Are We All Just Performing Now?

About this episode

The episode explores individualism and identity in a trend-driven world with host Julia Aunai and guest Myco Marcaida.

To kick off the new season, new host Julia Aunai is joined by former co-host Myco Marcaida to explore individualism, the pressure to stand out and the concept of the "looking glass self" as they discuss what it means to build an identity in a trend-driven world.

People in this episode

Host: Julia Aunai

Guest: Myco Marcaida

Topics covered

• individualism
• identity
• trend-driven world
• looking glass self
• pressure to stand out

Keywords

• individualism
• identity
• looking glass self
• trend
• self-perception

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