1. identity and knowing yourself thru time
a feeling of near violent rupture between the world of words and the world beyond them
always aspire to act in a way that cancels out someone else's cruel or stupid behavior
arrange whatever pieces come your way
as with any ripping it was excruciating
truth is the thing that emerges from the careful arrangement of details
vertigo invades when the world we thought we knew no longer holds
{1.1a} it's unclear whether identity is discovered or created
{1.1b} a strong sense of identity comes from a well-developed self-definition
{1.1c1d} interacting with yourself over time
{1.1c4} erikson's stages of personality development
{1.2a1a2a1} digital identity maintenance requires feeding the machine
{1.2a1a2a2a} systems are infrastructure for brand stability
{1.2a1a2a2} a brand is a promise of consistency and dependability
{1.2a1a2a} many of us are turning our digital personas into personal or lifestyle brands
{1.2a2d1a} collapse of the self
{1.2b1} history is the full context
{1.2b} the context of our lives is cumulative and intertwining
{1.3a} we have to un-self collectively
{1.3} partitioning, performing, and projecting