In tech, we talk a lot about interfaces. How users interact. How systems are separated by clean abstractions.
But what if identity works the same way? What if the ego we carry is just another layer, coded early, styled by the world, and rarely updated?
We build our digital selves like we build UIs. Deliberately curated. Versioned. Deployed.
Sometimes for connection.
Sometimes for protection.
But underneath all that, there is still the raw protocol. The human. The anxious. The tired. The trying.
Some borders are not drawn in code. They are inherited in silence.
And they split teams, dull collaboration, and feed imposter syndrome quietly.
This reflection explores this in a more poetic way. It touches on how identity becomes signal. How ego replaces empathy. How the space between people can start to feel like a firewall. Not political. Just honest.
If you have ever felt visible but not seen, or competent but still questioned, this might resonate.
It is not about fixing it.
It is about noticing when it starts to feel like part of the architecture.
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