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Re:Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid by threatofrain on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:35PM (#24324372)
IMO your identity is how people think of you. You might think of yourself as an credible person, but if other people don't think so then what's your identity? You might think of yourself as a safe person, but if other people don't feel that way, then what's your identity?

In this perspective, identity is about relating to other people, whether on matters of Chevy, Apple, or skin color.

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Re:Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid by RandoHolmes on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:49PM (#24324504)
This strikes me as the belief of a person who doesn't have much of their own self-identity.

I certainly don't need others to tell me whether or not I'm a credible person.

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Re:Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid by threatofrain on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:54PM (#24324534)
When we go to listen to a doctor or lawyer, do we do so because we know the reality inside a doctor's head, or because the doctor relates to the rest of society through high credibility? To what degree does being a doctor affect your relations with the rest of society?

If a doctor knows they're good enough, is that good enough?

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Re:Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid by CarbyAu on Sunday August 30, 2020 @09:50PM (#24327769)
Why not both? \0/

Obviously every person has their own personal view of themselves and everyone also has their view of other people. Which one you call "identity" is pedantry.

This multi-universe of identities is allowed. Through interactions they may change - or they may not. They are used to inform our decision making in either sense.

They are all allowed to exist simultaneously - whichever one you value more.

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