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fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

Why some of us feel most like ourselves at 2 a.m. when the world is quiet and no one is watching us perform the version of us that daylight demands - Silicon Canals

Erving Goffman, the Canadian sociologist, built an entire framework around this in his 1956 work The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. His argument was elegant and a little unsettling: social life is theatre. We are always performing. Every interaction has a "front stage" where we manage impressions, modulate tone, and curate which parts of ourselves are visible.
Psychology
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

The specific loneliness of being well-liked but deeply unknown - Silicon Canals

High self-monitors develop shallow social networks by constantly adapting their personality to others, creating loneliness despite widespread popularity and social success.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Why some people always feel left out, no matter how hard they try to fit in - Silicon Canals

Trying too hard to fit in causes people to perform belonging, lose authenticity, and deepen feelings of isolation.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why So Many People Feel Disconnected

Loneliness arises from lacking genuine presence, authenticity, and mutual recognition within relationships rather than from physical solitude or the number of social contacts.
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