Digital & Modern Life

Online identity gaps, parasocial relationships, and tech guilt

3 themes · 126 thoughts shared

Themes in This Category

AI dependency

Relying on AI tools more than feels comfortable

33 thoughts shared

Online persona gap

The disconnect between your online and real self

62 thoughts shared

Parasocial attachment

One-sided emotional attachment to influencers, celebrities, or content creators

31 thoughts shared

Recent Thoughts

I’m not sure why I’m writing this, but it’s 2 AM and I can’t sleep (the usual really, the mind just keeps going, churning, like one of those old industrial laundries you see in documentaries, just… …

ai dependency

i spend literally hours shoving ALL my crap into one closet just to snap a pic of an empty counter for my blog fml... …

online persona gap

I swear I almost just had a full-blown attack, like a true medical episode, because my damn GPS crapped out, leaving me totally lost, LOST, on Elm Street—MY STREET, the one I drive every single day,… …

ai dependency

A quiet kind of embarrassment, maybe. …

online persona gap

So there’s this young woman, she’s a vlogger, a YouTube person, whatever they call it. …

parasocial attachment

I’ve been watching this podcaster, a college student, sort of, who's quite popular, I suppose. …

parasocial attachment

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