UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

MY DIGITAL SEF JOSEPH B. VISDA

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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DIGITAL SELF, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SELF AS IT EXISTS WITHIN DIGITAL SPACES. THIS HOLDS DIFFERENTLY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AS SOME OF US PREFER TO LIVE WITHIN AN PSEUDONYMOUS OR ANONYMOUS IDENTITY ONLINE, DIVESTED FROM OUR PHYSICAL SELVES, WHILE OTHERS CONSIDER THE DIGITAL A MORE HOLISTIC IDENTITY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PHYSICAL.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DIGITAL SELF, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SELF AS IT EXISTS WITHIN DIGITAL SPACES. THIS HOLDS DIFFERENTLY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AS SOME OF US PREFER TO LIVE WITHIN AN PSEUDONYMOUS OR ANONYMOUS IDENTITY ONLINE, DIVESTED FROM OUR PHYSICAL SELVES, WHILE OTHERS CONSIDER THE DIGITAL A MORE HOLISTIC IDENTITY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PHYSICAL.

THE WAY YOUR PHYSICAL SELF HAS RIGHTS, SO TOO DOES YOUR DIGITAL SELF. OR, PERHAPS, IT WOULD BE MORE ACCURATE TO SAY THAT YOUR RIGHTS EXTEND TO YOUR DIGITAL SELF. I DO NOT PERSONALLY CONSIDER THAT THERE IS A SEPARATION BETWEEN THESE SELVES WHEN IT COMES TO RIGHTS, AS BOTH ARE ASPECTS OF YOU AND YOU HAVE RIGHTS. I AM EXPLICITLY NOT GOING TO LIST WHAT THESE RIGHTS ARE, BECAUSE I HAVE MY OWN IDEAS ABOUT THEM AND YOURS MAY DIFFER. INSTEAD, I WILL BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT CONSENT.

MY DIGITAL SELF REFERS TO THE SIDE OF MYSELF WHEREIN IT INCLUDES MY SOCIAL MEDIA LIFE, ON HOW I PRESENT MYSELF INFRONT OF THE DIGITAL PEOPLE. I AM VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE THINGS I POST ONLINE, BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I POST IT WILL REFLECT TO ME AND IT MAY AFFECT THE WAY PEOPLE SEE ME AS A PERSON.