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The Metaverse: Redefining Identity and Embracing Infinite Possibilities

The limitless potential of the Metaverse, where identity transcends boundaries and avatars manifest our true selves. Discover the power of self-creation in this digital realm, blurring the lines between physical and digital existence. Experience new bodies, ideas, and identities, embracing a fashion-forward space that transmits emotions. Unleash your true self in this ever-evolving virtual universe, free from judgment and limitations. Embrace the opportunities for self-discovery and exploration, finding your inner voice amidst a world of projections. Step into the Metaverse, where perfection is not the goal, but authenticity reigns supreme.

Tino Hahn

How our Online Identity Is at Odds with Censorship: the Problem of Being “Potentially Inappropriate”

Looking for information regarding online censorship will show results dating from 2011 to this day. It’s been more than a decade since information is not simply being moderated but communities are being silenced, if not erased, and they have reacted to this by self-censoring their images and enacting ways of talking about the issue without mentioning it — by using encoded words such as "nip nops" and "unalive."

Alejandra Espinosa

Exploring Singlism: Stigmatization and Discrimination Against Singles

A noisy pond of humans in the field. I put on a strained smile. A stranger stares at me waiting for my answer. I look down at the wrinkled mushroom caps that just got squished. In between the silence a swarm of words rush through me. Are you here alone? A BBC report estimates 52% of UK adults experienced single shaming since the start of the pandemic. There is a deficit bias in society that considers singletons to be in a transitional period rather than in a state of contentment. Normative Idealization and Matrimania are based around the idea that there are ‘standards of relationships’ that cannot be changed. While social norms compete with each other, people are beginning to shed their patriarchal pasts and leave Singlism behind.

Mimi Langenstein