In the information age, we are becoming less analog and more digital in our ways of being to keep up with the ever-changing digital world in which we live now. However, while digitisation is spreading into everything we do and requiring us to partner with technology and morph into Yuval Noah Harari’s “Homodeus”, we continue to struggle to balance digitization with the analog part of life and the world. In a conversation with Daniel Garner, we explored the question of how to handle the loss of obviousness that we used to have before the digital world emerged and some strategies that could be helpful in regaining a more balanced pace of being.
belonging
In the struggle to “fit in”, I find that presenting myself in a way that is acceptable allows me to experience acceptance. Even if I am fully aware that I’m being pretentious, I’m also aware of how to not stand out in a way that will get me kicked out of the scenario. The need for the sense of connectedness that comes with being a group member makes me compromise my authenticity, and sometimes I sacrifice it to maintain my spot.