Naomi
@afrochicks
“flanderization is a trope involving exaggerating a single trait of a character to the point where it completely consumes the character.” im starting to see this in social media too!! i feel like algorithms can end up dampening people’s personalities or reducing people to one thing a tiktoker ends up doing their signature dance in every single video cos thats what will get them likes or an X account will rage bait about one topic as that’s what gets them engagement and $$$ many creators can end up becoming a caricature of themselves as they are mainly existing online to feed the algorithm kinda like “niching” down to the point where the person is lost completely i have been SO guilty of this as i am a people pleaser who is trying to stop being a people pleaser haha now i am trying to post in a way which reflects more elements of my personality and interests not just the ones i assume people/ algo will find interesting so bare with me as i try to show up more as “me”
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Vera Faye
@verafaye
thank you naomi for delivering an understanding I hadn’t been able to name previously. this tendency to oversimplify our essences has left me in a conundrum for some time. thank you for sharing this, it has allowed me to contemplate in a new way. 🫶🏻💕
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Naomi
@afrochicks
thankyou so much for reading vera and also sharing your thoughts. yes!!! oversimplifying our essences!! my reflections started when i met up with casters irl and realised the way i show up here doesnt match up and i want to try and be more me online too and i honestly have so much joy from feeling heard and understood im so glad you resonated 🥰
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