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Alienation

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Philosophical concept discussed in relation to internet-era identity construction, school shootings, and the bifurcation of self in online versus real life.

Mentions (2)
"Everyone talks about how much of a problem alienation is in our modern world, but how can that be reversed? I've pretty much always felt alienated from people, how can people stop being alienated if that's all they know."
How to stop being alienated? · theoreo420 · ↑60 · 2021-02-27
"My thought is that this dynamic not only encourages but is made functional by the bifurcation of the mind, in such a way that 'real' life is in fact much less real than the constructed sphere we live in online. And our 'person' (the significant one) is completely unmoored from reality, its consequen"
Anomie and alienation · u/Oedipa-Aass · ↑43 · 2022-05-26
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