tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post1637131477657848207..comments2023-10-25T04:05:04.377-07:00Comments on Botgirl's Digital Playground: Love Me in a BoxBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-29225099854420731742012-04-18T04:00:09.019-07:002012-04-18T04:00:09.019-07:00I know myself all too well.
Consciously or uncon...I know myself all too well. <br /><br /><i>Consciously or unconsciously, we put ourselves into boxes as we choose how to represent ourselves online. This isn't necessarily a bad or disingenuous activity. If we don't project a strong image of ourselves online people will just put us into their own conceptual boxes and fill in the blanks with their own projections. And who knows what the hell they'll come up with?</i><br /><br />Realizing that we ultimately have no control over what the hell they come up with is a big part of finding your happy place online. <br /><br />No one likes to be misunderstood. But you can only clarify so much before you drown your original point. <br /><br />I'll just be me. I don't know anything else.Whiskey Mondayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462671644283405701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-51338681930323030502012-04-16T11:59:36.557-07:002012-04-16T11:59:36.557-07:00Thanks for taking an extra step to the mirror! It...Thanks for taking an extra step to the mirror! It's hard to see the deep, infinite mystery of others when we perceive ourselves within fixed and rigid identities. I like the example you used of someone facing a serious challenge or change in life.<br /><br />I think we tend to define ourselves and others within the context of what we've experienced. There's a vast potential that could manifest if the environment changed sufficiently. Just a simple example is someone who starts playing an instrument and discovers they had a latent musical talent. Or maybe their neighbor's house catches fire and they risk their life to save someone. The same holds true for our darker potential.<br /><br />I guess when it comes down to it, my old Deep Tweet is good advice: Learn to be comfortable in the state of unknowingBotgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-6211680898511728032012-04-16T10:38:20.507-07:002012-04-16T10:38:20.507-07:00"...So can we genuinely come to know each oth..."...So can we genuinely come to know each other? ..."<br /><br />Not only that, but can we genuinely fully come to know *ourselves*? The idea of identity is so incredibly nebulous. The idea of such certainty with it throughout an entire life and every circumstance and every face of change is, well, a neat and tidy one-dimensional view. Understandable given how extraordinarily complex life is. But, anyone who has ever faced a serious challenge in life comes face to face with discovering how little they knew about themselves, how very little they are in control of their own ideas of self. Good, bad, or otherwise. Oftentimes, we rise to incredible levels that we didn't think possible in the least. As your posts have explored over the years, often times it's not only the "you don't know jack about me" but it's the OTHER "you" (all of us) lacking this intimacy: "you don't know jack about yourself."Michele Hyacinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909753535112724287noreply@blogger.com