As someone who spends a lot of time online promoting my collaborations and solo projects, and as someone who has spent time as an independent Christian artist trying to “make it” in the industry, I wrestle frequently with the pressure to project a certain image of myself, whether that’s online or in real life – and sometimes it’s different images in different places to different people. I know I’m a bit late to the game, but I’m reading a book right now that dives into the topic of identity in a pretty profound way. Mark Sayers is author of The Vertical Self, a book that takes an in-depth view of the topic of identity from a historical and Christian perspective. In the chapter called “Finding Yourself”, Mark writes:
Increasingly people are choosing to live large portions of their lives as alternate online characters, but even more fascinating is the fact that millions more do so in their everyday, real-world lives, putting on and taking off identities like clothing…
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