Digital Identity
How technology shapes who we are and who we become. Examining the relationship between self and system in digital environments. How do social platforms shape identity formation? What happens when our online presence outlasts our awareness of it? Explore the psychological landscape of digital selfhood.
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Someone Will Know Who You Were at Fifteen: The Future of Digital Memory and Manipulation
Someone on a second date mentions a band you loved in high school, a place you used to go. You feel seen.…
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Main Character Syndrome: When Your Life Becomes Content
When every moment becomes a potential post and every experience is filtered through an invisible audience, life stops being lived and starts…
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Performing for an Audience at Fifteen: What It Means to Grow Up as Content
She is fifteen, recording her anxiety for an audience she has never met. Growing up online means learning to perform before you…
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You Were Never Supposed to Be Permanent at Fifteen
You are scrolling someone else’s account, someone you barely speak to anymore, and there it is.
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Your Therapist Doesn’t Know About Your Second Account
You sit down in the chair.
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Kids Are Developing Differently Now
A seven year old is sitting at a restaurant table, waiting for food. She is not fidgeting. She is not talking to…
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The First Generation That Will Never Be Forgotten
There is a particular kind of mercy in being forgotten. Your grandparents knew it. This generation never will. Every moment documented, archived,…
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Your Childhood Bedroom Exists in the Cloud Now
The room where you grew up is gone. But every photo, every angle, every memory of it lives online. Digital preservation, physical…
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Instagram Built Teen Accounts. It’s Not Enough, But It’s Interesting.
By Digital Alma Instagram launched Teen Accounts in the fall of 2024, and the response was almost perfectly split. Half the internet…
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Your Digital Footprint Is Not What You Think It Is
Your digital footprint isn’t just what you post. It’s every click, every pause, every pattern the algorithm tracks without you noticing.
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Becoming Whole in a Fragmented Feed: Digital Identity as Integration
The feed splits you into pieces. Each platform gets a version. How do you become whole when your identity is distributed across…
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The Algorithm Knows Who You Are Before You Do: Identity Formation in Recommendation Engines
By Digital Alma You are fourteen. You watch a video about astronomy because a friend mentioned black holes at lunch. The algorithm…