I've been thinking about different takes on the theme 'identity' and how best to portray a message through an online website. Would it be safest to stay close to home and consider digital identity or as it is also referred to Identity 2.0 or perhaps steer clear from the digital spectrum and consider what makes a persons identity. I could consider what forms a persons identity, whether it is their religion, their culture, their politics or perhaps the country from which they are from. Playing with this idea, we could return to the digital forum and discuss whether these non-digital identities change once a person starts gaining an online presence. Whether these people develop other 'online' identities which in turn affects their 'off line' identity.
Could this concept be considered similar to Schizophrenia or other multiple personality disorders. Is 'disorder' even the right word to use in this context, I mean is it really wrong to have one identity in the 'real' world and another identity that is perhaps separate from your 'natural' one. Though with the creation of all of these identities where is the end? when does one person stop creating new personalities and says that this is him, that he is X made up of X, Y and Z? Ultimately, to the individual who consciously has these other personalities they are all a part of him though to everyone else who is perhaps ignorant of these other personalities he is to them many different people which in itself is a dangerous thought with endless possibilities.
Here is a video that is an excellent explanation of Identity 2.0:
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clear isn't it? tks
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