Came up with a weird definition
Identity is how you care about the world
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How much you care = (size of identity)*(intensity of identity)
A weak identity is one that doesn’t care much.
Examples of strong ones: parents, founders, star athletes, poets
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“How you care” is a vector. A bit of the world (magnitude) and fate you wish for it (direction)
Eg.
Child —> grow and thrive
Alpha Centauri —> become better understood by humans
Mars —> become colonized by humans
Caring about X *is* having a preference for future of X
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So a person with a strong affinity for something but doesn't "care" about it. Is that more like a pre-identity?
I'm picturing a little kid in awe of dinosaurs.
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Well they do care. They want dinosaurs to become more real. They’d prefer more and better dinosaur movies and toys than less. The intentions/preferences regarding X don’t have to make much sense.

