self proposed identities so tiring is the desire for the same social bolstering that allows one to simply be without having to consciously exert effort
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maybe u want to be identified as Beautiful without having to constantly care about makeup and diet maybe u want to be identified as Worthy without constantly having to make more and more money
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sometimes it can get confusing. maybe u want to be identified as a girl without constantly having to hide your penis
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the desire to tell society to tell you who you are can lead to self mutilation as an act of defiant control. either through starving yourself or mutilating yourself in some other form
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but why does any of this matter? if you enjoy piano/drawing do you NEED the world to acknowledge you as beginner/advanced/expert?
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it only makes sense when the tangible credential actually has something useful that comes with it. being “senior” for example comes with a higher salary. being “pro” allows you to join exclusive circuits and events
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but an external frame of reference can never tell an internal frame of reference what that interiority actually IS only you know what it’s like to be you
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thus the idea of “identifying as myself” makes about as much sense as C++ code having a pointer that points to the programmer
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however the “whole” of the program does point to the creator because it acts like a unique signature that’s the “pointer” but it’s always pointing into the past. and once lost to time, only One can knowpic.twitter.com/Y9hxXTLYD3
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